Stags basketball shoots their shot, wins Valentine’s Day Sixth Street showdown

Valentine’s Day is for lovers, but in Claremont, the CMS Stags defeated the P-P Sagehens in a heated rivalry, topping them 76-62. Despite a strong grasp in the first half, the Sagehens were ultimately unable to deny the Stags a Sixth Street title and a seat at the top of SCIAC. Guard Brady Karich CM ’28 attributed the win to the team’s ability to keep its focus on the game at hand.

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5Cs After Dark: Valentine’s Day sucks. Let’s talk about it.

Valentine’s Day is coming alongside collisions of love, friendship and expectations. Arianna Kaplan SC ’27 and Siena Giacoma PZ ’27 take it on in their new column, 5C After Dark, unpacking the uncomfortable question many students ask every year: is spending Valentine’s Day alone empowering, or just plain sad?

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OPINION: Beyond the campus bubble: Making long-distance relationships last

Long-distance relationships (LDRs) are renowned for being unsustainable, overly challenging and even detrimental to personal and social development. Sarah Russo, PO ’28 argues that while the idea of maintaining a relationship across miles can seem daunting among college students, it is more attainable than many think.

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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.

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What happens off the field?: How 5C athletes mingle at mixers

Romantic setups or just another team-building activity? All is answered in this Valentine’s Day special on varsity mixers at the 5Cs.

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Villaintines Day Queer Cabaret subverts the musical narrative

This Valentine’s Day, Spotlight MT — the 5C student-run musical theater club — subverted expectations with a “Villaintines Day Queer Cabaret” at Dom’s Lounge on Feb. 10 and 11. In 13 acts, a cast of 16 performers re-conceived some famously nefarious roles from Disney films and Broadway musicals through a queer prism.

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