Article and Photos by Wynne Chase PZ ’26 On a road trip back to Pitzer College, seniors Anabel Cull, Rose Schupack-Dias, Jack Paradis, and Veronica Britton were searching high and low for conversation topics. Rose even dimmed the brightness on her phone and searched “top 10 best questions to get to know close-ish acquaintances.” With no other avenues to turn to, their last option was … Continue reading Lavender Wedding
Words by Oliver Schoening PZ ’27, Graphic by Rhyus Goldman PZ ’26 On February 26, students gathered at The Hub to attend a tabling event for Turning Point USA’s Claremont McKenna chapter. The event, the club’s first of the semester, was advertised by president and founder Gabe Khuly CM ’28 as an opportunity for open political discourse. In an announcement, Khuly wrote that “We look … Continue reading Debates, Bikes, and Cortisol Spikes
Words by Wynne Chase What is that fluttering by your ear? Might it be Cupid coming down to earth to strike two unsuspecting singles for the holiday of love? Is it the sound of the many hands making light work at the Grove House for our most precious event of the year? Perhaps both. This year’s theme, Unlucky in Love, celebrates the Friday the 13th … Continue reading Grove House Valentine’s Day
Words by Kayra Hidirlar PZ ’28, Graphic by Penny Messinger SC ’29 It happens during the most random moments. Students might be walking to class, waiting for their coffee, eating lunch with their friends, or sitting in the back of class while they scroll on Instagram. Suddenly, the scrolling stops on a post, eyes wide: is this about me? That feeling is becoming familiar to … Continue reading Between Classes And Crushes: Inside 5C Missed Connections
Words by Elias Schendler PZ ’29, Graphic by Margaret Kaneb SC ’29 I have found most of my favorite Vietnamese restaurants in half-abandoned strip malls across the country. Tu’s Kitchen in Broomfield, CO (delicious grilled quail), Pho Ha Noi in San Jose, CA (unbelievable Bon Bo Hue), the list goes on. In fact, an addition was made this past weekend at Pho Century in Upland, … Continue reading Pho-cking Delicious
Words by Cecily Pregerson SC ’29, Graphic by Xanthe McGrath SC ’29 Sometimes, when my friends and I walk into Malott, we notice a significant amount of couples taking up residence in Seal Court and out front. We haven’t noticed any consistency with the menu or schedule that would account for this, and the population increase is always met with slight humor. My roommates will … Continue reading Dining Hall Date Night: A Humiliation Ritual
Words by Soren Van Loben Sels PZ ’28, Graphic by Ben Connolly PZ ’26 Since President Trump took office 13 months ago, the federal government has intensified its crackdown on immigrants to levels not seen this century. We have seen videos of the violence perpetrated by ICE and Border Patrol agents and pictures of the torturous conditions of detainees plastered across social media. I can … Continue reading Breaking the Pitzer Bubble
Words by Emmy Knapp PZ ’27, Graphic by Ben Connolly PZ ’26 5C Critical Mass launched as an official club in Fall 2025, positioning itself as a hub for political education and social justice organizing for STEM students across the 5Cs. The club was founded by Lina McRoberts (PO ‘27) and Claudio Castillo (PO ‘26) after they noticed a persistent gap between STEM education and … Continue reading 5C Critical Mass
Words by Leili Kamali PO ’29, Graphic by Penny Messinger SC ’29 My dad doesn’t tell stories the way most people do. When he tells me of his childhood in Iran, I get little windows into his past. He tells me about the smell of the apricots, and how the sun in Iran makes all the fruit perfectly sweet and tart at the same time. … Continue reading Stories of/for baba
Words by Maya Raphael PZ ’27, Graphic by Madeleine Farr PZ ’27 It’s not that deep. Ah yes, Gen Z’s favorite incantation against intimacy. A year is shaved off my life each time this sentiment invades my eardrums, vibrating almost derogatorily against my canals. It is as if I am supposed to say: “My apologies, my humanity began to ooze out — how dare I … Continue reading Nonchalance
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