New York Times reporter Andrew Jacobs came to Claremont McKenna’s Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum on Tuesday, Nov. 1, to talk about his experiences covering China-related issues in the Times’ Beijing bureau for nearly eight years. Jacobs is the recipient of two Pulitzer Prizes for his coverage of the Sept. 11
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Pitzer College Revives its Yearbook
Student Body President Josue Pasillas PZ ’17 announced in an email to the Pitzer College community on Oct. 28 that the Student Senate executive board will be creating a new school yearbook. Pitzer has not had a yearbook since 2008. However, after having a conversation with the other
EmPOWER Center Receives $749,998 Grant from Department of Justice
The Department of Justice (DOJ) Office on Violence Against Women recently awarded a $749,998 grant to the Claremont Colleges for student programs supporting survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. This grant money will go primarily to the EmPOWER Center, a 7C student resource for violence prevention and advocacy that opened
Proposed Amendment to Clarify Recall Process for Pitzer Senate
Kamyab Mashian PZ ‘19, Pitzer College's sophomore class representative, proposed a new amendment to Article X of the Pitzer College Student Senate Constitution to specify recall and impeachment procedures. Earlier this semester, Pitzer Student Senate attempted to recall the Communications Secretary from her post after she sent out several controversial emails.
Pitzer Opens Lavender Resource Room for Queer Justice
Of Pitzer College’s thirty-one acres, not one has been designated as an queer-focused space–until now. According to Finn Williams PZ ‘17, the Lavender Resource Room seeks to obtain justice for Pitzer’s queer community – queer being an umbrella term for individuals who reject heteronormative, traditional notions of sexual orientation and
Noh: The Japanese Drama
Noh mask carver, instructor, and performer Rebecca Ogamo-Teele delivered a talk titled “Finding the Form of Feeling: The Noh mask carver’s quest and solutions along the way” at Pomona College’s Oldenborg Language Center on Tuesday, Oct. 25. Noh is a Japanese traditional masked drama with dance and music, originating in
Pitzer’s New Associate Dean Aims to Increase Support Access and Diversity
Gabriella Tempestoso will be joining Pitzer College on Dec. 1 as the new Associate Dean of Students and Director of Academic Support Services, according to an email sent by Brian Carlisle, Pitzer’s vice president for student affairs, to the Pitzer community on Oct. 27. According to the email, Tempestoso quickly
Names of Alleged Perpetrators of Rape Culture Found on PZ Bathroom Wall
Several bathrooms on Pitzer College's campus were found marked with the names of people considered to be “perpetrators of rape culture” last week. These names were removed by Saturday, Oct. 22. Pitzer Advocates for Survivors of Sexual Assault, a survivor-centric organization that sustains a dialogue about sexual assault and rape culture on
P-P Christian Fellowship to Split from National InterVarsity Organization
In the wake of the Oct. 6 announcement of a new InterVarsity (IV) Christian Fellowship USA policy that will purge the organization of self-disclosed queer-affirming staff members, the Pomona-Pitzer Christian Fellowship has decided to disaffiliate from the national IV organization. IV is a national Evangelical organization with chapters on more
Pitzer, CMC Purchase Land from CUC for New Athletic Facilities
On the eastern edge of Pitzer College and Claremont McKenna College’s campuses lies a large pit, barren except for rocks and overgrown vegetation, bordered by a rusty, barbed-wire topped fence covered in ‘No Trespassing’ signs declaring that the land is the property of the Claremont University Consortium (CUC). This