KnowledgedOfficial has become a mainstay at Pomona College since 2022, offering trivia challenges with cash prizes outside Smith Campus Center (SCC) every Friday. Founded by Daniel Hernandez and Michelle Beltran in 2021, the game show gives students a chance to win cash prizes by answering questions based on their knowledge of popular movies, TV shows and pop culture.
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Olympian Brittany Brown brings bronze back to Claremont
The colors of Claremont High School (CHS) flew next to a miniature Team USA flag on Wednesday, Oct. 2 at the city’s ceremony honoring Olympic bronze medalist Brittany Brown. Brown, a CHS graduate, competed in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris where she medaled in the 200-meter dash.
OPINION: Pomona’s fire response left students unprotected. Here’s what needs to change.
It’s fire season in Southern California as most Claremont Colleges students know. With a fire to the north, east and south, Claremont sits on the side of a triangle of fires. The air quality on campus was unhealthy for many days, but what did the Colleges do to protect their students’ health? Not enough, argues Scott Gowdy PO ’28.
5Cs watch Vance and Walz duke it out in U.S. vice presidential debate
Like tens of millions of people on Oct. 1, 5C students tuned in to watch Ohio Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz face off in the 2024 vice presidential debate. But many students in Claremont weren’t watching alone; instead, in both formal and informal gatherings, they came together
Nobuko Fujita fills role in Pomona College Japanese Department
During the week of Sept. 16, Nobuko Fujita, a recently retired California State University, Los Angeles professor stepped into the role of teaching Japanese 1A at Pomona College. This mid-semester change in class leadership comes after previous Japanese 1A Professor Mari Lopez had to step away for medical reasons, with
Hispanic Heritage Month celebrated across 5C community
Sept. 15 marked the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month, which celebrates over 20 Hispanic and Latinx communities around the world. Across the 5Cs, various clubs and organizations are hosting events and introducing new cuisines to dining halls to celebrate. Kicking off the month, students at Pomona College said they
Four students forced to relocate from Oldenborg dorm accommodations to make room for isolation housing
The unexpected relocation of students from Pomona College’s Oldenborg dormitories to make space for isolation housing has sparked frustration and concern among students over the school’s handling of on-campus housing. On Tuesday, Sept. 10, four students living in Oldenborg dorm accommodations were notified via email that they would have to
OPINION: Eliminating test scores is not the answer to educational equity
As the nation’s leading educational institutions start to reinstitute testing, the Claremont Colleges have remained stalwart, extending test optional policies until the 2027 admission cycle. Eric Lu, PO ’28 argues that testing now arises as an opportunity for equity through standardization.
Starr to take spring sabbatical, Gaines to serve as interim president
Pomona President G. Gabrielle Starr to take spring sabbatical; Mark Kendall and Samuel Glick step down from their positions.
Lissa Wadewitz talks race, labor and sociocultural dynamics in the 19th century US whaling industry
On Sept. 12, Pomona College’s Asian Studies Department hosted a lecture titled “Animals, Race, and the ‘Gospel of Kindness’: The American Whaling Fleet of the Pacific World.” The lecture, the first in a series led by the department’s alumni, shed light on how race relations aboard mixed-race whaling ships impacted