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 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
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 Ben Lauren PZ ’25 Graphic by Genevieve O’Mara SC ’28 In February 2024, after working in Pitzer College’s dining services for nearly a decade, Bon Appétit Management Company terminated Adan Campos for a lapsed visa. Now, nearly a year later — after a seven-month-long campaign calling on Pitzer to rehire him — he is just a step away from returning to the community … Continue reading On the verge of victory: Adan Campos set to return to Pitzer
Words by Willa Umansky PZ ’27 Graphic by Ava Tratt PZ ’27 and Genevieve O’Marah SC’28 This interview transcript has been edited for clarity and concision. The Outback: Can you explain a little bit about the free wall project? In practice, what are you trying to do? This past summer, I and Grace Wood-Hull (PZ ’25, free wall project co-lead) … were tour guides at … Continue reading Interview with Project Pericles Fellowship Recipient and Free Wall Project Lead
By Sophie Myers PZ ‘27 Generally speaking, things are bad. I believe most Pitzer students, and indeed most Americans who would label themselves “liberal” or “progressive,” are in at least vague agreement with me on this point, as they register our current political climate. Trump’s targeting of immigrants (including targeting of asylum seekers and refugees, and attempts to roll back birthright citizenship), his war on … Continue reading In times like these, what do we owe each other?
Words By Iza Harris PZ ’26 and Outback Staff Graphic By Evie Burrows-White PZ ’26 On a cloudy Thursday, music echoed through the central Pitzer locale, the mounds, and resonated through the heart of Pitzer’s campus. The event was a celebration of the natural cycle of life and death. Students gathered to recognize these campus icons one last time — and what better way to … Continue reading A Farewell to the Pitzer Pines: Pitzer community honors their legacy
By Celina Steinberg PZ ’27 What is the Outback Preserve? Since long before the inception of the Newsprint Magazine that bears its name, the Outback Preserve — a largely undeveloped nature preserve home to a diverse array of indigenous Southern California plants and wildlife — has been a foundational part of the Pitzer College community. The Outback Preserve is central to both Pitzer’s community life … Continue reading The Outback Preserve: The Ecological Core of Pitzer’s Community
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
By Maya Olson PZ ’25 On Tuesday, Feb. 21, Claremont Student Worker Alliance (CSWA) members delegated at Pitzer’s Founder’s Day Community Breakfast with Interim President Jill Klein. CSWA members expressed frustration at the firing of three Bon Appetit workers who supported union efforts. CSWA demanded that Pitzer re-hire the workers after UNITE HERE! Local 11 filed an Unlawful Labor Practice on their behalf on February … Continue reading CSWA Holds Delegation at Founder’s Day Breakfast
