The Grammys are back! Tomy Helman PO ’28 breaks down this year’s nominations with a mix of praise and disdain, highlighting Kendrick Lamar’s excellence, Billie Eilish’s questionable appearance, and the omissions of artists like Sombr, Raven Lenae and Alex Warren.
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Students campaign for Scripps to provide free menstrual products
Students are campaigning for the Scripps College administration to provide and fund broader access to free menstrual products in bathrooms across campus.
Blueprint of fandom: Emma Chamberlain, the anti-influencer who influenced everything
The original VSCO girl? Bianca Mirica PO ’29 answers this with her weekly fandom column. In this issue, she discusses Emma Chamberlain’s rise to fame, continued longevity and lasting success as a cultural icon. For Mirica, Chamberlain became –– and stayed –– famous because she presented reality, not some false narrative. Her earliest vlogs in her teenage years revealed to millions that it was perfectly acceptable to be a teenage girl who didn’t have their life figured out.
Canvas crash and power outage struck 5Cs on the same day
The Claremont Colleges a Canvas outage by day, and a power outage by night on Monday, Oct. 20
Blueprint of fandom: Taylor Swift’s rise from glitter gel pens to pop-icon phenomenon
Columnist Bianca Mirica continues her Fandom series by spotlighting one of the most notoriously loyal fandoms worldwide: the Swifties. To Mirica, a loyal Swiftie herself, Taylor Swift is more to her fans than just an artist — she’s a symbol for reclaiming girlhood.
Blueprint of fandom: Devotion, a pinch of mystery and sold-out The Weeknd shows
Bianca Mirica explores what ignites the spark behind the millions of dedicated fans camping outside of a concert venue or wasting hours of sleep on the chance of securing a ticket when Ticketmaster goes live. To Mirica, fandoms are inspired by the unwavering connection fans discover with each other and with an artist.
5C community responds to Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo, new ICE ruling
A Supreme Court decision overturned a Los Angeles ban on immigration stops based on perceived race, ethnicity, language and place of employment on Sept. 8.
Office Hours for the Soul: Learning “you don’t matter” from Professor Fanthome
Siena Giacoma PZ ’27 shares unexpected advice from Eduard Fanthome, Professor of Anthropology and Environmental Analysis at Pitzer College. Giacoma describes Fanthome’s teaching origin story as one worthy of “Netflix miniseries,” and she suggests the advice he offers may be just as profound.