Dear Clementine… I recently got involved in a steamy situationship with a mutual friend and am unsure what to do now that our passion has subsided. This was an experience of first-semester passion, and the two of us want to focus on our studies during the spring semester. The problem is, our situation may have gotten out to a couple of people in our friend … Continue reading Intimate Inquiries
On Sunday, Feb. 11, the Pitzer College Student Senate passed Resolution 60-R-5 calling on the administration to suspend the college’s direct enrollment study abroad program with the University of Haifa in Israel. The resolution, which passed with a vote of 34:1 with no abstinences, cites solidarity with Palestine and the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. The resolution will now move on to the College … Continue reading ‘No academic freedom for anyone until there is academic freedom for everyone,’: Pitzer Student Senate passes ‘Suspend Haifa’
On February 5., Pitzer College invited president and co-founder of the Muslim Public Affairs council, Salam Al-Marayati, and CEO of the New Israel Fund, Daniel Sokatch, to speak as part of Pitzer’s Presidential Initiative on Constructive Dialogue. The event was moderated by President Strom Thacker and was moved to Zoom from its original location in Benson Auditorium due to hazardous weather conditions. The two speakers … Continue reading How do we engage?: Salam Al- Marayati and Daniel Sokatch speak on student discourse of Israel and Palestine
Editor’s Note: The following statement is a press release from Faculty for Justice in Palestine (FJP). The views expressed reflect organizing efforts of over 40 faculty members across the Claremont Colleges in support of the student-lead Suspend Pitzer Haifa campaign. Since The Outback aims to represent dialogue that includes all Pitzer-community voices, we also aim to include faculty in this endeavor. This press release is … Continue reading Faculty for Justice in Palestine Press Release
By Maya Olson PZ ’25 During our short years at Pitzer, we often neglect to build true relationships with the members of the community who keep it running— the staff. It is a disappointment to our community that we often act as though our institution solely serves a purpose for students, when in reality, so many of our basic needs are fulfilled by the dedicated … Continue reading 5 Questions Column
By Don* I’ve been a headline like Drake / never been late / not for the reasons that would make me great / going for the grapes had me looking like an ape / now that it’s legal / which one of us was evil / scraping for power to the people / power tu’ the people / hola seniorita / system of a Down … Continue reading Untitled
By Don* I call upon the Creator and yeah I call them first / yo the center of my life and they knowing where it hurts / my word is my bond / and I celebrate the birth / manifested in the in flesh / while I’m living on the earth / my life is a blessing I can show you what it’s worth / … Continue reading Walk With Me
By Anonymous A time period that really rattled me was the end of last semester. As I realized the year was beginning to come to a close, I suddenly began to feel the world close in on me. I became incredibly overwhelmed with everything going on in the world, and I began to hyper analyze literally everything. I realized I had not really processed the … Continue reading An Anonymous Response
By Nozomi Shima PZ ’25 There are a multitude of coming-of-age films that perfectly capture the scary, exciting, and vast feelings of becoming an adult. The genre dominates my Letterboxd Top 4 — Greta Gerwig’s “Lady Bird” and Olivia Wilde’s “Booksmart” offering my high school self solace when I was freaking out about leaving my childhood home, parents, and city for Pitzer. While these movies … Continue reading Must-Watch Coming-of-Age Movies for Entering Your 20s
By Angela Silva Claro PZ ’25 Uruguay, like most developing countries, has been dealing with the consequences of climate change due to political, economic, and social challenges. Over the past few years, Uruguayan citizens have experienced a noticeable increase in temperatures, making each summer more insufferable. Additionally, with each passing year, the advent of a more severe drought season compounds the country’s challenges. For years … Continue reading Water Politics in Uruguay
