Words by Kayra Hidirlar PZ ’28, Graphic by Genevieve O’Marah SC ’28 You may have seen him before. Maybe he was sipping an iced strawberry matcha with oat milk at a local coffee shop, maybe he was talking about how much he loves women and feminist theory on your Instagram feed, or maybe he was holding up a Sylvia Plath book in front of everyone … Continue reading The Performative Male: when feminism becomes an aesthetic
Words by Willa Umansky PZ ’27, Graphic by Ben Connolly PZ ’26 When I was little, my family would have Shabbat dinner every week — there is something inside of me that craves the Shabbos spirit. At camp, I would keep Shabbat weekly and that satisfied my innate desire for the sabbath, for the warmth of candle light and echoes of Shalom Aleichem. At college, … Continue reading My Judaism demands grief for Gaza
Words by Luca Rudenstine PZ ’26, Graphic by Izzy Young PZ ’28 Fiona Apple’s Parting Gift isn’t a breakup song so much as a group memo to an alumni association of exes. She once said it was written “to all of the men I have known,” which instantly shifts it from private heartbreak to mass correspondence: subject line, Your Services Are No Longer Required. Amidst … Continue reading My Parting Gift
Words by Madeleine Farr PZ ’27, Graphic by Thea Riley PZ ’28 In early September, the Supreme Court lifted a lower court judge’s ruling on immigration raids in Los Angeles. While ICE agents, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and supporters argue that the SCOTUS decision was necessary to ensure agents could thoroughly carry out their duties, critics argue that it enables indiscriminate sweeps and … Continue reading SCOTUS ruling on immigration raids stirs fear, unease in Los Angeles area
Words by Oliver Schoening PZ ’27, Graphic by Ben Connolly PZ ’26 The word “dirtbag” typically conjures images of vulgarity and sloppiness — not a political identity. Yet for an American left wing increasingly under attack in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death, the label may be a much-needed lifeline. In a recent opinion piece titled “America’s New Segregation,” New York Times columnist David Brooks … Continue reading I’m Just a Dirtbag, Baby
Words by Elias Schendler PZ ’29, Graphic by Darby Lind SC ’29 Bad Bunny once said, “Debí tirar más fotos” (I should’ve taken more photos). He sings of the profound regret one feels when failing to capture the true essence of a memory. This is very similar to the crippling sorrow I felt after failing to take pictures of my first meals at this (mostly) … Continue reading Through the daze and haze, the freshmen learn to graze
Words by August Eberle PZ ’29, Graphic by Graphic by Xanthe McGrath SC ’29 and Carter Haroza PZ ’29 On September 10, 2025, Charlie Kirk was shot while hosting a public engagement and debate booth at Utah Valley University (UVU), and later died at the hospital. On September 11, 2025 at 9:00 pm, my friend and I (another Pitzer student) were removed from a vigil … Continue reading My experience as a Pitzer student at the Charlie Kirk vigil
Words by Emmy Knapp PZ ’27, Photograph by Ashe West-Lewis PZ ’26 When I first arrived in Claremont in the fall of 2022, I found myself missing the one thing I sadly thought I might leave behind forever: organized sports. I ran cross-country all four years of high school and came away feeling I wasn’t fast enough to compete at a higher level. Even as … Continue reading “A space for everyone” — Rugby’s rise since the 2024 Olympics
Words by Jack Paradis PZ ’26, Graphic by Alex Birland PZ ’29 On August 1, Cecil the Sagehen was brutally murdered. The lively, smoldering Cecil was once the primary logo of Pomona-Pitzer Athletics … but no longer. In his place, an orange “P” seemingly penetrating a blue “P” will now be representing our schools — shockingly confirming that Pomona is the bottom in our relationship. … Continue reading Minimalism has ravaged the PP logo
Words by Soren van Loben Sels PZ ’28, Graphic by Eli Heart PZ ’26 On Thursday, June 26, 2025, at the immigration court in Concord, CA, ICE attempted to detain two Brazilian immigrants without respect for the Judge’s decision. I arrived there, as a court observer, at 1:02 p.m., as proceedings started for that day’s hearing. Those two minutes between 1:00 and 1:02 p.m. — … Continue reading ICE court watching
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