This fall, the Pomona College Model United Nations team (PCMUN) revamped its annual conference, SageMUN, pivoting from focusing on college students to working with high schoolers.
Tag: Rose Hills Theater
UTI Improv takes on relationships, psychedelics and grass allergies
On Saturday, Sept. 7, the Underground Theatrical Institute (UTI), a 5C improv troupe, performed their first show of the semester in Rose Hills Theatre. From a couple’s therapy session involving grass allergies to psychedelic-fueled revelations, UTI’s performances took unexpected twists that kept the audience entertained.
‘Black joy is not just a necessity, but it’s an act of resistance’ : Pomona BSU’s second Black Youth Conference
On Saturday, Feb. 24, local middle and high school students gathered at Pomona College for the Black Student Union’s (BSU) second Black Youth Conference.
Building Trans Power During Adversity, a talk by Bamby Salcedo
CW: Sexual Assault, Suicide, Overdose, Physical Assault On Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, the Pomona Student Union in collaboration with Health Bridges invited Bamby Salcedo, a prominent transgender Latina activist, to Pomona College’s Rose Hills Theater for a lecture as part of the Power Series and Gender and Health Series. The
Poet and essayist Ross Gay on why you don’t need to be an optimist to incite joy
Poet and essayist Ross Gay spoke at Rose Hills Theater on Sept. 14. He read selections from his collection of essays “Inciting Joy.” He shared his reflections on joy and its relationships with optimism, hope and suffering. Gay structured his talk as a collective conversation, with audience members sharing their experiences on discovering joy and passion.
Palestinian poet articulates liberation: SJP hosts activist Mohammed El-Kurd
On Thursday night, Palestinian writer and activist Mohammed El-Kurd read poems from his debut book “Rifqa” and answered questions from a packed Rose Hills Theater in an event hosted by Claremont Students for Justice in Palestine.
Presidential candidate, former Pomona student Marianne Williamson draws crowd in Claremont visit
Presidential candidate and former Pomona College student Marianne Williamson wants 5C students to know she’s not a “wacko crystal lady,” as some have characterized her.
Presidential candidate, former Pomona student Marianne Williamson to visit 5Cs in November
Presidential candidate and former Pomona College student Marianne Williamson will visit Pomona College on Nov. 6 for an event hosted by TSL.