On Wednesday, Sept. 25, Pomona College’s Academic Affairs and English Department hosted an event titled “The Afterlife of Genocide.” The event looked to Anthony Veasna So’s 2021 book, “Afterparties,” to examine the experiences of second-generation Cambodian Americans and what it means to be a queer Asian person in America. “Afterparties”
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Claremont Recovery Collective aims to offer the 5Cs a safe space for sobriety
Beginning this year, students curious about sobriety or reducing substance use will be able to attend anonymous weekly meetings with the Claremont Recovery Collective. Each Sunday, the collective gathers from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Heggblade Annex at Claremont McKenna College. The Claremont Recovery Collective is not the
Claremont LEAF Program fosters connection through mentorship in Latine community
With the start of the new semester, Pomona College’s Latine-Identity Empowerment, Advice, and Friendship (LEAF) Program has begun recruiting new volunteers. The program aims to provide local youth with mentorship focused on personal growth, cultural pride and mental health awareness while connecting them with role models who share their Latine
5Cs watch Vance and Walz duke it out in U.S. vice presidential debate
Like tens of millions of people on Oct. 1, 5C students tuned in to watch Ohio Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz face off in the 2024 vice presidential debate. But many students in Claremont weren’t watching alone; instead, in both formal and informal gatherings, they came together
Nobuko Fujita fills role in Pomona College Japanese Department
During the week of Sept. 16, Nobuko Fujita, a recently retired California State University, Los Angeles professor stepped into the role of teaching Japanese 1A at Pomona College. This mid-semester change in class leadership comes after previous Japanese 1A Professor Mari Lopez had to step away for medical reasons, with
Hispanic Heritage Month celebrated across 5C community
Sept. 15 marked the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month, which celebrates over 20 Hispanic and Latinx communities around the world. Across the 5Cs, various clubs and organizations are hosting events and introducing new cuisines to dining halls to celebrate. Kicking off the month, students at Pomona College said they
Four students forced to relocate from Oldenborg dorm accommodations to make room for isolation housing
The unexpected relocation of students from Pomona College’s Oldenborg dormitories to make space for isolation housing has sparked frustration and concern among students over the school’s handling of on-campus housing. On Tuesday, Sept. 10, four students living in Oldenborg dorm accommodations were notified via email that they would have to
Starr to take spring sabbatical, Gaines to serve as interim president
Pomona President G. Gabrielle Starr to take spring sabbatical; Mark Kendall and Samuel Glick step down from their positions.
Lissa Wadewitz talks race, labor and sociocultural dynamics in the 19th century US whaling industry
On Sept. 12, Pomona College’s Asian Studies Department hosted a lecture titled “Animals, Race, and the ‘Gospel of Kindness’: The American Whaling Fleet of the Pacific World.” The lecture, the first in a series led by the department’s alumni, shed light on how race relations aboard mixed-race whaling ships impacted
Staffing shortages delay opening of Pomona’s Green Bike Program
With Pomona College’s Green Bike Program (GBP) still not open nearly four weeks into the semester, students are left to grapple with the lack of transportation options on campus. Pomona’s GBP is a student-run program that aims to ramp up bike usage on campus as part of the college’s sustainability