Born in Paris, France in 1938, Monique Saigal-Escudero is an Emerita Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures at Pomona College. At just three years old, during the peak of Hitler’s reign in Europe, her grandmother threw her on a train headed for a small city in Southwestern France: an act that ultimately saved her life. Her passion for storytelling would soon bring her back to this history, and once again place her grandmother’s courageousness front and center in her life.
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Claremont Mosaic: Steve and Brenda Reynolds
Walk into the Center for Athletics, Recreation, and Wellness (CARW) and you’re likely to find Steve and Brenda Reynolds engaged in lively conversation with students and staff. For the Reynoldses, the gym is not only emblematic of their love for sports but also of their love for the Sagehen community.
Q&A: Masters athlete Linda Cohn on her world record-breaking performance at P-P All-Comers track and field meet
She might be learning new tricks, but she’s always had that dawg in her. Besting college seniors as a senior citizen, javelin thrower, Linda Cohn, broke the world record for her age group at a Pomona-Pitzer track meet. Competing for the first time in her 50s, ‘Javelinda’ spoke on her domination of the sport and finding fun in athletics.
Senior Day wraps up season with families, goodbyes and a whole lot of tears
Start getting those pensions ready. This week the 5Cs congratulated their veteran athletes during Senior Day, one of the most fun and emotional traditions of the year.