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
Words by Elias Schendler PZ ’29 & Rhyus Goldman PZ ’26, Graphic by Xanthe McGraw SC ’29 Last Tuesday, I was about to lock in for my First Year Seminar when I received a text from a Pitzer senior whose name rhymed with mine: Rhyus Goldman, co-creative director of the Outback. The message was a photo of a drive-through diner with a sign exclaiming its … Continue reading Road running to Road Runner Donuts
Words & Graphic by Oliver Schoening PZ ’28 On Oct. 2, 2018, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi walked into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul to obtain documents for his upcoming marriage. He would never walk out. Khashoggi – a legal American resident awaiting a green card – was murdered by the Saudi government for his work as a dissident writer. Six years later, Saudi Arabia remains … Continue reading Media and Power in the Age of Trump
Words by Lennon Nuttall PZ ’29, Graphic by Sophie Frankfurt PZ ’29 A final project for professor Thomas Kim’s “Intro to U.S. Politics” class at Scripps College is turning into a full-fledged “Free the Areola” movement at Pitzer College, with leading students emphasizing freedom and safety. Kim asked students to create their own political campaign and introduce it to their local communities, giving students insight … Continue reading Make Pitzer Naked Again
Words by Shivani Sharma PZ ’29, Graphic by Ben Connolly PZ ’26 On Saturday, Nov. 1, the Benton Museum of Art hosted Claremont’s Zine Fest. The event consisted of roughly 40 exhibitors sharing their zines, photographs, cassettes, prints, and more. The overwhelming majority of these zines represented the artist’s personal journey through family, illness, money, and religion. It was here that I met a man … Continue reading The Philosophy of John Dishwasher in 844 words
Words by Kayra Hidirlar PZ ’28, Graphic by Sylvie Simmons PZ ’29 From celebrities to cartoon characters and even inanimate objects, people have been admitting to having the most bizarre crushes recently, courtesy of the “Hear me out trend.” In case you haven’t been keeping up, a hear-me-out is an unconventional attraction — something that makes people gasp in surprise and wonder, “How can that … Continue reading How the Hear Me Out Trend is Shaping Gen Z Culture
Words by Madeleine Farr PZ ’27 Perhaps you’ve walked through Mead Courtyard on a Wednesday morning, pausing between the 9/11 and Che Guevara murals to wonder why several students are clumped around a first-floor window connected to Y100. For those unfamiliar with the new business, this student crowd comprises The Hatchery’s morning rush. The Hatchery is a student-founded and run cafe, operated primarily by Nicky … Continue reading Your morning coffee just got closer
