Intersectionality isn’t just important to the queer liberation movement and for the safety of all queer people, it is vital. Simply put, there is no queer movement or safety without the consideration, involvement, and prioritization of people of color. The same systems that police the movements… Continue reading Black Queer Trailblazers: Past and Present
By Willa Umansky PZ ’27 Hello my Dear Friends! Oh how rainy it’s been! Hopefully when your eyes see thispage we know sun again. But as I craft this column for youtonight,know that the rain has broughtPitzer much plight.I’m sure you remember,dearest future dweller,for it was just last weekthat the sky shed tears in suchsheets.If you don’t remember becausethe return to warmth has wipedyour mind,here’s a … Continue reading February Campus Couture Chronicles
Words and photo by Willa Umansky PZ ’27 What TV show are you watching right now?Bandan: Soap operas. I’m always watching soap operas. What’s your go-to snack when you get home from work?Bandan: Peanut butter, for sure. I can’t cook *laughter* Follow up question, chunky or smooth?Bandan: Chunky, for sure. Always SKIPPY® . Who is your favorite singer?Bandan: I like a lot of singers. Ooh, … Continue reading Five questions: Sal Bandan, maintenance technician III
By Noah Schiller PZ ’26 I long for the color greenand its rippling hues that sway silentIn the forgotten forests of my memory They sang a simple songOne I could understandPerhaps even sing along to, butI don’t know the wordsI don’t know the words The melody was tenderWelcoming me intoTheir green, green placeWashing weary eyes in emerald watersBubbling past baby bamboo shootsBaritones of this symbiotic … Continue reading Symphony
By Willa Umansky PZ ’27 do you relate to henry miller? also do you believe in god? Tv show idea ozempic Ensemble cast gooooodbyeee new yorkkkk i’m tired on the plane and for some reason the volume on my television doesn’t work downloaded music and books are all i know sigh the pilot warned us of turbulence west of Denver plane full of new york … Continue reading As seen in my notes app
By Ivy Rockmore PZ ’27 On Feb. 3 Pitzer College’s Black Student Union (BSU) hosted the second edition of PZ Black Flea, gathering student artists, organizers, and shoppers to uplift and empower the Black creative community on campus. The vibrant flea market provided a space specifically for Black students at Pitzer and Black vendors from across the state to sell artwork, vintage clothing, crafts, and … Continue reading Pitzer BSU hosts second PZ Black Flea marketplace
By Tye Iverson PZ ’26 The certificate that I bled over, the one that had my tears staining my palms white with mountains of salt, finally landed me in this room. My whole life I’ve waited for a moment such as this. My parents have always expected nothing but greatness, and it seems as though I’ve delivered. Oh, to be on the top floor; the … Continue reading Private Dry-Cleaners
Words by Luca Rudenstine PZ ’26 11/23/22 I just couldn’t watch another womanhate herself anymoreI trimmed off her strong tender skin its cloth falling at my feet. And hung it up in her closet like anold work blouseWithout a body there was no more suffering. She was a goddess. I used to wake up mornings,limping back to the chapel room my scale, a churchMounting my feet on it … Continue reading Poems from my notebook – of body
By Willa Umansky PZ ’27 I wanted to wear pants because it’s cold and the wind has been nipping at my thighs more than it used to since I’ve been calling paradise home for long enough now. I tried a few pairs that I thought could work. I ended up in tights and a dress with the cold still sinking its teeth into me. I … Continue reading My Hips and I
By: Jack Paradis PZ ’26 If you’re like me, your morning routine was completely turned on its head when Pitzer College’s trademark coffee shop, the Pit-Stop Café, stopped accepting meal swipes last fall. I ran out of flex money in, like, early October. To be fair, we get 160 flex dollars for the 16 meal plan, and at $6 for a bagel and a coffee, … Continue reading Why doesn’t the Pit-Stop take meal swipes anymore?
