Month: November 2023

Opinion

A Reflection on the Benefit Concert for Keith LaMar, a Death Row Prisoner

By Rhyus Goldman PZ ’26

“What happened to Keith? Keith LaMar is a death row prisoner who was wrongfully convicted in the state of Ohio. On January 13th, 2027, the state intends to execute him, even though he has maintained his innocence for nearly three decades, all while being held in indefinite solitary confinement,” reads LaMar’s website. Continue reading A Reflection on the Benefit Concert for Keith LaMar, a Death Row Prisoner

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News

Divest 5Cs Files Formal Complaint with Pomona College, Demanding an End to Investment in Fossil Fuels

By Rachel Rowlee PZ ’25 The Claremont student-led movement, Divest 5Cs, filed a formal complaint to California Attorney General Rob Bonta on October 30th in collaboration with the Climate Defense Project. The complaint argues Pomona’s trustees have violated the California Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act (CUPMIFA) by investing at least 60 million dollars in fossil fuel stocks.  The 57-page complaint calls on Pomona … Continue reading Divest 5Cs Files Formal Complaint with Pomona College, Demanding an End to Investment in Fossil Fuels

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Students Silently Protest at Pitzer President Strom Thacker’s Inauguration

Photos and words by Ben Lauren PZ ’25, Sadie Wyatt PZ ’25, and Maya Olson PZ ’25

October 20th marked the Inauguration of Strom Thacker, Pitzer College’s seventh President. Festivities across campus led up to and followed the event, including food trucks, the official opening of the fountain, and a dunk tank with Thacker inside. The defining moment of the weekend, however, may have been an event Pitzer’s administration did not plan. Continue reading Students Silently Protest at Pitzer President Strom Thacker’s Inauguration

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Students Escalate for Divestment from Pomona College after Cross-Coalitional Pledge with November 3rd Picket

By Maya Olson PZ ’25 Approximately 130 students picketed at the intersection of Sixth Street and North College Avenue at Pomona College for over two hours on Friday, November 3rd. With loud chants, a uniform appearance (students wore all-black and medical masks for identity protection), and an organized team with clear roles for the picket, their demands were clear: Divestment from Israel’s apartheid on Palestine. … Continue reading Students Escalate for Divestment from Pomona College after Cross-Coalitional Pledge with November 3rd Picket

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Creative, Poetry

Reflections on a Waterfall

By Phoebe Bolz PZ ‘24 Have you ever thought about the way light moves through water  glinting off bubbles and painting rainbows in the mist  flowing just like the water  in waves  Water does not seek to control  it just is.  Moving so freely, it plays with the rocks and pools like an old friend  it is ready to maneuver, ready to change  not as … Continue reading Reflections on a Waterfall

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