After a long, hard semester of fashion advice and commentary, Ellen Chapman SC ’27 signs off by telling the stories and styles of the campus fashionistas in her life.
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No Sex in This City: Don’t shit where you eat
Tom Cat is back at it again with another piece of advice. Coming from their mother this time, the advice is simple: don’t shit where you eat.
Home is where the accent slips: First-year international students ponder cultural shift
Cultural identity isn’t fixed—it shifts as we navigate different spaces. For Rochelle Lu SC ’28, returning home overseas meant realizing how much had quietly changed — her mother tongue slipping and familiar situations feeling awkward. Is cultural drift inevitable, and do we ever truly stay the same?
Claremont Closets: Diagnosing the lack of style among 5C men
Ellen Chapman’s SC ’27 latest installment of her fashion-forward column Claremont Closets turns attention to a group often overlooked in the world of fashion: college-aged men. What unforgivable style sins are the men of the 5Cs committing? And how can they improve their looks and step into their most voguish selves?
Moments to Savor: Sweet, caffeinated relief after a lost ID
Emily Kim’s PO ’25 favorite coffee drink unexpectedly took on new meaning after a silly lost ID fiasco.
Claremont Mosaic: Steve and Brenda Reynolds
Walk into the Center for Athletics, Recreation, and Wellness (CARW) and you’re likely to find Steve and Brenda Reynolds engaged in lively conversation with students and staff. For the Reynoldses, the gym is not only emblematic of their love for sports but also of their love for the Sagehen community.
American in Paris: Updating the ‘American Experiment’
From France, study abroad columnist Tania Azhang PZ ‘25 writes about the stereotype that Americans work harder than Parisians.
The Library of Translations: An exploration of censorship and desensitization in ‘We Had To Remove This Post’
In her column, Caroline Kelly offers her thoughts on the 2021 novella “We Had To Remove This Post,” written by Hanna Bervoets, a story about censorship in the digital age.
Moments to Savor: A Rainy Day Quest for a Cookie
For Emily Kim PO ’25, soups and stews are quintessential rainy day foods — and so are cookies.
The Library of Translations: A Review of Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
Book columnist Caroline Kelly PO’22 writes a review on Kim Jiyoung, Born in 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo. The novel chronicles the mundane life of a Korean woman from childhood to motherhood. Translated from Korean to English, the universal theme of female rage makes this international sensation a must-read.