On Wednesday, professors across the 7Cs participated in a debate at Claremont McKenna College’s Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum on the role of AI in higher education at the Claremont Colleges. The debate “Does AI Enhance or Hinder the Claremont Colleges’ Learning Environment?” tackled whether AI strengthens students’ learning experiences or
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7C leftist organizations host ‘Week of Action’ to commemorate third anniversary of Oct. 7
Multiple leftist student groups across the 7Cs collaborated on a “Week of Action” from Oct. 5 to 9, organizing a series of events including teach-ins, poetry readings, a 10:07 a.m. walkout and additional programming. The events marked three years since the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas-led attacks on southern Israel, with student organizers protesting Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza, as declared by the UN.
Amid tensions between the college administrations and certain student organizations advocating for Palestinian liberation, students raised concerns over some of the programming and questioned its choice of timing.
Claremont Hillel hosts Oct. 7 survivor at memorial service
Claremont Hillel hosted Rom El-Hai, a survivor of the Hamas-led attack on the Nova Music Festival, for a memorial service on Thursday to mark the three-year anniversary of Oct. 7. El-Hai spoke about his experience during and after the attacks to a group of around 30 5C students and community members on Oct. 8 at the Hillel house.
Graft plasma la vida multilingüe de Claremont en papel
En un campus donde estudiantes hablan y estudian idiomas de todo el mundo regularmente, Bowen Xu PO ’29 notó algo: la falta de lugares para estudiantes para escribir en estos idiomas. Esa brecha eventualmente se convirtió en Graft, la multilingual review of Claremont (revista multilingüe de Claremont), una revista literaria que publica obras creativas y académicas de diferentes idiomas y culturas.
OPINION: Behind the gymfluencer curtain
Kira Heller SC ’29 applies renowned sociologist Erving Goffman’s theory of the “front stage” and “back stage” to the way gym influencers present themselves on social media. She argues that these creators construct carefully curated images to attract followers while concealing the realities behind the screen, creating a misleading perception of what their fitness lifestyles actually look like.
A new scoop in town: Bacio di Latte enters the Claremont village
With jazz playing in the background, bright lighting and rows of colorful gelato flavors behind the counter, Bacio di Latte has brought a new dessert spot to the Claremont Village.
Pomona Dining Services meal plan changes raise concern over shared governance
The changes were informed by Dining Services’ ongoing consultation with Webb Foodservice Design Group, a consulting group that Pomona hired in January 2026 to implement wider changes within Dining Services across the next two years. In a resolution passed on Sept. 24, the Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC) condemned Dining Services’ lack of discussion with students amidst recent decisions, and called for Pomona to renew their commitment to shared governance.
OPINION: Break it off — nightlife isn’t your whole life
Leilani Fernandez PO ’30 writes about the joys of staying in, even as she has watched friends and classmates bare their teeth to go out another night. Especially for first-years, there is a preconceived notion that parties and nightlife will become a quintessential part of college, and opting out comes with assumptions and pity. In reality, staying in to read, play an instrument or play pool should be weighed equally with the trek to parties across the 5Cs.
OPINION: Memetic warfare — when comedy gets deadly
The Claremont Colleges were placed at the center of scrutiny as a conservative X account condemned jokes posted in light of the first anniversary of the death of Republican political pundit Charlie Kirk on Fizz. Calli Taffel SC ’30 argues that regardless of political substance or leaning, joking about severe political outcomes such as death and war can lead to desensitization and apathy, a consequence of memetic warfare.
Sagehens women’s soccer take down Athenas in rivalry week opener
The Pomona-Pitzer (P-P) women’s soccer team kicked off the Sixth Street rivalry week on Sept. 23 with a 1-0 win over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS). For the Sagehens, winning this Sixth Street battle is rooted in playing within themselves and trusting their teammates to keep bringing the energy.