The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is facing funding cuts from the Trump Administration that will affect its ability to provide life-saving data on natural disasters, which will be especially devastating for California during fire season.
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Claremont Mosaic: Monique Saigal-Escudero: How her grandmother’s courageous act saved her from the Nazis
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.
Lions rugby bear their teeth in fall season with tournament wins
The Claremont Colleges rugby team, the Lions, has gotten off to a flying start, taking home wins in the Bowl Championship and the Chula Vista West Coast 7s Rugby Tournament. As they move into the spring season, their aim is to push for a national championship.
CMS, P-P men’s water polo kick off the season at UCSD’s Triton Invitational
On Sept. 7 and 8, the Stags and Sagehens men’s water polo teams left the comfort of Claremont to face Division I foes at UC San Diego’s Triton Invitational. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps’ (CMS) 12-11 win against UC Merced allowed the newest players to showcase their abilities before the start of the regular season.
The Coyotes are coming out to play in season’s biggest tournament
The Coyotes are hungry for a win at their upcoming sectionals tournament and are ready to defend their home turf against top dogs like UCLA and UCSD. 5C club tennis is excited to showcase their variety of talents in the biggest tournament of the season on Feb. 17 and 18 at Claremont Tennis Club.
Bruins bear-ly scrape by Sagehens in sudden death victory over P-P women’s lacrosse
The D1 UClA Bruins unleashed the beast in a sudden death defeat of Pomona-Pitzer women’s lacrosse in the preseason opener. Nevertheless, the Sagehens saw great debuts from a number of freshmen and started the process of making on-field adjustments.
Welased out: Self-coached Claremont Weasels women’s club basketball go down to the Bruins in first game of the season
Pop goes the weasel! The newly coachless Claremont Weasels lost their season opener 51-21 against the UCLA Bruins, despite glimmers of hope from youngsters on the squad.
OPINION: Education shouldn’t be hindered by menstruation
College students have lots to worry about, but finding period products shouldn’t be the cause of their panic, argues Zeean Firmeza PO ’26.
Getting the band back together: SCAMFest returns to Pomona’s Big Bridges
April 2 saw the return of the a capella festival SCAMfest, delighting audiences with dazzling performances after the event was postponed from the fall.
Not a scam: SCAMFest 2019 wows audience with strong vocals and performances
With strong a cappella vocals and a surprise performance of Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up,” this year’s SCAMFest was a hit.