Eating isn’t just essential to our survival — it’s engrained in our social, cultural and political worlds. In this compilation of articles, students from BIOL 183: Nutritional Biology go behind the issues that affect our bodily and mental health.
Tag: Health
‘The Making of the American Calorie & Metabolic Metrics of Empire’: Dr. Athia Choudhury discusses the rise of the calorie and modern diet culture
On Mar. 6, Pomona College’s Gender and Women Studies Department hosted a talk by Dr. Athia Choudhury on diet culture and the rise of the calorie.
OPINION: I didn’t moralize food — and event organizers should cut back on it
Rowan Gray CM ’26 responds to a response article defending himself on his anti-sugar piece.
OPINION: A case against ‘overcoming’: shifting mental illness rhetoric toward recovery and care
Sara Cawley SC ’26 asks that we work to change the narrative that overcoming is necessary when living with mental illness.
OPINION: 5C administration and student leaders should cut back on the sweets
TW: This article contains mentions of eating disorders and food restrictions. Today, I’m going to talk about the second most dangerous white powder on campus. Unlike the first most dangerous, which is a bit tricky to get unless you have the right friends, this one is everywhere: added sugar. And
OPINION: No, going barefoot is not praxis
In response to a TSL article last week highlighting the benefits of walking barefoot, Rowan Gray CM ’26 has to put his foot down.
Neuronal News: Gen Z, are we in a psychedelic renaissance or dark age?
Psychedelics are no stranger to the 5Cs, and their influence is only growing –– beyond Claremont, too. Neuroscience columnist Hannah Frasure PO ’24 evaluates both sides of its increasing popularity.
SHS introduces gender affirming care to support 5C students
The Claremont Colleges’ Student Health Services (SHS) now offers gender affirming care for all students under their health plan, an expansion to their service coverage as of January 2023. “Student Health Services (SHS) at the Claremont Colleges is committed to providing culturally competent and inclusive services to all students under
Medication abortions coming to a college near you, but not to the 5Cs
All public universities will be required to provide on-campus access to abortion pills, but the 5Cs have no intention to follow suit.
The plan for Plan B: SAS approves funding for reproductive healthcare vending machine
Plan B may soon be accessible on Scripps College’s campus after Scripps Associated Students approved funding for a low-cost wellness vending machine in the Scripps Student Union last Sunday. SAS has yet to finalize the budget for the machine, SAS President Megan Chow SC ’23 told TSL in an email.