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My experience as a Pitzer student at the Charlie Kirk vigil

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

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Pitzer students banned from Pomona enter final Pitzer hearings

Words by Ben Lauren PZ ’25 After nearly four months, Pitzer College has begun the final stages of its judicial process for students banned from Pomona College campus for their alleged participation in the Oct. 7, 2024 takeover of Carnegie Hall. Over the past two weeks, the banned students completed their individual exploratory hearings where they met with Pitzer Assistant Dean of Residential Engagement and … Continue reading Pitzer students banned from Pomona enter final Pitzer hearings

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With a New Campaign for Divestment, SJP is ‘back in full force’

By Ben Lauren PZ ’25 As Pitzer College’s Board of Trustees arrived for their first meeting of the semester on Feb. 7, they were confronted by dozens of letters addressed to Pitzer President Strom Thacker and the members of the Board awaiting them at their seats. The letters, handwritten and signed anonymously by members of Claremont Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), are part of … Continue reading With a New Campaign for Divestment, SJP is ‘back in full force’

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Students Silently Protest at Pitzer President Strom Thacker’s Inauguration

Photos and words by Ben Lauren PZ ’25, Sadie Wyatt PZ ’25, and Maya Olson PZ ’25

October 20th marked the Inauguration of Strom Thacker, Pitzer College’s seventh President. Festivities across campus led up to and followed the event, including food trucks, the official opening of the fountain, and a dunk tank with Thacker inside. The defining moment of the weekend, however, may have been an event Pitzer’s administration did not plan. Continue reading Students Silently Protest at Pitzer President Strom Thacker’s Inauguration

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CSWA Holds Delegation at Founder’s Day Breakfast

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

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The 5Cs of Divestment: Change, Coalition, Conflict, Criticism, and Censorship

By: Casey Xu and Emme Laundry On October 14th, 2021, students across the 5Cs demonstrated in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en land defenders protecting their sacred headwaters, Wedzin Kwa, from being drilled by the Coastal GasLink Pipeline project funded by Claremont McKenna College trustees Henry Kravis CM ’67 and George Roberts CM ’66. Roughly fifty students stood in the quad by the Cube and the Kravis Center … Continue reading The 5Cs of Divestment: Change, Coalition, Conflict, Criticism, and Censorship

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SPRING 2021 FINAL PROJECTS: After Atlanta by Aditi Madhok

This past year has been tragic and traumatic for the losses in the ADIPA community in being victims of hate crimes during COVID. Among this sensationalization, garnered media attention by popular news stations, and an infographic industrial complex, I ask: What is the right method, the call for action? How do I bridge the gap between medium and content? Who is the audience and how … Continue reading SPRING 2021 FINAL PROJECTS: After Atlanta by Aditi Madhok

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SPRING 2021 FINAL PROJECTS: Microclimates in LA by Aditi Madhok

Inspired by NPR’s Heat&Health article about environmental injustice, I worked with a team to create a data visualization titled “Measuring Microclimates Across LA Cities” using an application called Processing. During our data collection, we inputted both average temperature in the month of August (the hottest month of the year) while maintaining socioeconomic diversity for a small selection of 28 cities and its highest temperature to … Continue reading SPRING 2021 FINAL PROJECTS: Microclimates in LA by Aditi Madhok

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Claremont Community Prepares for Students’ Return

After over a year of distance learning, all 5 of the Claremont Colleges have announced their intention to reopen in the Fall. Although there will be some changes to ensure a safe return to campus, many community members anticipate that students’ return will return a sense of normalcy to the colleges and broader Claremont community.   In preparation for a return to campus a Covid-19 taskforce … Continue reading Claremont Community Prepares for Students’ Return

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