After millennia of storytelling, have we run out of stories to tell? Pomona College Theater Department’s production of “The Antipodes” explores the tension between creative expression and corporate demand, asking what happens when the stories we tell become commodities.
Tag: Noah Brewster
Meet the 5Cs’ new fall 2026 student body presidents
As the new school year gets underway, a new group of student body presidents is stepping into leadership roles across the 5Cs, each bringing their own priorities and ideas for the year ahead. From increasing student engagement and rebuilding campus communities to advocating for shared governance and transparency, the presidents at Harvey Mudd, Scripps, Pitzer, Claremont McKenna and Pomona are looking to make their mark on their campuses.
Pomona approves $125 million investment plan for new Center for Global Engagement; students express housing concerns
Pomona College President Gabrielle Starr confirmed in an announcement last month that the college’s Board of Trustees approved a $125 million investment plan for the Center for Global Engagement (CGE), the facility that will replace Oldenborg Center for Modern Languages and International Relations, a residential complex and dining hall where students learn and practice foreign languages.
College officials said they will adjust for the temporary decrease in housing after Oldenborg is demolished and before the CGE is completed.
ASCMC inaugural meal packing event yields 16,000 meals for charity
Last Friday, 85 students and faculty members volunteered to package more than 16,000 meals for the Pomona Valley Food Bank in an event hosted by Associated Students of Claremont McKenna College (ASCMC). Ken Eckel CM ’28, community service committee chair, and Katherine Hodge CM ’27, academic affairs committee chair, organized
Students, faculty and alumni discuss ICE and civil unrest in Minneapolis
Last Saturday, more than 20 students, faculty and 5C alumni gathered in Claremont McKenna College’s Kravis Center for an event hosted by The Open Academy to discuss the mobilization of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Participants also talked about the recent murders of Renée Good and Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minneapolis.
Jack Stein PO ’26 etches his name into Pomona-Pitzer history books as he breaks cross-country program record
It’s not every day that you see someone rewrite Pomona-Pitzer (P-P) cross country history, given the program’s lengthy history of laudable accomplishments—but Jack Stein PO ’26 just did so in 23 minutes and 45 seconds. At the UC Riverside Invitational on Sept. 27, Stein set a P-P cross country program record of 23:45.4, which, for reference, converts to an average pace per mile of around 4:47. For Stein, setting the record was a special moment in his illustrious career thus far.
Sagehens football lose 3-21 in home opener against Lewis and Clark
On Sept. 20, the Pomona-Pitzer football team lost its home opener against the Lewis and Clark College Pioneers 3-21, marking its first defeat of the season. Though the Hens could not replicate their success from their previous game against the Willamette Bearcats, defensive captain Jake Sugawara PO ’26 emphasized that confronting resistance early on is what it takes for the Sagehens to fly higher in the future.
P-P football: Can the returning SCIAC champs recreate the magic?
They say that the early bird gets the worm, but for the Pomona-Pitzer (P-P) football team, the early Sagehen gets the Bearcat. With a dominant 41-17 victory over the Willamette Bearcats in the first game of the season, the defending SCIAC champions are off to a successful start in their hunt for a repeat title. With multiple key players graduating, the team is working hard to bulk up its young Hens.
CMS football: Can the underdogs claim the crown?
September marks the start of hunting season for Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) football. But did the Stags lose their antlers? With 21 seniors graduating and a two-year streak of eight wins per season, the 2025 CMS football team has little time and big hoof prints to fill. For defensive captain and linebacker Gabe Gangi-Saroukhanioff CM ’26, this is a challenge he is ready to take on.
Sports or Piracy? The dilemma of live sports viewership in the modern age of streaming
Streameast’s shutdown spells trouble for millions of sports fans worldwide who cannot afford the price tags that corporate companies slap in front of their favorite games, and Noah Brewster PO ’28 has something to say about it.