Book Review: Henry James’ Distorted Feminism in ‘The Aspern Papers’

By Sage Keller PZ ‘25 Henry James’ novella, The Aspern Papers, reads like a rambling religious sermon that explores the wielding and seduction of knowledge through the hands of femininity.  Written from the point of view of a nameless, seemingly average male character, this narrative follows his attempt to win the favor of two reclusive women, Juliana Bordereau and Tita Bordereau, in hopes of securing … Continue reading Book Review: Henry James’ Distorted Feminism in ‘The Aspern Papers’

The Plague Archives: The Temporality of Diseased Bodies

In the Lenzner Family Art Gallery, Maya Gurantz’s “The Plague Archives” By Sage Keller, PZ ’25 Maya Gurantz’s “The Plague Archives” makes an auspicious arrival on Pitzer’s campus with the help of Pitzer College Art Galleries director and curator Ciara Ennis. Located in the Lenzner Gallery on the first floor of Atherton Hall, Gurantz’s exploration of immunology throughout history allows viewers to piece together the … Continue reading The Plague Archives: The Temporality of Diseased Bodies

Claremont Cuties Crushed by Cupid Curse

Satire by Jack Friedman, Pitzer ‘23 The White House has officially confirmed that one of the unidentified balloons shot down over the Atlantic Ocean this week was not a Chinese spy balloon and in fact was just an advanced piece of technology used by the company Datamatch.  In an official tweet President Biden said, “I know you’re waiting extra long for your matches this Valentine’s … Continue reading Claremont Cuties Crushed by Cupid Curse

Rose Portillo: An Oral History

Rose Portillo, born November 7, 1953 is an actress and educator. Her repertoire includes Zoot Suit (1981), …and the Earth Did Not Swallow Him (1994), and Seis Manos (2019). She is an adjunct professor at Pomona College, where she founded and continues to lead the Theater with Young Audiences program. Uriah Celaya ‘22 is from San Fernando, CA. He loves vegan baking, dyeing hair, scrapbooking, … Continue reading Rose Portillo: An Oral History

Wealth Distributions Maps

For a CMC Linear Algebra class, Aaron Scher PZ ’22, Daniel Abalusi PZ ’22, Yilin Li PZ ’22, and Seiji Akera PZ ’23 studied wealth distributions across the US. Above are a couple images they generated that they wanted to share. The first two maps show the income distribution in the United States based on 32,000 zip codes. The students used MATLAB to generate these … Continue reading Wealth Distributions Maps