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October 27, 2022 10:14 pmNovember 17, 2022 8:15 pm

OPINION: The importance of socializing meaningfully

By Anna Tolkien 3005 Views CMC, Exclusion, Friends, Friendships, Group, Inclusion, Orientation

College is great time for making friends, but figuring out friendship styles can be complicated, writes Anna Tolkien CM ’24.

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October 27, 2022 9:57 pmOctober 27, 2022 9:59 pm

OPINION: Let’s normalize eating alone in the dining halls

By Annika White 5353 Views Dining Hall, Friendships, Health and Wellness

Between classes, extracurriculars and study sessions, meals are often the only true breaks in our day, writes Annika White PZ ’25. So why are we so afraid of spending them alone?

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November 29, 2018 11:42 pmJanuary 17, 2019 8:02 pm

Ask Addison: On navigating friendships, making the first move, and more

By Ask Addison 4013 Views Advice, Advice Column, Ask Addison, Friendships, Relationships

Q: “A few of my close friends have recently started experimenting with hard drugs. Although they’ve invited me to join them each time, I’ve always declined because I’ve had bad experiences with drugs in the past. I don’t think I have a right to express an opinion on their choices,

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November 8, 2018 9:52 pmOctober 1, 2022 3:20 pm

OPINION: The streak epidemic: It’s time to get off Snapchat

By Becky Zhang 4185 Views Friendships, Snapchat, Social Media

I remember the first time I broke a long Snapchat streak. My friend had texted me “save it,” “quick,” and “SAVE THE STREAK” a few hours before it happened. But, I had been preoccupied with working on a website for my summer project. Designing the page just how I wanted

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A fire was reported at approximately 7 p.m. tonight in the Atwood Residence Hall of Harvey Mudd College, according to a post from HMC at 8:22 p.m. In an update shared at 9:27 p.m., HMC communicated that the fire has been extinguished, identified the source as an electric skateboard battery and affirmed that all students are uninjured and accounted for.

Atwood resident Sam Winkler HM ’27 said he believes the fire took place on the second floor in the Northeast corner of the dorm. Although not present during Atwood’s initial evacuation, Winkler reported observing “a ton of smoke that rose up onto the third floor” on his walk back from choir practice.

“Even though we might be able to go back into our rooms at some point tonight, depending on where you live, it's not recommended because of the smoke,” he said.

The update posted by HMC said the Division of Student Affairs is working with affected students to provide alternative accommodations.

This story is breaking and will be updated as more information becomes available.

Words and photo by Joelle Rudolf

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A fire was reported at approximately 7 p.m. tonight in the Atwood Residence Hall of Harvey Mudd College, according to a post from HMC at 8:22 p.m. In an update shared at 9:27 p.m., HMC communicated that the fire has been extinguished, identified the source as an electric skateboard battery and affirmed that all students are uninjured and accounted for. Atwood resident Sam Winkler HM ’27 said he believes the fire took place on the second floor in the Northeast corner of the dorm. Although not present during Atwood’s initial evacuation, Winkler reported observing “a ton of smoke that rose up onto the third floor” on his walk back from choir practice. “Even though we might be able to go back into our rooms at some point tonight, depending on where you live, it's not recommended because of the smoke,” he said. The update posted by HMC said the Division of Student Affairs is working with affected students to provide alternative accommodations. This story is breaking and will be updated as more information becomes available. Words and photo by Joelle Rudolf

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A former employee of The Claremont Colleges Services (TCCS), Steven Anthony Cowles, pleaded guilty to embezzlement of over $1 million from the Claremont Colleges over the course of nine years, according to the US Attorney's Office.

Cowles concealed his fraud through false documents, using fictitious invoices and requisition forms of electrical products, which were then uploaded to the Workday platform.

“TCCS has implemented a series of enhanced financial controls in response to the incident,” Muna-Landa wrote “These include revised purchasing policies, strengthened oversight and reporting procedures, mandatory training, and new system safeguards.”

Cowles will face up to 20 years in federal prison according to the US Attorney’s Office. United States Central District Of California District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong has scheduled Cowles for an April 22 sentencing hearing.

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A former employee of The Claremont Colleges Services (TCCS), Steven Anthony Cowles, pleaded guilty to embezzlement of over $1 million from the Claremont Colleges over the course of nine years, according to the US Attorney's Office. Cowles concealed his fraud through false documents, using fictitious invoices and requisition forms of electrical products, which were then uploaded to the Workday platform. “TCCS has implemented a series of enhanced financial controls in response to the incident,” Muna-Landa wrote “These include revised purchasing policies, strengthened oversight and reporting procedures, mandatory training, and new system safeguards.” Cowles will face up to 20 years in federal prison according to the US Attorney’s Office. United States Central District Of California District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong has scheduled Cowles for an April 22 sentencing hearing. Words by Ila Bell| Photo courtesy of Pomona College Read the full story at the link in our bio

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Wizards Weekly: Every week cartoonist Sasha Matthews PO ’26 draws a new wizard.

Photo 1: “Wizard of the Diamond Realm,” Sept. 18, 2025.

Photo 2: “Wizard and Apprentice Ponder the Orb,” Oct. 2, 2025.

Photo 3: Wizard Internet These Days,” Oct. 9, 2025.

Photo 4: “My Parents (Both Wizards) Having Sex,” Oct. 23, 2025.

Photo 5: “Candy Summoning Wizards,” Oct. 31, 2025.

Photo 6: “Wizagons,” Nov. 7, 2025.

Photo 7: “Business Casual Wizard,” Nov. 14, 2025.

Photo 8: “Divorce Wizard,” Nov. 21, 2025.

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Wizards Weekly: Every week cartoonist Sasha Matthews PO ’26 draws a new wizard. Photo 1: “Wizard of the Diamond Realm,” Sept. 18, 2025. Photo 2: “Wizard and Apprentice Ponder the Orb,” Oct. 2, 2025. Photo 3: Wizard Internet These Days,” Oct. 9, 2025. Photo 4: “My Parents (Both Wizards) Having Sex,” Oct. 23, 2025. Photo 5: “Candy Summoning Wizards,” Oct. 31, 2025. Photo 6: “Wizagons,” Nov. 7, 2025. Photo 7: “Business Casual Wizard,” Nov. 14, 2025. Photo 8: “Divorce Wizard,” Nov. 21, 2025.

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At 7 p.m. last Saturday, Nov. 15, the Claremont Shades hosted SCAMFest, the annual collegiate acapella festival at the Claremont Colleges. After months of preparation, the Shades hosted this year’s event to an auditorium full of enthused Claremont students and visitors.

TSL sat down with The Claremont Shades’ President Harold Fuson PZ ’26 to discuss the process of planning such a large, lively event.

“It’s such a special night for so many people,” Fuson said. “To be able to put that event on and be a part of making it as special as it is is super cool and something we take a lot of pride in.”

This year, the event featured a lineup of all eight Claremont acapella groups, with performers travelling from UC Irvine, UCLA and USC.
Claremont’s Groove Nation hip-hop group performed just after the intermission, breaking up the musical acts with dynamic dance numbers that had the audience screaming in support.
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Words by Claire Welch and Ananya Vinay | Photo by Sarah Ziff
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At 7 p.m. last Saturday, Nov. 15, the Claremont Shades hosted SCAMFest, the annual collegiate acapella festival at the Claremont Colleges. After months of preparation, the Shades hosted this year’s event to an auditorium full of enthused Claremont students and visitors. TSL sat down with The Claremont Shades’ President Harold Fuson PZ ’26 to discuss the process of planning such a large, lively event. “It’s such a special night for so many people,” Fuson said. “To be able to put that event on and be a part of making it as special as it is is super cool and something we take a lot of pride in.” This year, the event featured a lineup of all eight Claremont acapella groups, with performers travelling from UC Irvine, UCLA and USC. Claremont’s Groove Nation hip-hop group performed just after the intermission, breaking up the musical acts with dynamic dance numbers that had the audience screaming in support. — Words by Claire Welch and Ananya Vinay | Photo by Sarah Ziff Read the full story at the link in our bio.

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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. Director General Gabriel Dalton PO ‘26 described the impact this shift had on the conference.

“Because we’re a smaller conference, we’ve kind of positioned ourselves to be a little more beginner-friendly,” Dalton said. “For a lot of kids, it’s actually the very first MUN conference.”

As their conference has pivoted to target younger, less experienced MUNers, veteran PCMUN member Diana Braghis PO ’26 and the leadership team have learned to provide more guidance, aware that most students are going through this process for the first time.

“We kept asking: do you have questions, how can we help you, do you need any explanations?” Braghis said. “We walked them through how to do Model UN.”
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Words by Bianca Mirica | Photo courtesy of SageMUN
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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. Director General Gabriel Dalton PO ‘26 described the impact this shift had on the conference. “Because we’re a smaller conference, we’ve kind of positioned ourselves to be a little more beginner-friendly,” Dalton said. “For a lot of kids, it’s actually the very first MUN conference.” As their conference has pivoted to target younger, less experienced MUNers, veteran PCMUN member Diana Braghis PO ’26 and the leadership team have learned to provide more guidance, aware that most students are going through this process for the first time. “We kept asking: do you have questions, how can we help you, do you need any explanations?” Braghis said. “We walked them through how to do Model UN.” — Words by Bianca Mirica | Photo courtesy of SageMUN Read the full story at the link in our bio.

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Meiya Rollins PO ’29 reflects on the exhibition, “Complications in Color,” at the Claremont Lewis Museum of Art. Sadness strikes as Rollins admires the work of Rachel Lachowicz, a Californian abstract artist who uses makeup to address femininity, as she reflects back on her art portfolio that followed a similar theme, to a specific art piece as a kid.
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Meiya Rollins PO ’29 reflects on the exhibition, “Complications in Color,” at the Claremont Lewis Museum of Art. Sadness strikes as Rollins admires the work of Rachel Lachowicz, a Californian abstract artist who uses makeup to address femininity, as she reflects back on her art portfolio that followed a similar theme, to a specific art piece as a kid. — Words by Meiya Rollins | Graphic by Meiya Rollins Read the full story at the link in our bio.

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For columnist Sinan Walji PO ’28, J Dilla’s Donuts became a way of understanding how one melody can hold different histories at the same time. Walji traces his first encounter with the album at fourteen and follows the story of sampling from Dilla’s era to today.
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For columnist Sinan Walji PO ’28, J Dilla’s Donuts became a way of understanding how one melody can hold different histories at the same time. Walji traces his first encounter with the album at fourteen and follows the story of sampling from Dilla’s era to today. — Words by Sinan Walji | Graphic by Nergis Alboshebah Read the full story at the link in our bio.

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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.

While many students such as Pens & Poetry Vice President Pherell Washington PO ’29 were worried that their works wouldn’t be well received by the audience, they would later feel relieved upon seeing the crowd’s positive reception.

“I was kind of nervous because when you’re reading a poem, especially a poem with so much emotion, everyone may not agree with you,” Washington said. “[The crowd was] very nice. I kept getting people come up to me, like, ‘Hey, your poem was really great.’ And I was just like, ‘You know what? This is why we have this event: to have a space where people can share and open up.’”
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Words by Joseph Woo Chan and Kira Heller | Photo courtesy of the 5C Pens & Poetry club
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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. While many students such as Pens & Poetry Vice President Pherell Washington PO ’29 were worried that their works wouldn’t be well received by the audience, they would later feel relieved upon seeing the crowd’s positive reception. “I was kind of nervous because when you’re reading a poem, especially a poem with so much emotion, everyone may not agree with you,” Washington said. “[The crowd was] very nice. I kept getting people come up to me, like, ‘Hey, your poem was really great.’ And I was just like, ‘You know what? This is why we have this event: to have a space where people can share and open up.’” — Words by Joseph Woo Chan and Kira Heller | Photo courtesy of the 5C Pens & Poetry club Read the full story at the link in our bio.

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Pitzer College’s screening of I Have a Name, Adam Bronfman’s documentary about photographer Jon Linton’s work with unhoused communities, sparked deep reflection during family weekend. Attendees considered not just the power of storytelling, but also who gets to tell those stories and how advocacy lands in a place of privilege.

“At the panel there were two white men,” Miriam Savage, a professor of Psychology and Expressive Therapy at the California Institute of Integral Studies said. “It’s not about racism so much, but about representation, and so we have to be careful about white saviorism. We have to be careful about who we are in the story.”

As students and families filed out of the George C.S. Benson Auditorium, questions lingered about activism, authorship, and the ethical boundaries of using art to galvanize action on inequality.
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Words by Olive Eng | Photo Courtesy of Pitzer College
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Pitzer College’s screening of I Have a Name, Adam Bronfman’s documentary about photographer Jon Linton’s work with unhoused communities, sparked deep reflection during family weekend. Attendees considered not just the power of storytelling, but also who gets to tell those stories and how advocacy lands in a place of privilege. “At the panel there were two white men,” Miriam Savage, a professor of Psychology and Expressive Therapy at the California Institute of Integral Studies said. “It’s not about racism so much, but about representation, and so we have to be careful about white saviorism. We have to be careful about who we are in the story.” As students and families filed out of the George C.S. Benson Auditorium, questions lingered about activism, authorship, and the ethical boundaries of using art to galvanize action on inequality. — Words by Olive Eng | Photo Courtesy of Pitzer College Read the full story at the link in our bio.

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