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Coop fountain stands tall during the day with students working around it.
News 
February 6, 2026 1:39 amFebruary 6, 2026 4:14 am

Coop Fountain operations at risk following destruction of Oldenborg Center next academic year

By Annabelle Ink 702 Views annabelle ink, ASPC, ASPC president, center for global engagement, cge, Coop Fountain, Elias Pluecker, global pomona, grace zheng, ireland griffin, Labor union, Los Angeles, News, Oldenborg, oldenborg center, Pomona College, pomona magazine, Robert Robinson, Rolando Araiza, Union, UNITE HERE Local 11

Plans to destroy Pomona College’s Oldenborg Center in the 2026-2027 academic school year could threaten operations at the Coop Fountain, according to student representatives familiar with the situation. As part of the college’s Global Pomona initiative, Oldenborg will be replaced with the Center for Global Engagement, a facility meant to encourage both global and local partnerships among students and faculty. But one detail in the building’s plans has alarmed students: unlike Oldenborg, the new center will not have an industrial kitchen.

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Annabelle Ink, June Hsu, and Jada Shavers pose for a photo in the arches around Frary dining hall.
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February 7, 2025 2:38 amFebruary 7, 2025 9:50 am

Meet TSL’s spring 2025 editorial board

By Madeleine Farr 3417 Views annabelle ink, Ed Board, Editorial Board, jada shavers, june hsu, TSL ed board

This semester, June Hsu PO ’25, Annabelle Ink PO ’26 and Jada Shavers SC ’26 will lead TSL’s editorial board.

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This week at TSL: News covered the 5CEJ field day and a possible spring housing crisis at Scripps due to the record-number of study abroad applicants for the fall next year, while A&C featured the opening of the Benton, Pomona’s art museum, and one of its new exhibits “John Sparagana: Interference Patterns.” 

Opinions explored how trumps social media usage fuels international outrage and disdain towards america, while simultaneously distracting us from the real consequences of his actions abroad and Sports took a look at the rise of “swim-flation” across SCIAC swim.
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This week at TSL: News covered the 5CEJ field day and a possible spring housing crisis at Scripps due to the record-number of study abroad applicants for the fall next year, while A&C featured the opening of the Benton, Pomona’s art museum, and one of its new exhibits “John Sparagana: Interference Patterns.” Opinions explored how trumps social media usage fuels international outrage and disdain towards america, while simultaneously distracting us from the real consequences of his actions abroad and Sports took a look at the rise of “swim-flation” across SCIAC swim.
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For much of the United States, Punxsutawney Phil and his famous walk on Feb. 2 is the anointed decider of the spring to come. Phil is cute, traditional and annoyingly pessimistic. Baseball, on the other hand, serves its role in the sports calendar admirably. 
The United States’ Pastime marks the transition to the summer months, ending the seasonal depression that much of the country faces. Even in monoseasonal California, baseball marks the turn in the semester, the light at the end of the tunnel of endless midterms and the realization that it won’’’t be that long before you can hug your parents, pet your dog and catch up with old friends. 
The sport is filled with great summer vibes, so the next time you tell your friend baseball is boring, or walk right by Alumni Field or the soon-to-be-built CMS Field, pause a moment and appreciate the subtle messaging around the sport.
Take a minute to appreciate baseball, appreciate the changing of seasons that most of the country faces and appreciate that, as hard as classes and life may be in February, we are just a few spring training and World Baseball Classic games away from being free.

Words by Zach LeBlanc | Graphic by Melinda Qerushi
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For much of the United States, Punxsutawney Phil and his famous walk on Feb. 2 is the anointed decider of the spring to come. Phil is cute, traditional and annoyingly pessimistic. Baseball, on the other hand, serves its role in the sports calendar admirably. The United States’ Pastime marks the transition to the summer months, ending the seasonal depression that much of the country faces. Even in monoseasonal California, baseball marks the turn in the semester, the light at the end of the tunnel of endless midterms and the realization that it won’’’t be that long before you can hug your parents, pet your dog and catch up with old friends. The sport is filled with great summer vibes, so the next time you tell your friend baseball is boring, or walk right by Alumni Field or the soon-to-be-built CMS Field, pause a moment and appreciate the subtle messaging around the sport. Take a minute to appreciate baseball, appreciate the changing of seasons that most of the country faces and appreciate that, as hard as classes and life may be in February, we are just a few spring training and World Baseball Classic games away from being free. Words by Zach LeBlanc | Graphic by Melinda Qerushi Read more at the link in our bio.
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This week’s Mind Lunch brought Venerable Dr. Nicholas Thanissaro, a Buddhist monk in the Dhammakaya tradition, to lead a discussion titled “Meditation in the Age of AI.” Mind Lunch became a way to bring students and faculty alike together for a moment of peaceful reflection in the midst of bustling academic schedules. 

The founder, Professor Gautam Agarwal, encourages students and community members to bring their lunch to his Nucleus classroom; there is often an even balance of regulars and first-time attendees. Usually, the speaker begins with a brief introduction before leading a meditative practice, followed by a Q&A and discussion. 

“[We don’t support or even discuss] the number of students and staff, and faculty for that matter, that are struggling with mental health issues, and feel depersonalized in their experience,” Agarwal said. “I started realizing, possibly, there’s a group of people here who also are thirsty for these conversations.”

Words by Claire Welch & Audrey Green | Photo provided by Dhammakaya Meditation Center
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This week’s Mind Lunch brought Venerable Dr. Nicholas Thanissaro, a Buddhist monk in the Dhammakaya tradition, to lead a discussion titled “Meditation in the Age of AI.” Mind Lunch became a way to bring students and faculty alike together for a moment of peaceful reflection in the midst of bustling academic schedules. 

The founder, Professor Gautam Agarwal, encourages students and community members to bring their lunch to his Nucleus classroom; there is often an even balance of regulars and first-time attendees. Usually, the speaker begins with a brief introduction before leading a meditative practice, followed by a Q&A and discussion. 

“[We don’t support or even discuss] the number of students and staff, and faculty for that matter, that are struggling with mental health issues, and feel depersonalized in their experience,” Agarwal said. “I started realizing, possibly, there’s a group of people here who also are thirsty for these conversations.”

Words by Claire Welch & Audrey Green | Photo provided by Dhammakaya Meditation Center
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This week’s Mind Lunch brought Venerable Dr. Nicholas Thanissaro, a Buddhist monk in the Dhammakaya tradition, to lead a discussion titled “Meditation in the Age of AI.” Mind Lunch became a way to bring students and faculty alike together for a moment of peaceful reflection in the midst of bustling academic schedules. The founder, Professor Gautam Agarwal, encourages students and community members to bring their lunch to his Nucleus classroom; there is often an even balance of regulars and first-time attendees. Usually, the speaker begins with a brief introduction before leading a meditative practice, followed by a Q&A and discussion. “[We don’t support or even discuss] the number of students and staff, and faculty for that matter, that are struggling with mental health issues, and feel depersonalized in their experience,” Agarwal said. “I started realizing, possibly, there’s a group of people here who also are thirsty for these conversations.” Words by Claire Welch & Audrey Green | Photo provided by Dhammakaya Meditation Center Read the full story at the link in our bio.
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Trump’s online theatrics dominate the American media cycle. AI-generated images, provocative memes and viral outrage keep the public fixated on spectacle, raising an uncomfortable question: are we paying so much attention to the performance that we overlook the consequences?

“As a result of all of Trump’s actions, the United States is no longer perceived with the legitimacy it once was. We can no longer take for granted our position at the top of the world order,” writes Olivia Brinkman PO ’29.

Words by: Olivia Brinkman | Graphic by: PJ James
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Trump’s online theatrics dominate the American media cycle. AI-generated images, provocative memes and viral outrage keep the public fixated on spectacle, raising an uncomfortable question: are we paying so much attention to the performance that we overlook the consequences?

“As a result of all of Trump’s actions, the United States is no longer perceived with the legitimacy it once was. We can no longer take for granted our position at the top of the world order,” writes Olivia Brinkman PO ’29.

Words by: Olivia Brinkman | Graphic by: PJ James
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Trump’s online theatrics dominate the American media cycle. AI-generated images, provocative memes and viral outrage keep the public fixated on spectacle, raising an uncomfortable question: are we paying so much attention to the performance that we overlook the consequences? “As a result of all of Trump’s actions, the United States is no longer perceived with the legitimacy it once was. We can no longer take for granted our position at the top of the world order,” writes Olivia Brinkman PO ’29. Words by: Olivia Brinkman | Graphic by: PJ James Read the full story at the link in our bio.
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Liam Riley PO ‘26 discusses “Desolation Angels” by Jack Kerouac, a bout with severe sleep deprivation and altitude sickness climbing Mount Whitney, as well as the nature of reality. He also includes some motivation to read more.

“It felt like the trail folded itself into another dimension and we were trudging sideways through n-dimensional space rather than forward to the peak. Or the primordial darkness had bent my brain, and time was limping along to the beat of my broken body,” Liam writes.

Words by William Riley | Visual by Floria Auerbach
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Liam Riley PO ‘26 discusses “Desolation Angels” by Jack Kerouac, a bout with severe sleep deprivation and altitude sickness climbing Mount Whitney, as well as the nature of reality. He also includes some motivation to read more. “It felt like the trail folded itself into another dimension and we were trudging sideways through n-dimensional space rather than forward to the peak. Or the primordial darkness had bent my brain, and time was limping along to the beat of my broken body,” Liam writes. Words by William Riley | Visual by Floria Auerbach Read the full story at the link in our bio.
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On Monday, March 2, the 5C Prison Abolition Collective (5C Pris Ab) hosted the “Sounds of Abolition” talk by UCLA professor Robin D.G. Kelley at Scripps’ Balch Auditorium. The talk launched a fundraising push for the April 10 Freedom First concert, featuring Keith LaMar, a spoken word artist on Ohio’s death row after the 1993 Lucasville Prison Uprising.

During the talk, Kelly read aloud a letter he had written to LaMar in August 2023.

“You carry this very long tradition of resistance within you, evident in everything you do and everything you say,” Kelley said. “It is there in your voice, your poetry, your music, your love of life, in the people.”

Words by Corina Yi | Photo provided by Frances Currie
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On Monday, March 2, the 5C Prison Abolition Collective (5C Pris Ab) hosted the “Sounds of Abolition” talk by UCLA professor Robin D.G. Kelley at Scripps’ Balch Auditorium. The talk launched a fundraising push for the April 10 Freedom First concert, featuring Keith LaMar, a spoken word artist on Ohio’s death row after the 1993 Lucasville Prison Uprising. During the talk, Kelly read aloud a letter he had written to LaMar in August 2023. “You carry this very long tradition of resistance within you, evident in everything you do and everything you say,” Kelley said. “It is there in your voice, your poetry, your music, your love of life, in the people.” Words by Corina Yi | Photo provided by Frances Currie Read the full story at the link in our bio.
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Siena Giacoma PZ ’27 and Arianna Kaplan SC ’27 want you to know that you can’t resent women and expect good sex. From the manosphere to real-life dating dynamics, they’re unpacking the uncomfortable truth about attraction without respect.

“Competence, intelligence or emotional boundaries aren’t qualities that these types of men admire; they’re obstacles to dominance and anyone who refuses to shrink themselves becomes unappealing,” Giacoma writes.

Words by Arianna Kaplan & Siena Giacoma | Visual by Shixiao Yu
Real the full story at the link in our bio.
Siena Giacoma PZ ’27 and Arianna Kaplan SC ’27 want you to know that you can’t resent women and expect good sex. From the manosphere to real-life dating dynamics, they’re unpacking the uncomfortable truth about attraction without respect.

“Competence, intelligence or emotional boundaries aren’t qualities that these types of men admire; they’re obstacles to dominance and anyone who refuses to shrink themselves becomes unappealing,” Giacoma writes.

Words by Arianna Kaplan & Siena Giacoma | Visual by Shixiao Yu
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Siena Giacoma PZ ’27 and Arianna Kaplan SC ’27 want you to know that you can’t resent women and expect good sex. From the manosphere to real-life dating dynamics, they’re unpacking the uncomfortable truth about attraction without respect. “Competence, intelligence or emotional boundaries aren’t qualities that these types of men admire; they’re obstacles to dominance and anyone who refuses to shrink themselves becomes unappealing,” Giacoma writes. Words by Arianna Kaplan & Siena Giacoma | Visual by Shixiao Yu Real the full story at the link in our bio.
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After entering Division I rugby in 2023, the Claremont Foxes have steadily scaled the rankings and now stand — undefeated — as the top seed of the PDRC. 

“Everything we have achieved now has been built upon for at least the past five years,” winger Rocky Ortiz CM ’28, who scored a hat-trick in Saturday’s game, said. 
Their climb to the top represents something larger about the team and their commitment to each other, which extends far beyond the field. 

“Obviously, I’m biased, but I can’t think of another sport in which women are more empowered,” captain and fly-half, Laila Hannum SC ’26, said. “[Most] people come [not knowing] how hard they are going to fall in love with this sport.” 

Words by Audrey Green | Photo courtesy of Stacey Viveros and Joey Viveros
Read more at the link in our bio.
After entering Division I rugby in 2023, the Claremont Foxes have steadily scaled the rankings and now stand — undefeated — as the top seed of the PDRC. 

“Everything we have achieved now has been built upon for at least the past five years,” winger Rocky Ortiz CM ’28, who scored a hat-trick in Saturday’s game, said. 
Their climb to the top represents something larger about the team and their commitment to each other, which extends far beyond the field. 

“Obviously, I’m biased, but I can’t think of another sport in which women are more empowered,” captain and fly-half, Laila Hannum SC ’26, said. “[Most] people come [not knowing] how hard they are going to fall in love with this sport.” 

Words by Audrey Green | Photo courtesy of Stacey Viveros and Joey Viveros
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After entering Division I rugby in 2023, the Claremont Foxes have steadily scaled the rankings and now stand — undefeated — as the top seed of the PDRC. “Everything we have achieved now has been built upon for at least the past five years,” winger Rocky Ortiz CM ’28, who scored a hat-trick in Saturday’s game, said. Their climb to the top represents something larger about the team and their commitment to each other, which extends far beyond the field. “Obviously, I’m biased, but I can’t think of another sport in which women are more empowered,” captain and fly-half, Laila Hannum SC ’26, said. “[Most] people come [not knowing] how hard they are going to fall in love with this sport.” Words by Audrey Green | Photo courtesy of Stacey Viveros and Joey Viveros Read more at the link in our bio.
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More than 70 people gathered in The Motley Coffeehouse on Feb. 27 to attend 5C Critical Mass’s Teach-In “Watching the Watchers,” which discussed the use of Claremont’s License Plate Reading Cameras in the wake of increased surveillance and immigration crackdowns. 

5C Critical Mass, a leftist organization focusing on the intersection of science and social justice on campus, hosted the event to inform students on the impact of local surveillance efforts. 

“I am very concerned, but I think I also am feeling really hopeful that there is work being done to counter this, and I’m really excited to hear more about [Critical Mass’s] campaign,” attendee Sam Fischer PZ ’26 said. “I really believe that they can do it.”

Words by Macy Puckett | Photo by Maggie Zhang 
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More than 70 people gathered in The Motley Coffeehouse on Feb. 27 to attend 5C Critical Mass’s Teach-In “Watching the Watchers,” which discussed the use of Claremont’s License Plate Reading Cameras in the wake of increased surveillance and immigration crackdowns. 5C Critical Mass, a leftist organization focusing on the intersection of science and social justice on campus, hosted the event to inform students on the impact of local surveillance efforts. “I am very concerned, but I think I also am feeling really hopeful that there is work being done to counter this, and I’m really excited to hear more about [Critical Mass’s] campaign,” attendee Sam Fischer PZ ’26 said. “I really believe that they can do it.” Words by Macy Puckett | Photo by Maggie Zhang Read the full story at the link in our bio.
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