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A table with drinks and small food containers with students surrounding the table.

By Becca Choe 10870 Views APIDA, APIDA night market, Claremont Colleges, Claremont Community, Culture, Food, Night Market, Pomona College, Walker Beach

At the 5C Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Night Market on Nov. 19, crowds of students gathered to enjoy foods made by APIDA affinity groups and organizations across the 5Cs.

A worker organizes the cabinet in the kitchen

Arts & Culture Features

October 26, 2023 11:17 pmOctober 27, 2023 1:08 am

Grove House kitchen: A taste of community and sustainability

By Julia Skaggs 8638 Views Claremont Colleges, Environmental Sustainability, Food, grove house, Pitzer College, Sustainability, Veganism

Nestled near the iconic clock tower, this student-operated café beautifully harmonizes
sustainability, community, and culinary creativity. The bungalow is more than just a symbol of environmental commitment; it embodies the essence of Pitzer culture, fostering deep bonds within the student community.

Three dining hall workers smiling. Hearts float around their heads.

Opinions

September 29, 2023 12:43 amSeptember 29, 2023 1:20 am

OPINION: Respect for dining hall workers starts with a smile

By Lizette Gonzalez 8745 Views 5C Dining, Collins Dining Hall, cross-campus dining, Dining, Dining Hall, Dining hall staff, Dining Hall Workers, Dining workers, Food, frank, Frank Dining Hall, Frary, Frary Dining Hall, gonzalez, Gratitude, hello, hi, Hoch Shanahan, Hoch-Shanahan Dining Commons, Hoch-Shanahan Dining Hall, kind, Kindness, lizette, lizette gonzalez, Malott Commons, Malott Dining Commons, McConnell Center, McConnell Dining Hall, napkins, nice, Respect, smile, thank you, thanks, the hoch, Work, Workers

Lizette Gonzalez PO ’27 has an important message: Say “hello” and “thank you” to our dining workers.

A drawing in a red/blue color palette of a smiling girl with huge peppermints over her eyes. She is also holding a candy cane in each hand.

Arts & Culture Columns Food

April 6, 2023 11:16 pm

Moments to Savor: Powering through class with peppermint

By Emily Kim 4823 Views candy, Classes, Energy, Food, fuel, mints, peppermint, sugar

Ever since the start of spring semester, Emily Kim PO ’25 has collected peppermints in the front pocket of her fanny pack. In this week’s food column, she explains exactly why.

Arts & Culture Features

March 30, 2023 11:52 pm

Pomona EcoReps connects students with resources on every-day sustainability practices

By Julia Skaggs 2999 Views ecoreps, Everyday Sustainability, Food, Gifts, Lifestyle, Pomona College, Pomona EcoReps, Sustainability, Sustainable Living, walker flea market

Pomona College EcoReps is a student branch of the Pomona Sustainability Office, functioning as a sustainability hub for the 5C community and beyond. The EcoReps promote everyday sustainability through gift giving and eating, offering free and reusable period products, hosting composting workshops and facilitating spaces such as the Walker Flea Market.

A drawing of two hands lifting a barbell, but instead of weights on the ends of the bar there are loaves of challah.

Arts & Culture Columns Food

March 23, 2023 11:29 pm

Moments to Savor: Hitting new milestones with challah

By Emily Kim 2693 Views Celebration, celebration through food, Challah, Food, gym, gym anxiety

For Emily Kim PO ’25, celebratory challah bread made her first time at the gym an experience to remember.

From left to right, there is an apple, avocado and cupcake. Below those are a chicken wing and broccoli.

Opinions

March 9, 2023 10:13 pmMarch 9, 2023 10:18 pm

OPINION: The real problem with Mindful Mondays

By Hannah Hughes and Sara Anderson 3265 Views Environment, Food

A recent TSL OpEd about Meatless Mondays struck an environmental chord with Sara Anderson PO ‘23, creator of ‘Mindful Monday,’ and Hannah Hughes PO ‘25: vegetarianism is not the problem.

A drawing of a person in line at a dining hall buffet, with a plate full of abstract vegetables.

Opinions

March 9, 2023 9:30 pmMarch 9, 2023 10:24 pm

OPINION: No, Meatless Mondays will not cause eating disorders

By Daniela Sechen 3788 Views 5C Dining, Environment, Food

Daniela Sechen HM ‘23 argues that a recent TSL OpEd about Meatless Mondays, which draws a connection between vegetarianism as food restriction and disordered eating, trivializes the complexity of a severe mental illness.