Words and Graphic by Sonia Sidhu PZ ’28 Have you ever wanted to learn how to grow your own food? Do you have a passion for botany but no place to nurture it? Gather your best friends and grab a gardening plot and consider investing your time into the Pitzer Community Garden next semester! Spring has arrived in the Pitzer Student Garden, and with it … Continue reading Welcome to the Pitzer Community Garden!
Words by Oliver Schoening PZ ’27, Graphic by Thea Riley PZ ’28 Coachella is back and as self-indulgent as ever. Despite worries about declining attendance, it wrapped a successful second weekend of the year with performances from artists new and old. At this point, the festival’s reputation precedes it as a hub for American cultural hedonism. Coachella was bolstered by performances from big-ticket artists like … Continue reading Coachella and the politics of resistance
Words by Spencer Wu-Chin PZ ’28 Graphic by Blue Byrnes PZ ’27 On April 17 and April 18, the 5C Prison Abolition Collective hosted Freedom First, a jazz and poetry concert series that tours the country. Freedom First is the project of Catalan jazz pianist Albert Marqùes and writer, activist, and poet Keith Lamar, who describe their shows as “a call for justice, an invitation … Continue reading 5C Prison Abolition hosts jazz and poetry concerts
By Soren van Loben Sels PZ ’28 If there’s one sentiment we at Pitzer share about our college’s finances, it is that we lack them. To talk about money and where it comes from, we sat down with the newest member of Pitzer’s administration, new VP of advancement: Bob Fass This interview transcript has been edited for clarity and concision. The Outback: How would you … Continue reading Understanding Pitzer’s finances
Words by Maya Olson PZ ’25 On May 30, 2024, Hugo Cachua was shot to death by an off-duty LAPD officer in Ontario. Founded by Cachua’s sister, Melissa Miramontes, United Families for Justice (UFJ) is, according to their website, “a family based community dedicated to supporting families like ours who have lost loved ones to police violence and state-sanctioned brutality. We seek truth, demand justice, … Continue reading An interview with the Cachua family
By Joseph Woo Chan PZ ’27 At the Honnold/Mudd Library Founders Room on April 7, Robert Redford Conservancy (RRC) Fellows Francesca Luna SC ’27 and Luca Davis PZ ’27 led a presentation on the development of SoCal Earth, a website designed for easy access to environmental information regarding Southern California. SoCal Earth was first launched in fall 2024 and was developed by students across the … Continue reading SoCal Earth: Here for all your environmental data needs
Words by Ayden Duchovnay SC ’28 Graphic by Ava Tratt PZ ’27 Here, it is a February of eucalyptus and rosemary and yesterday’s weed. Snow has melted off the dry brown mountain And my friends are at the pool. I want the February of petrichor and pine, I want the rain to melt. I want the snow, I want to brake for geese and to … Continue reading February
Words by Tania Azhang PZ ’25 Graphic by Ash Dirks SC ’28 “What does this piece evoke for you?” asked our museum guide Solomon. We were looking at Alison Saar’s painting “Lethe,” depicting a Black woman whose body is partially underwater while her head hovers above the surface. I recently visited the Benton Museum’s “Black Ecologies in American Art” exhibition. We were evaluating works by … Continue reading In “Severance,” Hell Has Its Perks
Words by Ayden Duchovnay SC ’28 Graphic by Blue Byrnes PZ ’27 Two birds left luck For Lucy, yesterday Just beside her favorite elm All at once she felt As if the roots had willed A bridge, between The trees and the worms and From the edge of her Outstretched hand She sees now Alida wears eight rings, each one An overgrown summer, but still … Continue reading Conversation with Friends, 1/23/25
Words by Madeleine Farr PZ ’27 and Tania Azhang PZ ’25 Graphic by Genevieve O’Marah SC ’28 On the rainy afternoon of Friday, March 10, we, Madeleine Farr and Tania Azhang, had the pleasure of discussing the contemporary political landscape — particularly Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and the horrors of the tech-bro oligarchy — with Pitzer College political studies professor Shervin Malekzadeh. Malekzadeh is a … Continue reading ‘Get a piece of that MAGA pie’: In conversation with Shervin Malekzadeh
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