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News

CSWA’s third McConnell boycott caps off month of support for Adan Campos

By Ben Lauren PZ ’25 Circling the entrances of Pitzer College’s McConnell Dining Hall on Monday, Nov. 25, students organized by the Claremont Student-Worker Alliance (CSWA) picketed for hours, once again calling on the school to rehire former dining services worker Adan Campos.  Monday’s boycott was the third called by CSWA this month, following a protest during Pitzer’s Family Weekend from Nov. 8 through 10, … Continue reading CSWA’s third McConnell boycott caps off month of support for Adan Campos

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News

ACLU threatens action against Pomona, 7C community members rally in support

By Ben Lauren PZ ’25 Though the first rainy day in weeks threatened to turn away the crowd at El Barrio Park, dozens of students, faculty, and staff from the Claremont Colleges rallied against the Pomona College administration in response to six weeks of unprecedented punishments doled out by the school. On Friday, Nov. 15, several 7C students who were suspended or banned by Pomona … Continue reading ACLU threatens action against Pomona, 7C community members rally in support

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News

Pitzer Student Senate passes resolution 61-R-3 in support of Adan Campos

By Ben Lauren PZ ’25

On Sunday, Oct. 27, the Pitzer College Student Senate voted unanimously in favor of Resolution 61-R-3, sponsored by the Claremont Student Worker Alliance (CSWA), “supporting CSWA’s demands to rehire Adan Campos and condemning Pitzer’s anti-immigrant practices.” Continue reading Pitzer Student Senate passes resolution 61-R-3 in support of Adan Campos

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Creative, Poetry

Oops, I Spilled My Water

Words by Willa Umansky PZ ’27 Graphic by Sam Condren PZ ’28 The face of the deep, splattered through the terrain of mini mountains that mock the cavernous desertscapes that confine them. Some mystical entity beckons the sullying of sandy colored sediment, further dragging it away from its provenance. The notable genesis site— dark, abysmal, presumably holy. Edges unsure— hesitant to declare themselves in their … Continue reading Oops, I Spilled My Water

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Opinion

Why as leftists we owe it to the world to vote for Harris

By Sophie Myers PZ ’27 Before getting into the meat of this argument, and all of the nuances and stakes involved, a quick preface: I, the author, am writing as a Pitzer student who cares deeply about leftist causes, and admires leftist activism. I believe in the power of grassroots organizing, mutual aid, and student protest. I have also both engaged in various student organizing … Continue reading Why as leftists we owe it to the world to vote for Harris

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Opinion

Back on the A-List

By Nozomi Shima PZ ’25 You know the drill. AMC Stubs A-List. $26 a month. Up to three movies a week. Makes up for itself by watching two movies a month. And most importantly, certified cinephile badge: acquired.  After coming back from studying abroad in Denmark, where I experienced a miserable lack of AMC theaters (it’s the American Multi-Cinema), I was thirsty for the theater. … Continue reading Back on the A-List

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Opinion

OPINION: Pitzer’s Hypocrisy is Increasingly Evident; Student Repression pointed out at Mead Action for Solidarity with Palestine

Photos and words by Maya Olson PZ ‘25 One signature fixture of Mead is its communality — murals in each staircase and most balconies, shared courtyards and windows facing each other, and of course, towels, posters, and remnants of student life hanging from balconies. My own suite, for example, has consistently had up to five towels hanging at a time off our very public, Mounds-facing … Continue reading OPINION: Pitzer’s Hypocrisy is Increasingly Evident; Student Repression pointed out at Mead Action for Solidarity with Palestine

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