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Students enjoy the outdoors at Pomona College sitting in chairs while chatting.
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5CEJ Field Day draws student support for renewable energy switch at the 5Cs

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After garnering student support and attention at its far-reaching field-day, 5C Environmental Justice (5CEJ) met with the Claremont Colleges’ Business and Financial Affairs Committee (BFAC) on March 5 to lobby for a consortium-wide transition to renewable energy sources, while Claremont McKenna College’s student body voted that night to support the campaign.

Though BFAC’s decision is still pending, if approved, the proposal will advance to a consortium-wide presidents committee for final consideration.

In addition the field day showcased sustained student interest, as their proposal advances through the institutional review process, according to Hope Dragseth SC ’28, the 5CEJ outreach lead on the campaign’s working group.

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Poetry being read by Professor Sharma and others in front of large crowd.
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In the CLMA gallery, Prageeta Sharma finds a language for abstraction and loss

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Pomona Professor of English Prageeta Sharma joins efforts with the Claremont Lewis Museum of Art in “She Opens the Door: Women Artists and Writers Shape Language and Space,” curated by Chloe Martinez, poet-in-residence and Claremont McKenna lecturer in religious studies. Combining poetry and various mediums of art, the exhibition gathers artists from Claremont and the greater Los Angeles area who challenge inherited ideas of ‘women’s work,examining how women’s labor and craft has been devalued as art and work.

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Chau Vu ’26 becomes Pomona’s first CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher

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Chau Vu PO ’26 was selected for the 2026 Computing Research Association Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award last month for her research in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). Vu is the first Pomona College student to receive the distinction and the only awardee from a liberal arts college this year.
For Vu, the CRA award demonstrated that meaningful research can happen in a liberal arts setting. She attributed her national recognition to both her technical skills and her breadth of education.

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MULTIMEDIA: A taste of home, right here at the 7Cs — inside the annual International Festival

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On Feb. 13 from 12:30 to 2 p.m., the second floor of Roberts Pavilion hosted “The World Meets at 7Cs,” a festival organized by the International Student Community Programming Council. With booths representing more than 30 countries, TSL’s Multimedia team captured the 7Cs’ vibrant international community.

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KGI PhD student’s startup wins $40,000 Westly Prize for harm-reduction innovation

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Farid Manshaii KGI ’28 received the $40,000 Westly Prize for Young California Innovators on Jan. 26 for his health technology startup Recalivape, a harm-reduction system designed to help people quit vaping. The competition for the award, run by the Westly Foundation, receives over 100,000 applicants and grants three unrestricted prizes to early-stage founders building social-impact ventures. Looking ahead, Recalivape plans to launch a clinical study in the coming months as part of Manshaii’s doctoral research. He emphasized that the company’s direction remains unchanged.

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Students question residential security after Scripps transitions to keycard-only door access

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Over winter break, Scripps College updated on-campus door readers to enable swipe access, prompting student discussion about convenience and security. Under the former system, students accessed residence halls by scanning their student ID card and entering a personalized four-digit PIN. Isabelle Carlsen SC ’29 said that while she generally feels safe living on campus, the removal of PIN access has made her feel vulnerable.

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SageMUN, the conference where high school students make diplomacy feel alive at Pomona College

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This fall, the Pomona College Model United Nations team (PCMUN) revamped its annual conference, SageMUN, pivoting from focusing on college students to working with high schoolers.

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Acoustic Open Mic Night showcases the raw talent of student poets and singers

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On Nov. 11, students gathered at the Coop Fountain for Acoustic Open Mic Night, an event co-hosted by 5C Pens & Poetry Club and the Pomona Student Union. Many students took to the stage to showcase their original music and poetry centered around their personal experiences and social issues.

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Two is better than one: The co-presidency behind Harvey Mudd’s class of ’29

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Harvey Mudd College’s first-year class presidents, Swetha Madhanrajan HM ‘29 and Jimin Bang HM ‘29 — known affectionately as “SWIM” — are redefining what student leadership looks like through intentional connections and a contagious energy that is catching on across campus.

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