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Dr. Who? Student Health Services in crisis JULIA FRANKeL It’s the primary source of health care for the 7Cs, providing medical services like immunizations and check-ups to about 8,500 students. And as the weather turns colder and flu season arrives, Student Health Services has a message for students: The doctor is out. Or at least the nurses are. SHS temporarily suspended scheduling routine appointments last week — including physicals, women’s health exams, vaccinations, tuberculosis tests and sexually transmitted infection testing — due to a “critical” shortage of registered nurses and medical providers, according to a statement posted to its website. The center is currently operating as an urgent care clinic and will be referring students who cannot wait for appointments to alternate off-campus providers, the statement said. “We have not had the capacity to schedule appointments for some students with viral symptoms or other urgent care needs in a timely way. … Same-day appointments for students requiring immediate care have been especially limited,” the statement said. The decision to suspend routine appointments was made Sept. 24, according to Janet Smith Dickerson, vice president for student affairs at The Claremont Colleges Services. But, no email was sent to students until more than a week later, the day after TSL published the news. The departures of two registered nurses, both due to personal reasons, left SHS unable to provide routine services to students, according to officials. “We realized a week and a half ago that students with urgent care needs were being turned away,” Dickerson said. “We did not anticipate that we would be so shortstaffed and would have to move to a modified operation.”
When Pitzer Student Senate President Clint Isom PZ ’20 felt extremely sick on Sept. 30, he went to SHS for a walk-in appointment. But staff told him there were no nurses to see him. They gave him a plastic bag filled with tissues and cough drops and told him to reschedule his appointment for two weeks later or call 911 if his condition was urgent, he said. Isom attempted to get the doctor ’s note he needed to complete an assignment, but couldn’t. “You can’t get a doctor’s excuse if you can’t see the doctor,” he said. “The staffing shortage needs to be addressed … especially this time of year, when everybody’s sick. SHS has struggled to hire new registered nurses amidst a competitive regional marketplace, Dickerson said. She’s engaged in meetings with TCCS budget and human resources offices to ensure SHS staff are being paid competitive salaries. “We thought that we should be able to call [a] nursing temporary agency and have someone here the next day but it doesn’t work like that,” Dickerson said. “It’s a very competitive market for people in health professions now.” The U.S. unemployment rate for registered nurses stands at 1.4 percent, less than half the national unemployment rate of 3.7 percent, according to U.S. News. SHS has three doctors, two nurse practitioners and only one registered nurse on staff, according to Dickerson. But the statement on the SHS site said it’s made “incremental progress” in hiring and added one physician provider this month and one registered nurse this week.
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Campus Safety started Off the rails: Future of Claremont’s Metro Gold Line station uncertain using body cameras without JASPeR DAVIDOFF After decades of preparation, the agency responsible for bringing the Los Angeles Metro’s Gold Line — which runs from eastern LA to the San Gabriel foothills — further east says its plan is finally moving forward. But doubts continue to swirl over whether the light rail system will ever make it to Claremont. The Metro Foothill Extension Construction Authority is slated Friday morning to sign an agreement with contractors Kiewit-Parsons to
extend the Gold Line at a cost of $2.1 billion. The 12.3 miles of new rail could add stations in as many as six cities: Glendora, San Dimas, La Verne, Pomona, Claremont and Montclair, with construction set to begin next year. Of the six new stations, though, only four are currently guaranteed under the contract. The Metro has secured enough funding for the extension as far as Pomona, but construction of the easternmost 3.3 miles of rail — which includes the proposed Cla-
remont and Montclair stations — will cost another $550 million. The agency has just $100 million of that secured, and needs to raise another $450 million in funding by October 2021 for that part of the project to proceed, extension authority spokesperson Albert Ho said. Rising material prices nationwide, a loss of qualified foreign-born workers due to tighter immigration policies and the on-
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MARc ROD Unbeknownst to students, Campus Safety officers have been using body cameras when responding to calls since Aug. 1, according a Campus Safety policy document distributed at an ASPC meeting Thursday. Neither Campus Safety nor the individual 5Cs announced the policy had gone into effect. “These cameras are a useful tool in helping us to record key information during responses to reported crime,” Kim Lane, the then-spokesperson for The Claremont Colleges Services, told TSL in May. “They also allow us to proactively review and assess officers’ actions and interactions so that we can provide appropriate training.” Campus Safety Director Stan Skipworth did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday. The policy encourages Campus Safety officers to be transparent about their use of body cameras. “Officers are encouraged to notify the public that the [camera] is activated and recording. Under most circumstances, notification has shown to aid in diffusing incidents,” the policy said.
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Under the policy, all officers must activate their cameras when dispatched on calls involving “actual or potential violations of the law” and may not deactivate them “until the scenario has been stabilized; upon request of the victim; or as ordered by a supervisor.” The officers have discretion to determine when the situation is “stabilized.” College administrators and Pomona College’s Judicial Board can request access to the footage for investigations, according to ASPC President Miguel Delgado PO ’20, who discussed the policy at the ASPC meeting. Students will be able to tell if the cameras — which officers wear on their chests — are recording if they can see the camera lens, according to Pomona associate dean Ellie Ash-Balá. Ash-Balá said the cameras could help students, particularly students of color, who have complained to Pomona administrators that they’ve been treated unfairly or racially profiled by Campus Safety officers. The guidelines also prohibit anyone from making copies of or releasing footage from the cameras without permission and require officers to undergo training before
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HEALTH: Regular service won’t resume until after Fall Break Continued from page 1 Dickerson said SHS will hire another registered nurse at the end of next week. SHS will not be able to retire the urgent-care model until at least after fall break, Dickerson said. All non-urgent appointments will be scheduled for Oct. 14 at the earliest, and all pre-existing appointments will be rescheduled for the week of Oct. 7, according to the statement. TCCS decided to suspend routine appointments in consultation with student deans across the 5Cs, according to TCCS spokesperson Colin Tudor. Students from Pitzer College, Claremont McKenna College and Scripps College all received emails announcing the temporary suspension Thursday, a day after TSL published a story about the statement on the SHS site. Harvey Mudd College and Pomona College did not make school-wide announcements. In the meantime, SHS will begin subsidizing Lyft rides for students
to visit off-campus medical providers, Dickerson said. Student body presidents across the 5Cs expressed their concern about the temporary suspension. ASPC will be working closely with deans’ offices and TCCS to ensure students can access routine and preventative care until the situation is resolved, ASPC President Miguel Delgado PO ’20 said via message. “7C administrators need to prioritize SHS staffing and recognize that consistent access to health resources is critical to student success,” he said. “SHS provides necessary care for 5C students, and many students rely on Student Health for primary care while in Claremont,” ASCMC President Dina Rosin CM ’20 said in an email to TSL. “Forcing students to push back appointments or make appointments off-campus will ultimately harm the most vulnerable students.” Isom agreed.
“These are services that students pay for and colleges should provide,” he said. SHS has struggled for the past few years with chronic staff shortages. It hasn’t had a full-time director since at least spring 2018 and lost the previous two in less than a year. The search for a new director is continuing with limited success. Dickerson said she’s planning on interviewing another candidate within the next two weeks. The center was forced to suspend X-ray services last May after the office’s X-ray technician took medical leave. As of March 2018, SHS had just two physicians on staff, lengthening wait times for appointments. SHS will provide students needing immediate medical help with alternative treatment locations, the statement said, and instructed students who require transportation support to consult with their deans.
HMC celebrates groundbreaking of new computer science center LIAM cHALK Harvey Mudd College held a groundbreaking ceremony last weekend on Sept. 28 for the new McGregor Computer Science Center, which will include a Makerspace, recording studios and other community resources. The new building’s three stories and 36,000-square-foot structure should also help alleviate some of the strain placed on the school’s expanding computer science department. The ceremony brought together alumni, board members, faculty and students for speeches by various constituencies on campus. The building was planned in collaboration with the HMC community, according to Kim Patten, a partner at Steinberg Hart, the architectural firm that designed it. “We engaged with the faculty, staff and students to understand what the goals and vision of this facility would be and … were inspired by the desire of the college to create a facility that would act as a campus and community gateway, embracing and welcoming people to the campus,” Patten said. The building, located in the southwest corner of Mudd on Platt Boulevard and Dartmouth Avenue, will be unique on HMC’s campus because its primary entrance faces away from HMC’s central quad, unlike most other buildings on campus, Patten said. “The addition of the McGregor Center to our campus is an exciting and important step forward for the college,” HMC President Maria Klawe said in her remarks at the groundbreaking. “We are eager for the buzz of activity that we will experience in our fantastic new Makerspace, and we are excited that our growing department of computer science will gain a new home.” The new building will, among other features, include a new Makerspace — a studio designed for hands-on creative activities — and machine shop, allowing the school to grow its design and manufacturing curricula, engineering department chair Elizabeth Orwin HM ’95 said. “Essentially anytime where there’s project work for students from any discipline: clinic thesis, research teams, anywhere students want to come together to work together to create something, the space will have something to offer them,” she said. HMC’s computer science pro-
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Kim Patten, a partner at Steinberg Hart, partakes in the beam signing at the McGregor Computer Science Center’s groundbreaking ceremony Sept. 28.
gram has exploded in recent years, necessitating the space. The school didn’t buy its first computer or offer its first computer science classes until 1969, 14 years after its founding, computer science department chair Melissa O’Neill said in a speech at the groundbreaking. In 1979, HMC hired its first full-time computer science professor and graduated its first computer science majors in 1992. Now, the major graduates dozens of students each year. Last year, the 90 CS-related majors made up 43 percent of the graduating class, according to the college’s Office of Institutional Research. Twenty-four percent of all declared majors enrolled through the end of the spring semester were CS majors, making computer science the second-most popular major behind only engineering (31 percent). Another twenty-one percent were CSmath or Math-Comp.-Bio majors. HMC’s computer science department has also set records in gender equality. The computer science major has grown from 12 percent female in 2005 to nearly 50 percent female in 2019, O’Neill said. Nationwide, women earned only 18 percent of bachelor’s degrees in computer science in 2015, according to the National Science Foundation. HMC is also the only college to have approximately equal gender representation from both students and faculty in computer science, Klawe said. But the high demand for computer science classes has placed a strain on the department, lim-
iting class registrations and causing frustration among CS majors and other Mudders. The space created by the new building, though, “will create room to grow from 16 to 25 faculty positions over time,” according to a brochure about the new building. Students are excited about the new space. “The college is heading in a direction of further prioritizing inclusivity, community and preparedness for the next generation of students,” ASHMC President Kyle Grace HM ’21 said in a speech at the groundbreaking. “As a computer science major here at Mudd, I am excited to see our incredible computer science program become even larger.” Construction will last up to 18 months, with an estimated completion date in early 2021, according to the HMC website. The building is named for Scott A. McGregor, who along with his wife, trustee Laurie J. Girand, was a major donor for the project. The school set a fundraising goal of $17.2 million for the project, which it reached in approximately three months. The building will cost $30 million in total, with the remaining funds coming from debt financing in the school’s operating budget, the website said. If you would like to stay updated on the progress of the McGregor Computer Science Center construction, you can view the construction webcam on Harvey Mudd’s website, which provides an updated image every 10 minutes.
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Keck Graduate Institute hires founding dean for new medical school SIeNA SWIFt Keck Graduate Institute appointed Dr. J. Mario Molina as the founding dean of the KGI School of Medicine on Aug. 15, according to a news release and faculty profile on Keck’s website. Molina comes to the 7Cs with 20 years of experience as the former CEO of Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 500 health insurance company founded by his father, which provides health care to low-income individuals, according to the news release. He’s also worked in medical education and been recognized for his achievements by prominent media outlets. “Dean Molina’s passion for re-thinking medical education aligns with KGI’s core value of innovation,” KGI spokesperson Ivan Alber said via email. “We are excited to partner with him on this transformational endeavor that will positively impact not just KGI, but all of the Claremont Colleges.” But Molina’s legacy hasn’t been all smooth sailing. Molina Healthcare’s board of directors fired Molina and his brother, CFO John C. Molina, in May 2017, citing poor financial results and difficulties keeping pace with competitors, according to the Los Angeles Times. Shares in the company jumped over 20 percent after the announcement. Analysts said the move could clear the way for Molina Healthcare to be acquired by a larger insurance company, according to the Times. Molina said he was blindsided when the board fired him, according to an LA Times business column. On the day of his firing, Molina planned to inform the board, whose members’ average compensation exceeded $372,000 in 2016, that he saw them as overpaid and underqualified. In 2017, Molina was “virtually the sole health insurance chief executive in the country” who vocally defended the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, according to the Times column. Molina said his political views made the board “uneasy,” specifically pointing to board member Ronna Romney, a longtime Republican official who is Mitt Romney’s former sister-in-law, according to the Times column. Molina did respond to requests for comment before press time. Prior to running Molina Healthcare, Molina was a faculty member at the University of Southern California, where he earned his medical degree in 1984, according to the news release. He’s also a trustee of the John Hopkins University School of Medicine. Over the years, Molina has earned several accolades for his work at Molina Healthcare. In 2005, Time Magazine named Molina one of the 25
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J. Mario Molina was named the founding Dean of the KGI School of Medicine.
most influential Hispanics in America. In 2016, Modern Healthcare, a business publication about the healthcare industry, listed Molina among the 100 most influential people in healthcare. At Molina Healthcare, Molina focused on providing health care to impoverished Latinx people by employing bilingual physicians, providing brochures in several languages — including Chinese and Cambodian — to serve California’s Asian population and running 24-hour nurse advice lines in Spanish, according to the Time article. “The experiences I have gained confirm both the need and the timely imperative at KGI to transform medical education by providing students with the academic, technology and self-awareness tools to become compassionate physicians and to advocate for the good health of the communities they serve,” Molina said in the news release. KGI President Sheldon Schuster praised Molina’s previous work. “He has an immense amount of experience in serving Southern California communities, and we are confident in his ability to develop an innovative medical school for the 21st century,” he said in the news release. Molina’s hiring is another major step forward for KGI’s plan to add a medical school, which was announced in July 2018. Molina wants to change the traditional approach to healthcare education by teaching the intersection of multicultural competency, population health research and commercial innovation to prepare physicians for community care, according to the news release. The search and recruitment process for Molina’s position cost $100,000, according to an information packet on the school’s website. The school received a $5 million donation from an anonymous donor for the first phase of its medical school project. The school also received a $250,000 grant from the Hearst Foundations — which provides philanthropic resources for organizations in the fields of culture, education, health and social services — the school announced last year. KGI aims to raise more than $50 million in total for the school.
Correction In an article about a book program at Pomona College from Issue 1, it was incorrectly stated that students in the QuestBridge Match program continue to receive recurring $500 book grants through a separate program. That program ended with the class of 2020. TSL regrets this error.
Pitzer, CMC join Pomona in providing free NYT subscriptions to students JAIMIe DING Extra! Extra! If you’re a student at Pitzer College or Claremont McKenna College, you can now get a free New York Times subscription with your school email. The bill, proposed by Pitzer Student Senate President Clint Isom PZ ’20, passed at the Sept. 29 Pitzer Senate meeting. Subscription for full online access for all Pitzer students will cost a discounted rate of $3,880 from the Student Initiative Fund, which has a budget of just over $11,000, Isom said. Pitzer students have the most NYT subscriptions out of the 5Cs, according to Isom, who met with Todd Halvorsen, education
manager for the NYT, over the summer. “A lot of professors assign New York Times articles as readings,” Isom said. “It just logically made sense. Making education more accessible.” This year is a trial run, but Pitzer Senate will consider making it a line item for future years if successful, according to Isom. Once the subscription has been purchased, Pitzer students can log on with their school accounts through an online portal. ASCMC announced in a Facebook post Sept. 15 that CMC students could get free NYT and Wall Street Journal subscriptions funded by Open Academy, an organization that “funds initiatives
on campus for students to learn from an array of perspectives,” according to ASCMC President Dina Rosin CM ’20. Rosin said many students approached her with the idea of a free NYT subscription in the spring, but the cost did not fit in the ASCMC budget. She reached out to CMC President Hiram Chodosh, who helped fund the school-wide NYT and WSJ subscriptions through Open Academy. “For me, reading the news and staying up-to-date on current affairs is an important piece in contextualizing my education,” Rosin said. Some CMC students were confused by the announcement,
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as they were able to access a free NYT subscription last year. Arielle Lui CM ’22 said she registered for one in September 2018 and continued to use it over the summer of 2019. However, Rosin said the subscription was a one-time arrangement that ended at the beginning of last year. For now, the new subscrip-
tions are only being funded for one year, Rosin said. CMC students can activate their subscriptions by signing up with their school email at AccessNYT.com and WSJ.com/CMC. Pomona College has been providing free print copies of the NYT on campus as well as online subscriptions for at least the past four years.
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TRAIN: City hopes Metro can make up shortfall Continued from page 1 going trade war with China, among other factors, have contributed to the funding shortfall, according to the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. “That amount of money doesn’t just appear out of nowhere,” Ho said. Claremont City Manager Tara Schultz said the city expected there would be a budget shortfall, but was surprised by how much money was still needed to get the Metro to Montclair. Still, she said the Gold Line extension authority has been successful at filling shortfalls before, “so we’re going to give them the benefit of the doubt and give them that time.” Extension of the Gold Line from its current terminus in Azusa through Pomona will be completed by 2025, the Metro has estimated. And if the segment to Montclair secures funding, it could be operational by 2028 — five years later than initial estimates. The project may receive some more funding from California’s SB-1 gas tax, Ho said, as well as LA County’s Measure M sales tax and other state grants. But for the most part, it’s unclear where the remaining funds will come from. Uncertainty over whether the Metro will meet its funding deadline already has some Inland Empire leaders ready to give up and pursue other alternatives. “I’m going to come back to you … with a recommendation that we throw in the towel,” San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Executive Director Raymond Wolfe said of the Gold Line extension at his agency’s board meeting on Sept. 4. “I think it’s time for us to start to make some tough decisions on a project that has been a challenge for many years.” Because Montclair is in San Bernardino County, SBCTA had pledged $95 million for the Gold Line extension, according to Otis Greer, SBCTA’s director of legislative and public affairs. But the agency is still about
$20 million short of fulfilling this pledge, Greer said, and is now considering reappropriating the funds for another project that could be operational by 2025: a new passenger rail project between Pomona and Montclair called Arrow. “We believe that the Arrow service ... could meet the need that the Gold Line was going to fill, and create connectivity between Pomona and Montclair at a fraction of the cost,” Greer said. Arrow, for which construction began in July, is currently slated to extend only as far west as the San Bernardino Transit Center, the eastern terminus of the Metrolink’s San Bernardino Line, according to Greer. That’s nearly 30 miles east of Claremont. But Greer said service could continue on the existing Metrolink rail all the way to Pomona, allowing Claremont and Montclair residents to transfer to the Gold Line there once it’s operational. SBCTA’s Transit Committee will decide if extending Arrow is feasible sometime in October. The Gold Line extension authority is not currently considering alternative projects like the Arrow, Ho said, adding that San Bernardino has already “committed their funds” to the Gold Line project. “Passing the San Bernardino County border into LA County — they have no say in that,” he said. “We’re not concerned about what they’re doing. We don’t even know what they’re really proposing.”
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Due to funding issues, the LA Metro may not be extending its Gold Line to service Claremont.
The Gold Line would serve several unique purposes, including linking foothill cities to the Montclair Transcenter, which offers connections to three area bus systems, he said. He also noted that the Gold Line would make transit more accessible to diverse segments of Claremont’s population. “It’s a more cost-effective method of transportation,” he said. “I think that would be helpful for both our seniors and our college students … It gives them another way to get to downtown LA.” Students said they would welcome the Gold Line. “I like getting into LA. That’s one of the reasons I came to this school — because it was near a big city, not in a big city,” Alex Dean PO ’22 said.
Currently, 5C students have access to the Metrolink, which stops in the Claremont Village and costs $5.25 for a one-way student ticket to LA Union Station. A one-way Gold Line trip costs $1.75. The 5Cs also offer the Foothill Transit “Class Pass,” which allows students to take free bus rides into Los Angeles. Initial plans to expand the Gold Line called for demolishing the Claremont Metrolink stop to make room for the new Metro station. When officials considered permanently removing the Metrolink stop rather than rebuilding it across the street, outraged 5C students and residents successfully fought to keep it. Now, their protests could have been for nothing. If Claremont doesn’t get its Metro stop, there
may be no need to demolish the Metrolink station. Students said they might be more likely to travel into LA or the surrounding area if transit were cheaper and more convenient. “The 5C bubble is real,” Serenity Wade HM ’21 said. “I feel like I have to go out of my way to get access to public transit.” While the Metrolink runs almost due west from Claremont to Union Station, the Gold Line travels north through communities such as Monrovia and Pasadena, then LA neighborhoods like Cypress Park and Chinatown. “I don’t know of anyone who hasn’t just gone straight to Union Station [on the Metrolink],” Dean said. “It would be good for people to see places other than downtown LA.”
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“Claremont Crushes gave me hope for a long time that there was love on this campus — that people really did fall for each other, especially when I felt really lonely on campus during my first two years here.” They recalled a time during their sophomore year when they were going through “one of the hardest times in my life” and someone wrote a Claremont Crush about them. “I was on a scooter and couldn’t walk for six months and was very depressed, and someone said the kindest things about me,” they said. “And it reminded me that I was still me, and that people appreciated me for me.” They plan to “evolve [the page] with the needs of the campus and emphasize values of inclusivity and love of all forms.” Claremont Crushes II, on the other hand, sticks more faithfully to the image of the original page. It retains the same profile picture and much of the biography of the former page. Numbering for new posts will continue where the former page left off — starting at 5,892. “I think [Claremont Crushes] was great on the whole, providing a lot of positivity and support to people,” the creator explained via message.
Conversations to ‘Drop Sodexo’ continue as contract with Scripps ends in 2020
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Jenna Floricel SC ‘19 voices her desire for change with an Angela Davis quote at the Drop Sodexo Rally March 8.
cHLOe MANDeL Scripps College is continuing to look at dining hall service providers to potentially replace Sodexo, as students pressure the administration to move away from the private prison operator. Scripps’ contract with Sodexo ends in 2020, and some students have been pushing the school not to renew it due to the company’s ties to for-profit prisons abroad and its a history of allegedly mistreating workers. One student group, Drop Sodexo, has been advocating against the company for several years. Now, they might finally see their wish granted. Scripps’ deadline for proposals from dining service companies for the school’s next contract was Thursday, Scripps spokesperson Rachael Warecki said via email. The Dining Services Advisory Committee — which will provide recommendations to Scripps President Lara Tiedens for Scripps’ next dining contract — outlined “expectations for food quality, customer service, affordability, alignment with institutional values and industry expertise,” for all of the prospective companies, Tiedens said in an email to students. The Drop Sodexo campaign’s primary goal is for Scripps to take its dining services in-house like Pomona College did in 2011, Sophie Peters SC ’20, one of the lead Drop Sodexo organizers, said. But the school is not considering this approach and has “no plan for self-operation” of dining services,
Warecki said. “If in-house isn’t feasible, we would like to see a company that aligns with our values as a movement and the values of the Scripps community,” Peters said. Drop Sodexo is “currently in talks with the administration regarding the proposal process for new dining hall service providers,” according to Peters. Drop Sodexo members have been unsuccessfully pressuring the administration to grant student access to these proposals.
We would like to see a company that aligns with our values as a movement and the values of the Scripps community. Sophie Peters Sc ’20
Peters said Drop Sodexo will be “continuing to follow this process” in an effort to “engage the community in a discussion about what the community wants to see, what we want to see and how we think the administration should go about choosing a new provider.” Students previously ramped up their efforts against Sodexo in spring 2019. In March, the group organized a protest with more than 40 stu-
dents on Scripps’ campus. At the rally, students presented Tiedens an anti-Sodexo petition with more than 1,000 signatures. Some current Scripps Associated Students members made ending the Sodexo contract a centerpiece of their campaign platforms. At the class of 2019’s commencement in May, many students wore anti-Sodexo stickers on their graduation caps, Peters said. Such efforts have helped raise student awareness about the Drop Sodexo campaign, and some students are taking action of their own. Maya Lynch SC ’22 has avoided eating at Malott Commons so far this semester. Sodexo also manages Harvey Mudd College’s dining hall, but most opposition to the company has come from Scripps students, and protests have focused on Scripps. Peters said the campaign is “currently centered at Scripps and at Malott, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t still talking about Harvey Mudd.” HMC directly manages its Hoch-Shanahan dining hall but gets “limited services” from its contract with Sodexo, “including a robust recipe system as well as food and supply procurement,” HMC spokesperson Judy Augsburger said in an email to TSL. H M C i s n ’t c o n s i d e r i n g switching dining providers, Augsburger said.
Question: “What happened to Claremont Crushes?” Though it appears the widely-loved Claremont Crushes Facebook page, which boasts over 2,800 likes, is now defunct, new pages are seeking to take its place. Claremont Crushes, created Sept. 26, 2016, provided a platform for 5C students to anonymously share compliments and crushes for fellow students, according to the page’s About section. The original page published its 5,891st and final post May 6, ending its nearly three-year run. The page’s lack of activity since has sparked curiosity among Claremont students about the fate of the page and its administrator. TSL was unable to confirm students’ speculation on Facebook that the page’s administrator graduated last spring. But in an effort to fill the gap left behind, two Claremont students have independently started similar pages: Luv in Claremont and Claremont Crushes II. “I was really sad that [Claremont Crushes] was clearly not functioning this year, which is why I reached out to the administrators so many times,” the creator of Luv in Claremont said via message.
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CAMS: Student group opposes policy Continued from page 1 using the cameras. Campus Safety will store footage for 180 days. Only those with “legitimate law enforcement or administrative purposes” will be permitted to view the footage, according to the policy. Some students have questioned whether the body cameras will resolve complaints about Campus Safety’s activities, particularly its treatment of students of color. 5C Prison Abolition Club head officers Emma Li SC ’21
and Mackenzie Rutherford SC ’21 and members Jo Choe PO ’21 and Elle Biesemeyer SC ’21 condemned the body camera policy in the spring. “Rather than creating systems of accountability, body camera footage has been historically used/ ignored to reduce consequences for officers who have committed harm against the very people they are supposed to protect,” they said in a joint statement via email. “Implementing body cameras jeopardizes the privacy and safety of those who are most surveilled: brown and black students on campus,” the PAC members added.
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Students gather for Shakedown Sounds experimental music on the Cafe houses the first open-mic of the year
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The Shakedown Cafe, a student-run eatery on Pitzer’s campus, is next to Pitzer College’s Gold Student Center pool.
KEATON SCHILLER Dim, warm lights brightened up the fence of Pitzer’s pool as students clustered and engaged in conversation on the grass. As melodic voices and the soothing sound of acoustic guitar filled the space, people swayed back and forth, taking in the lively atmosphere. The first Shakedown Sounds had officially commenced. Singers, poets, performers and observers alike gathered Sept. 26 outside the Shakedown Cafe, Pitzer College’s student-run cafe, for “Endless Hot Girl Summer” — the first Shakedown Sounds of the year. The event is open-mic and welcomes singing, slam poetry, standup comedy and anything else that students want to share every other Thursday, starting at 8:30 p.m. Theo Kolbrener PZ ’21, this year’s primary coordinator of Shakedown Sounds, has played a part in the event for three years. “Shakedown Sounds is an amazing opportunity for people to come together as a community to watch and support each other, especially because it’s a platform on Pitzer’s campus that is otherwise kind of lacking,” Kolbrener said. Unlike closed-door dorm rooms or invite-only type events, Shakedown Sounds is performed at the Shakedown Cafe, a public space for student artists that’s open to everyone. Whether you’re a performer, audience member or just want to hang out with friends, Kolbrener believes Shakedown Sounds creates an inclusive space for students to unite
on campus. Shakedown Sounds is also unlike an open-mic one might attend at a coffee shop because it’s held within the 5C community. “Here, we know the people,” Kolbrener said. “There’s such a sense of community, so even when you’re sharing vulnerable pieces, you know that there’s such a support system.” For Sasha Marlan-Librett SC ’22, this precise intimacy of Shakedown Sounds is what draws her back every time. “It’s a lot more special to hear music that’s live and from people you know personally,” she said. “You can also discover new friends, new music and see what others are creating or songwriting.” The environment created at Shakedown Sounds is one of inclusivity, encouragement and warmth, Kolbrener said. “Often at open-mics, [it can feel] like there’s a bit of a competitive element, and that doesn’t exist at all at Shakedown Sounds,” they said. “It’s just a very supportive, lovely environment.” Performances at last Thursday’s event included the song “Creep” by Radiohead, performed by Carson Barry PZ ’22 and Olivia Meehan PZ ’22; “Angel from Montgomery” by Bonnie Raitt and John Prine, sung by Claire Gala SC ’22, Liza Jane PZ ’20 and Meehan; poetry performed by Jordy Gertner PO ’21 and stand-up performed by Ingrid Topp-Johnson PZ ’20. Barry has been playing music
at Shakedown Sounds for over a year now. “I always feel a lot more confident about my music after playing it because everyone is so supportive,” she said. “Plus, I can always feel the energy of a song better once I play it for people.” Meehan, who sang “Creep” alongside Barry, said she loves performing at the event because it provides her the opportunity to explore her passion for singing and performing without having to commit to a career in the music industry. For this reason, Meehan said she plans on performing at Shakedown Sounds in the future. “I don’t think I want to go into music, but I definitely want to sing … I feel like this is a good opportunity to be singing in front of a crowd,” she said. The most recent Shakedown Sounds event was a major moment for Gala — it was the day she switched from being an audience member on the sidelines to a performer on the stage. Gala, Meehan and Jane established their trio spontaneously, the night before Shakedown Sounds. Gala went over to hang out with Meehan, and as Meehan and Jane were practicing “Angel from Montgomery,” Gala decided to join in and make it a three-part harmony. “I like that a major aspect of it is that it’s spontaneous and kind of random,” Gala said. “I feel like even the audience members just go to see what they’ll find. You don’t know [what] to expect and that’s the beauty of it.” Sebastian Wood PZ ’22, a frequent member in the audience, is a huge fan of Shakedown Sounds. “My favorite thing about Shakedown Sounds is the accessibility,” he said. “There’s no barrier to entry. Anybody can sign up, anybody can do a set and anybody can come enjoy it. Free of cost.” Shakedown Sounds is an open-mic that begins at 8:30 p.m. every other Thursday. Any and all students from the 5Cs can sign up to perform at Shakedown Sounds by filling out a Google Document posted on the Shakedown Sounds’ Facebook event page. To get involved in the behindthe-scenes of the event, contact Theo Kolbrener at ekolbren@students. pitzer.edu.
rise with JPeGMAfiA ELLA BOYD
Experimental music is finding its way back to the mainstream with American hip-hop artist and record producer Barrington DeVaughn Hendricks, known professionally under his moniker, JPEGMAFIA. JPEGMAFIA, who made waves at the 2019 Pitchfork Music Festival, described his own music as “wack” and asked people to expect “disappointment” from him in an interview after his set. So why is he such a compelling artist? JPEGMAFIA’s music is unsystematic and haphazard: at times comedic, at other times dark, empty and unnerving, but more often than not emotional. His beats are weird and intense, often compared to the instrumentals of the hip-hop group Death Grips. His first album, “Black Ben Carson,” earned him the title of “genre-defying noisemaker” because of both his sounds and his content. His lyrics are political, and his instrumentals are truly uncategorizable. JPEGMAFIA himself has been described as a “reflection of the internet’s dark underbelly” because, unlike other artists today, he embraces the coldness of our online era. He’s also been called “provocative.” Maybe people don’t like staring at the society they’re a part of. Go figure. The artist’s newest album, “All My Heroes Are Cornballs,” may be somewhat of an attempt to make fun of himself and his life experiences. But it deals with some serious issues. The opening song, titled “Jesus Forgive Me, I Am a Thot” contains the line “Pray you get comfy in your disguise,” which sounds closer to a line of poetry than a bar in a jokey rap song. JPEGMAFIA proves an artist can channel humor and poeticism in one work with ease. Versatility reaches new heights with his work. Sometimes, people don’t like or understand JPEGMAFIA’s experimental music. It is, at times, difficult. But addressing problems is also difficult. People spend more time on their phones in their virtual lives than in their real, physical lives. This seeming disconnect is perhaps why experimental musi-
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Barrington DeVaughn Hendricks, known professionally as JPEGMAFIA, is an American hip-hop artist and record producer.
cians like JPEGMAFIA are needed more than ever in this day and age. Our generation is full of overthinkers, overanalyzers and oversharers tormented by current events, and experimental music reflects this anxiety well. The internet addiction-anxiety dilemma conveyed through experimental music is relatable and familiar, drawing people in. With seductive beats and comical song titles, JPEGMAFIA pushes people to think about crucial issues, like the difference between one’s real and online personas in “Beta Male Strategies.” Hip-hop is not designed to be purely truthful, but JPEGMAFIA simultaneously questions people’s lack of authenticity and the motives behind lying behind a screen with one bar: “Say what you said on Twitter right now / You only brave with a board and a mouse.” JPEGMAFIA’s entire collection of work appears to be one giant social critique experiment, but maybe that’s exactly why JPEGMAFIA is such an intriguing artist in the first place. At the end of the day, JPEGMAFIA reflects the state of society today. Because isn’t that exactly what our generation is? One huge social experiment? Ella Boyd SC ’22 is TSL’s music columnist. Besides writing for TSL, she enjoys listening to music, writing poetry and making art.
Commemorating OBSA and CLSA’s 50 year legacies
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The Office of Black Student Affairs, pictured above, and Chicano Latino Student Affairs are celebrating their 50th anniversaries this year.
AMIRAH ADEM The Office of Black Student Affairs and Chicano Latino Student Affairs, both 7C groups, are acknowledging their storied pasts as they celebrate their shared 50th anniversaries this fall. Since the beginning of the 20192020 academic year, both organizations have hosted an array of events to commemorate the occasion, from lectures to workshops to a joint block party.
OFFICE OF BLACK STUDENT AFFAIRS Lydia Middleton, dean and director of OBSA, recounted the organizations’ founding with the galvanizing events of February 1969, during which Pomona College and Scripps College were bombed, injuring one Pomona staff member. The blame for these acts of violence were wrongly linked to members of the Black Student Union, according to Middleton, though no one ever took blame or was arrested for the bombings. At the time, black students at the 5Cs were involved in serious nego-
tiations with Claremont Colleges presidents to establish an ethnic studies and cultural center, Middleton said. They had 49 meetings in total. But after the bombings, black students received threatening calls and were harassed by white students, according to TSL archives. But no one was physically assaulted. To remain safe, 65 black students had to temporarily be housed off campus, according to Middleton and TSL archives. Other communities of color empathized with black students’ struggles amidst the accusations and controversy with curriculum, Middleton said. Latinx and white allies collectively supported black students in a gathering at the McAlister Center, initiating coalition-building between communities of color at the 5Cs. Though no autonomous Black Studies Center was opened in response to the students’ demands, a Human Resources Institute was established at the Claremont University Center in 1969, which included a Black Studies Center and a Mexican-American Studies Center, according to the Pomona
College website. Since then, both centers have developed into what they are now — OBSA and CLSA — and continue to support students. Middleton hopes OBSA can act as a resource where students can “think about what they are asking for, find out if they are willing to stay involved in trying to make change and [figure out] what that looks like for them.” Naomi Amuzie PO ’22, a member of OBSA, reflected on the significance of the two organizations’ milestone 50th anniversary. “When I see 50th, I see persistence and diligence in our history: the advocacy work in the face of bigotry, microaggressions,” she said via message. “I see beauty and power in the existence of every single black body that has stepped foot on this campus.” Amuzie emphasized the importance of continuing to enrich the experience and well-being of black students on campus. “Whether it’s in the next few months or weeks or the next 50 years, … it’s really important that people understand that blackness is not a monolith and that we
are not gate keepers,” Middleton said. “We don’t tell people how to be or act or what their experiences have to be in order to be black … [identity is] something we help students find on their own with our support.”
CHICANO LATINO STUDENT AFFAIRS The Mexican-American Studies Center, now CLSA, was created in conjunction with OBSA to recognize students of color on campus. Xochitl Casillas, assistant dean of CLSA, said the organization helps propel students of color forward. “Many of our alumni are doctors, lawyers, teachers, entrepreneurs, civic leaders,” she said. “We are proud of their accomplishments, and know that this center plays a central role in seeing them succeed.” CLSA intern Stephanie Camey PZ ’21 said the organization has played a vital role in her college experience. “This is the [community] where I met my closest friends
who are now my second family. The staff at CLSA have supported me in so many different ways [like] providing me with internships for the summer [and] guiding me in my college career as a pre-med student,” Camey said via email. Casillas said that, at its core, CLSA’s vision is one of inclusivity and support. “Our mission strives to be reflective of our diverse Latinx community; those that represent our Afro Latino, indigenous and mestizo heritage, as well as recognizing their other identities,” she said. “We want our community to know they are all valued, cared for and represented.” Looking forward, Casillas wants to uphold the supportive values of CLSA through committed response to current and future issues affecting Chicanx and Latinx students at the 7Cs. “In the years to come, we will continue to ensure that all Latinx students feel the sense of belonging, and that [they] are all part of our tight-knit familia/community,” Casillas said. “We will do so by continuing to evolve and respond to the ever-changing and diverse needs of our campus community.”
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Award-winning Sarah Jones performs one-woman show MOLLY WU CW: Sexual exploitation, anorexia More characters exist within Tony-winner Sarah Jones than in most novels. At the Sept. 30 performance of “Sell/Buy/Date” at Pomona College’s Seaver Theatre, Jones seamlessly slipped between varied mannerisms and accents, her virtuosity in character study and impression on full display. The one-woman show, written and performed by Jones and directed by Carolyn Cantor, is set in a “post-progressive” futuristic world in which sex work is legal in 49 states and a Barbie doll is interpreted as an “educational tool for anorexia prevention.” Serene Campbell, a British professor leading a class on the effects of the normalization of sex work in American culture, is the first character introduced. Campbell uses “Bio-Empathetic Resonant Technology,” which allows users to replicate an individual’s voice and mannerisms derived from recorded modules. Jones channels the recorded modules of those involved in the sex work industry to emphasize their complex and differing perspectives and backgrounds. Throughout the show, Campbell becomes dozens of characters, including teenage sex workers, a self-declared Russian “raunchrepreneur” who ran a chain of boutique
brothels and a sex-addicted New York police officer. To embody a module, “you need to be able to access your entire [emotional] range,” Campbell said. Some of Campbell’s embodiments argued that sex workers were victims of sexual violence rather than visions of empowerment. But another character said, “What if I want to be an object, but
like, a powerful object?” The varied perspectives on whether sex work acts as a method of empowerment formed the underpinning tension of “Sell/Buy/ Date,” and the show offered no clear conclusion. “I think the artistic value of the piece was incredible,” Shringi Diva Vikram SC ’20 said. “I don’t know if [Jones] was aiming for a clear message, or if it was an elucidation
of all these different situations and different perspectives.” In a post-show discussion session with Pomona theater assistant professor Carolyn Ratteray, Jones spoke on the purpose of the show: “I wanted to look at how girls are seen as commodities so early … I really wanted to look at where I had objectified myself, and where other women were doing it and where men were receiving that
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Playwright, poet and actress Sarah Jones performed “Sell/Buy/Date” at Pomona College on Sept. 30. The show is set in the future and inspired by experiences of people affected by the sex industry.
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message.” Jones explained that she conducted field research during the writing process for the show, interviewing numerous individuals with sex work experience to shape her characters. “I started writing it in 2012. I went to Korea, India, all these places where there are incredibly powerful stories of women surviving commercial sexual exploitation,” Jones said. “Along that continuum, [I wanted to know the person] who is the dominatrix [and also] considers herself empowered and a businesswoman — I wanted to talk to her.” Jones’ motivation to learn about sex work experiences has still continued after writing “Sell/Buy/Date.” “I continue to look for what I think of as the unicorn, [the person] who is doing this work without any exploitation or trauma in her background, because I don’t know any human beings who haven’t experienced some trauma.” The effects of Jones’ efforts were clear in the production. “She said she had done her research and it really showed,” Olivia Deligan PO ’23 said. “The way she approached the topic and all the different perspectives she brought in felt really real and raw.” Audience members came away impressed by Jones’ acting skills. “The people that I’ve talked to and myself found that the acting especially was phenomenal,” Vikram said.
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Caffeinated accounts of an occasional coffee drinker ERIN SLICHTER Among the many questions my dad asks me each time I come home, there’s one that doesn’t feel like a drill on my life choices. “Can I make you some coffee?” It comes early on my first morning at home, and the answer is always: “Yes.” That first sip, half coffee, half warm milk in a Fiestaware mug, is what really brings me home. It’s usually followed by a second question from my dad — “How is it?” — to which the answer is always: “Great.” Coffee has been a presence in my family for as long as I can remember. My dad religiously buys Peet’s Major Dickason’s Blend and brews himself a pot of it every morning. He makes a point of asking for coffee orders whenever we have family over and keeps decaf in stock in case caffeine isn’t their thing. I remember drinking my first cup of coffee one weekday morning in middle school, thinking to myself: This is it. I’m a grown-up. I’m in.
To me, coffee is for curling up on the couch with the Sunday comics and waking up early to finish an essay in middle school. Coffee is hospitality. Coffee is a hug from the inside-out. Coffee is family. Coffee is home. For a while, that was all coffee was to me. But then came high school. Then came Coffee Awareness. It was a time to scrutinize the quality of coffee. Coffee Awareness meant trips to Starbucks and all the things it had to offer my unaccustomed Peet’s palate: cappuccinos, frappuccinos, this-and-that-uccinos. Caffeine suddenly became a necessity. Sporadic study sessions at coffee shops were social events. It was a new world, and I was not prepared for it. I once drank three large cups of black coffee at breakfast before a seven-hour car ride I spent alternately writing an English essay that hadn’t been assigned and trying to stop myself from shaking. I’ve learned from my mistakes, and now I usually go for a latte or an Americano with plenty of room for cream — that is, if I get coffee at all. There are
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late nights here and there and the occasional cup on the way to class. But on the whole, I drink less coffee in college than I did in high school. It seems to me that coffee is less of a “thing” now; caffeine culture has shifted from coffee to tea. We go to T & Joy to do work on the weekends. We meet friends at Milk & Honey for a study break. We sit down to a bowl of soul at The Motley. Although “Friends” and its infamous café, Central Perk, is experiencing a renaissance, sharing some joe with your own friends is not. Coffee has receded from the social sphere into a more solitary role. Coffee is a graband-go before class. Coffee is a late night on the sixth floor of the library. Coffee is a GO Cube, a chewable block in plastic packaging. Although Gen Z is drinking less coffee than previous generations, mainstream coffee options on campus suggest that coffee still has a place here: Peet’s is served at Frank Dining Hall, Frary Dining Hall, The Hub and the Sagehen Café, and Starbucks is available at Malott Dining Commons, Jay’s Place and The Café at Harvey Mudd College. Now, in the midst of tea-oriented social life, a solitary cup of coffee is a chance for me to return to myself — a rare, nostalgic treat best accompanied by self-reflection. Erin Slichter PO ’21 is TSL’s food columnist. She’s an international relations major who spends the time she’s not reading political theory riding her bicycle, reviewing Russian verbs and baking sourdough bread.
A series about making and STEAM
LECTURE, NOON–1:15 P.M.
(science, technology, engineering, the arts, mathematics)
“Design for Change: Critical Technical Practice and Protest through Electronic Objects”
The Harvey Mudd community is seeking to create a culture for its new makerspace in the Scott A. McGregor Computer Science Center that is inclusive, creative, playful, sustainable and builds upon the College’s liberal arts environment. Think beyond traditional makerspaces to envision maker cultures that are mobile, use living materials, re-make with recycled parts and cross disciplinary boundaries.
GARNET HERTZ Canada Research Chair in Design and Media Arts Associate Professor in the Faculty of Design and Dynamic Media, Emily Carr University
FRIDAY, OCT. 11 Green Room, Joseph B. Platt Campus Center
Hertz highlights ways that creative electronic objects can be built to engage social commentary on complex topics. Complimentary lunch buffet begins at noon RSVP at hmc.edu/nelson WORKSHOP, 1:30–2:30 P.M.
“Re-Imagining the Now” Through a custom-designed activity, participants will re-evaluate and re-invent digital technologies and consider their capacities and potentiality.
For speaker information, visit hmc.edu/nelson. Direct inquiries to stewardship@hmc.edu, or call the Office of Stewardship and Events at 909.607.1818. Harvey Mudd College is a member of The Claremont Colleges. | 301 Platt Boulevard | Claremont, CA 91711
Crafting a creative cover letter that will get you the job
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OLIVIA TRUESDALE Like resumes, there are several ways to write a good cover letter. Here are some tips to help your letter go above and beyond based on some of my favorite letters I’ve seen as a career consultant, as well as a few basics to keep things neat and easily readable. The first thing you should know is that a cover letter is what it sounds like: an introduction to your application. The goal of a cover letter is to allow the reader to become acquainted with your most relevant experiences and your interest in their organization. So it’s a resume, but with more words? Not quite. What you include in your cover letter should highlight something on your resume, but it shouldn’t just regurgitate the same information. Think of the phrase your high school English teacher said: “Show, don’t tell.” Cover letters are for demonstrating rather than listing qualifications. As intimidating as it may seem, writing a cover letter is actually very similar to writing an essay, but about yourself and your goals rather than the book you read for class. Like papers you’ve written at school, cover letters have an introduction, body paragraphs and a conclusion. However, cover letters are (thankfully) much shorter than the average essay — about three-quarters to a full page, single spaced. The introduction paragraph of a cover letter is the best place to describe specifically why you want to work for said organization. Maybe you aren’t big on being around kids, but there must be a reason you’re applying to work in a mentorship program. Anecdotes — maybe you listened to NPR since you were eight years old and want to intern there — are a good way to show interest. My usual strategy is to check out an organization’s mission, vision or values statements. Try to be real and specific about why you want to work there, and don’t forget to sprinkle a basic introduction of who you are in the first paragraph, too. Your school, major and class year are a good baseline, and if it’s relevant, you can also incorporate that information into the “interest” piece. Before you get too far into writing an essay, you want to understand the prompt. In this case, that’s the job description. Seek out keywords that describe the role and its qualifications, like “strategic thinking”
or “teamwork,” and try to think of what examples you can provide from your experiences in one to two body paragraphs. At the end, integrate your story like you would a quote in an analytical essay — include a sentence that analyzes how your experience fits the company’s needs. Since recruiters look at many cover letters, make it easy for them to connect the dots on why you’re a good fit. Your cover letter should be tailored to the position you’re applying for in a way that makes it crystal clear to the person reading it how your experiences fit the criteria listed in the job description. That’s not to say you can’t have a stock cover letter, but you still should try to make some customizations to the employers you’re reaching out to. If you have interests in several areas, maybe have a stock letter for each area, since the government probably isn’t as interested in the music you’ve produced as much as a record label would be. Your conclusion can be short; mine is usually two or three lines. Just say your thesis (why you’re a good candidate), thanks for reading and that you’re looking forward to further discussing your qualifications. As far as formatting goes, use the same template as your resume, but make the font size a bit more standard — 11- or 12-point is probably easiest on the eyes. Last, but not least, like any good essay, you need to do your research. Who will be looking at your application? Address your letter to the name of a person if there’s one listed on the posting, or simply put “Dear Hiring Manager” or “Dear Program Coordinator,” whichever seems more accurate. “To whom it may concern” is a bit too open-ended. Personally, what I love about working on cover letters is hearing about each student’s diverse experiences and helping rethink the resume bullets into a narrative. The best cover letters I’ve read are the ones where the student tells a story that makes me want to learn more. Ultimately, you want the reader to be curious enough to request an interview. Like an essay, how you develop your cover letter is largely up to your discretion. It may take a few tries to get it how you want it, but don’t let that discourage you from telling your story. Got career-related questions? Submit them to olivia.truesdale@tsl. news or anonymously at bit.ly/CareerCornerTSL. Olivia Truesdale SC ’21 is TSL’s career columnist. She is a career consultant at Scripps Career Planning & Resources and currently studying abroad in Seoul, South Korea. She encourages you to check out the resources available at your campus career center.
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Why you should join the Phoebe Waller-Bridge hive GABRIELLA DEL GRECO There’s a particular outfit Phoebe Waller-Bridge wears in the second season of “Fleabag” that I’ve come to associate with the show — a striped, black and white T-shirt worn under black overalls. When Waller-Bridge won Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series at the Emmys, she spoke in front of a giant screen displaying her character in this same outfit. Her character’s face was turned toward the camera, wryly smiling as if to let us know she was in on the joke. To be honest, there’s nothing particularly original about “Fleabag.” After all, “Sex and the City” popularized the “life of a city-dwelling 20-something white woman who has a lot of sex” genre of television in 1998. “Fleabag,” in turn, revolves around a young woman living in London who deals with the grief she feels over the death of a close friend by having lots of casual sex. In this way, the clearest precedent to “Fleabag” is probably HBO’s “Girls,” which was also known for its no-holds-barred portrayal of sex and the single woman. “Girls” was well-reviewed by critics but also mired in controversy. When creator Lena Dunham was criticized for whitewashing New York City, even basketball superstar and global cultural ambassador Kareem Abdul-Jabbar weighed in. Despite its controversial legacy, the influence of “Girls” is undeniable. Its ripple effect is seen in shows such as “Better Things,” “Master of None,” “This Way Up,” “Insecure,” “Catastrophe,” “Difficult People” and “Broad City.” Like “Fleabag,” all these shows are produced, written and starred by the same person. Because many of these shows don’t conform to standard comedic tropes, they tend to occupy an amorphous space between comedy and drama. Many are about economically well-to-do white women. “Fleabag” is just one of many. Still, there’s something about “Fleabag” that’s made it such a hit. Over the summer, New York Magazine published a frenzy of articles on the show, including one called “I Bought the Fleabag Jumpsuit.” At the Emmys, “Fleabag” won four awards, beating fan favorites such as “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” Even Taylor Swift gushed over “Fleabag” in Entertainment Weekly. Everyone is in love with Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and rightfully so. A lot of “Fleabag”’s popularity probably has to do with WallerBridge’s gentle relatability. With her lanky frame and perpetual giggle, she is beautiful, but not intimidatingly so. She’s your best friend, your beloved sister and cool pro-
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Brad Pitt gives otherworldly performance in ‘Ad Astra’ BEN HAFETZ This article contains spoilers.
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fessor. In “Fleabag,” she often turns to the camera, smirking knowingly when something awkward, embarrassing or funny happens. The (fake) intimacy produced by these regular breaches of the fourth wall makes watching “Fleabag” feel like hanging out with a close friend, one who can speak volumes through a single glance. In “Crashing,” another show Waller-Bridge created, she plays a different version of herself. While “Fleabag” Waller-Bridge is a bit quiet, often expressing herself through asides to the camera rather than out loud, “Crashing” Waller-Bridge is brash, seductive and rarely thinks before she speaks — a true manic-pixie nightmare girl. The show’s title is derived from its premise: a bunch of twenty-somethings “crashing” in an abandoned hospital-turned-housing-unit-for-cheap, but it could also be said that Waller-Bridge’s character crashes into the social scene. A main plotline involves her stirring up jealousy between a former friend and his girlfriend. In one of my favorite “Crashing” scenes, Waller-Bridge strums a ukulele at a dinner party and goads people into singing their “truth song,” in which WallerBridge’s character says a word and the singer must sing a song about it. In the process of singing
a truth song, characters end up revealing things they meant to keep secret. For example: “I really liked the curry, it was really yummy, but Kate told us to big it up whether we did or not.” By the end of the night, relationships are ruined. “Crashing” didn’t have a cultural moment like “Fleabag” did, possibly because the former’s themes are less adult. At its heart, “Fleabag” is a show about a woman learning to grow up a little later than those around her, whereas everyone in “Crashing” is young and reckless. “Fleabag” is probably the better show, but “Crashing,” which never fully found its audience, is more relatable to college-aged viewers. Both are great examples of Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s talent for creating television that is both personal and broadly-appealing. Which brings me back to the outfit. There is nothing particularly unique about overalls and horizontal stripes, but it’s classic. It’s crowd-pleasing. It’s fashionable. Like Phoebe Waller-Bridge herself. Gabriella Del Greco SC ’21 is TSL’s TV columnist. She’s majoring in economics and probably watches more TV than is medically recommended.
What a year for Brad Pitt. After having his own “Hot Boy Summer” in Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” Pitt is once again starring in a masterclass of American cinema — this time exchanging the stars of Hollywood for the stars of space in James Gray’s “Ad Astra.” The film follows Roy McBride (Brad Pitt), an astronaut tasked with tracking down his long lost father (Tommy Lee Jones), who is thought to be threatening the galaxy from a long-forgotten mission on Neptune. While the core of the film’s plot has extremely high stakes — the fate of all life in the galaxy — the true heart of the film is much simpler. It examines the relationship between father and son, and also masterfully deconstructs men’s inability to express emotions. The tale of a son searching for his absent father is certainly not unrepresented in film, but the subtlety of emotions displayed in “Ad Astra” gives the trope something new and worthwhile. This subtlety is consistently depicted in the closeups of Pitt’s face as he gives the audience small, yet guarded insights into his character’s mind. Normally, narration in film is used as a device to let the audience know exactly how or what a character is thinking. But in “Ad Astra,” Gray uses narration to portray what his lead is holding back, inciting both suspense and curiosity. Moments of intimacy between Pitt and the audience reflect how McBride’s relationship with his father has affected his ability to make emotional connections with loved ones. McBride is so void of emotional expression that when he finally breaks down, we truly feel the emotional burden he carries. Despite its tone of melancholy and longing, “Ad Astra” is nowhere near boring. Instead, it’s deliberate and methodical with its shot choices and pacing. The film features long atmospheric shots of McBride alone, in the vast and empty void of space, representing his eternal sense of loneliness. The character’s physical isolation and inability to make contact with anyone mirrors McBride’s emotional inability to reach out to the people in his life. From a purely aesthetic view, the most notable section of the film is the 20-minute
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stop on Mars. The film takes on a dusty and orange color palette, emphasizing how Mars is alien to McBride. Mars’ foreign terrain represents new territory in both McBride’s mission and personal development — after landing on Mars and being forced to recuperate there, McBride makes an impassioned plea to his father. In regards to visuals, the film also has some truly breathtaking action scenes — the most notable being a moon chase with space pirates (Yes, fucking space pirates.) As ludicrous as a space pirate chase sounds, the scene feels incredibly grounded, and acts as a somewhat believable extension of current Awwmerican conflicts over resources. This realistic portrayal of capitalism and resource scarcity looms over the entirety of the film and provides a layer of depth to an otherwise otherworldly tale. As stunning as the visuals of “Ad Astra” are, the film only works as well as it does for two reasons: its emotional core and Pitt’s spectacular ability to harness this emotional core with only his face. Pitt’s face has been a staple in American households for almost 30 years, but I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of watching it. Luckily for the audience, Pitt’s face is featured prominently throughout as his facial expressions dance between representing a reserved military man and the lonely boy who lies underneath. When McBride finally sheds his “tough guy” persona, it’s beautiful and heart-wrenching in a way that feels incredibly real. “Ad Astra” is a film I can’t stop thinking about, in the best way possible. It’s one of the rare films that has moved me without feeling manipulative. I can’t wait to experience this film again. “Ad Astra” 4.5/5 Stars Ben Hafetz PZ ’20 is TSL’s film columnist. He’s a media studies and politics double major who likes to not only see movies, but also tell his friends why they should or should not like certain ones.
5Circus club’s all silks, juggling — and no clowning around SOFIA SZYFER Clowning around has taken on a new meaning for students in the Claremont Colleges’ circus club. 5Circus, a 5C-wide circus skills club, touts comprehensive lessons in aerial silks, juggling, balancing discs and gymnastics every Saturday afternoon in Roberts Pavilion. The club was founded in fall 2014 by Jack Gomberg PO ’18, who began circus training when he was 5 years old. Gomberg started organizing 5Circus before he even got to campus, making self discovery and self improvement a goal. “I get to see people discover all sorts of talents they didn’t know they had, and it’s been really exciting to see the club morph and grow as those talents are discovered and improved,” he said. “That’s my favorite thing about the club.” 5Circus is now led by co-presidents Dillon Coville HM ’21 and Lauren Froehlich SC ’20. Froehlich has eight years of aerial silks experience that informs her club mentoring. She hopes her work allows members to try something they’ve never done before in a welcoming environment. “I really want [5Circus] to be an inclusive space where people are happy, having fun and trying new things,” Froehlich said. Sarah Sundermeyer PO ’21, the vice president of the club, aspires to give new members a chance to engage with their bodies in a new way. “I want people to become more in tune with their bodies — to learn the limits of what they can do and create a space where everyone is challenging themselves and each other,” she said. The club’s balance of its roles as a performance troupe and a practice space has morphed over its lifespan, now acting more as a learning environment than a circus crew. “Every year, the circus club has
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Left: Sarah Sundermeyer PO ’21 practices aerial silks at a 5Circus practice; right: Cory Diamond CM ’20 practices juggling at a 5Circus practice.
to figure out what they want to do,” Froelich said. “Some years, we have a lot more member interest in performing, and other years, [the students say], ‘I just want to come here, I want a space to practice.’ Then other years, it’s a mix of both.” This year, Froehlich and Coville are focused less on performance and more on teaching circus skills. Laura Wu HM ’23 and Kat Pe-
terson SC ’23 have no prior circus experience but were enticed by the aerial silks on display at Turf Dinner. “I’ve never done aerial silks before, but I saw there was a club that teaches you [how to do] them, and I said, ‘maybe I’ll try it,’” Wu said. Students also expressed a desire to strengthen their knowledge of circus. “I feel like we don’t know a
lot about circus artists,” Peterson said. “They are underappreciated, and I wanted to learn more about them.” Hannah Doyle CM ’23 said she joined the club to continue her twelve years of circus experience. “I saw people up in the air at Turf Dinner, and it just reminded me of home,” Doyle said. “I wanted to be in that space of people who have creative and athlet-
ic experiences.” Connecting with other people is also an important part of 5Circus. “It’s often hard to find things in common with people at the different campuses, but 5Circus allows me to find people who like more creative physical outlets,” Doyle said. 5Circus meets every Saturday in Studio B of Roberts Pavilion from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
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Pomona is still a predominantly white institution BROOKE SPARKS On last year’s move-in day, I tried to ignore the disgust behind some old white lady’s glare as my dad helped me unload something from the trunk of our car. During orientation week lectures, I often found myself sandwiched between white strangers, each leaning over me to talk to each other. During my Orientation Adventure trip, I shared my tent with three other students of color — not necessarily because we had mutual interests, but because the majority of the other first-years on the trip were white and didn’t feel it necessary to try to include us in their activities or conversations. Pomona College’s status as a predominantly white institution has been clear to me since day one. I didn’t even know that this stance could be considered an ‘opinion’ because of how obvious it is. And yet, the very few times that I’ve brought this subject up with people, I’ve always been met with either slight skepticism or outright denial. It all boiled down to the same meaningless point — that because less than half of Pomona’s student body is white, Pomona is incapable of being a PWI. That argument really only makes sense if you believe that the people of color that make up the rest of the student body share the same culture, have the same experiences and are subject to the same levels of oppression. None of those things are true. Statistically, we have more white students attending Pomona College than students of any other race, according to the college’s Common Data Set for 2018-2019. That fact alone should solidify Pomona’s status as a PWI. PWI status is also predicated on an institution’s history. A good rule of thumb to follow in determining an institution’s status is its other affiliations. If the school isn’t historically known for having a large population of students from a racially marginalized group (like historically black colleges and universities or tribal colleges and universities), then it’s usually considered a PWI by default. If the statistics weren’t enough for you, Pomona’s alma mater, or anthem, was originally written for a blackface minstrel show, according to the school. This institution is founded on rhetoric that demeans and excludes people of color from its community. You don’t even really need evidence of minstrel shows to prove that, though. Pomona makes a habit
out of showboating its various identity-based resources, such as the Asian American Resource Center, Chicano Latino Student Affairs and Office of Black Student Affairs. The fact that we have these resources at all proves that Pomona has a history of excluding students of color. We wouldn’t need to establish these places to begin with if the college had a history of integrating students of color within the community. Meanwhile, white people don’t have an ‘Office of White Student Affairs’ or a ‘White Student Alliance.’ It would be excessive, seeing as they already have the Board of Trustees. Allowing people of color into your school doesn’t erase the fact that the school was not built with them in mind. Integration efforts don’t rewrite history. People insisting that Pomona isn’t a PWI reflects a much greater problem of people conflating diversity with greater social change. People will frame the most minimally progressive measures as substantial progress. Diversifying PWIs is an excellent first step to level the playing field and widen the general audience for higher education. But diversity doesn’t actually mean anything without proper efforts toward inclusion. Allowing people to exist in spaces without giving them the tools they need to flourish reduces them to props. I know I’ve felt that way quite a bit throughout my academic career, like when people at my high school claimed I only got into certain schools because of affirmative action and not because of the work I put in — the implication being that I wasn’t expected to learn, just to help fill a diversity quota. Broadcasting diversity more than inclusion efforts just gives off the impression that people of color are here to make white people feel better about themselves for being progressive enough to deign to wave at us, sit near us in class or talk to us. Pomona is a PWI. No matter how many students of color the administration admits, there is no changing the fact that the institution was built on the same white hegemony that excludes them. Brooke Sparks PO ’22 is from Las Vegas, Nevada. When she’s not complaining about racism in an article, she’s complaining about video games on Twitter.
steal my aesthetic? You’re pathetic
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CAMERON TIPTON Hey hey hey! Remember me? The one with the bright yellow hair (this week), septum piercing and occasional light-pink booty shorts? That’s right! That’s me. And it’s ok. You know why? Because I’m fucking gay. Let me spell this out for my hetero homies. The way you present yourself says a lot about you. At the very least, it says a lot about the way you want others to perceive you. Let’s zoom out and consider social context. Heteronormativity is a thing. I would define it, but if you go to the 5Cs you know what it is. If not, look it up. Because of heteronormativity, the “default” sexuality for any given person is heterosexual, or straight, whichever you think sounds less oppressive. The burden of the queer is to both demonstrate to the world that they are queer or, more importantly, to recognize fellow queers in nature. Stereotypes are bad, sure, but sometimes they are useful heuristics for people with little else to go off of. You see a cute guy in line and know you have 20 seconds to make your move before he’s lost in a sea of white neoliberals again. So you go through the checklist. Quirky hair color, check. Single pierced ear, check. Wild shirt pattern and tight jeans to match, check. This guy is the one. You just know it.
Jasper’s Crossword: Falling in line
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ACROSS 1. Officers below capts. 4. Dinghy or pontoon 8. Chimpanzee or orangutan 11. Stuntman Knievel 13. Number two 14. Siesta 15. Lemony Snicket villain Squalor 16. Supreme Court justice Thomas 18. Sounds from pens? 20. It’s a new start if yours is clean 21. Finally 23. Originally named 24. Mai ___ (cocktail) 25. ____ 51 (where them aliens at?) 27. Foam dart brand 31. Iridocyclitis, in pop culture 33. The Simpsons’ controversial convenience store owner
34. Very uptight 35. Pole or Croat 36. Home, in Havana 38. Lao-___ 39. Reaction to seeing a mouse 41. Donna ______ (Don Giovanni character) 43. Something to host on Facebook 46. Employee behind your wheel 47. Criminal record, casually 49. Where you can watch “Sportsperson of the Year” and “NFL Players and their Dogs” 52. It comes twice from MI to PPI 53. Buy-in amount 54. It contains le nez and la bouche 55. And so on (abbr.) 56. Loch ____ monster 57. The “S” in GPS (abbr.)
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DOWN 1. Comics icon Stan 2. Flat screens 3. Type of wheat in pasta and couscous 4. Reverse course 5. Lubricates 6. Type of compliance requiring ramps 7. Brusque 8. Pitch Perfect’s Kendrick 9. Covenant 10. Fencing thruster 12. Star Wars heroine Organa 17. Supreme Court justice Kagan 19. Code-cracking grp. 21. Off-roaders, for short 22. What to pin on a donkey 23. Repulses 26. Org. trying to block CA’s emissions standards 28. Spiritual beings 29. Foregone Motorola flip phone 30. Source of a dog’s itch 32. 2, 4, 6, 8, etc. 37. “I can take it ___ back, I never cared ‘bout what you thought” –Cardi B 40. Actor Hawke 42. Bulletproof apparel 43. Gaelic language 44. Expansive 45. The Illiad or the Odyssey 46. Canine docs 48. CMC-to-Pitzer direction 50. Speech-impaired or deaf person’s device 51. Nautical craft (abbr.) LAST WEEK’S ANSWERS
Only he isn’t. He is yet another straight boy, one who has appropriated queer aesthetics with little to no regard for the repercussions it could have for queer people. While the concept of heteronormativity is generally understood, the concept of queer-baiting is far less understood. The Independent, a British news source, defines queer-baiting as “a term used to describe purposely teasing the possibility of being queer in an effort to appeal to audiences.”
Acknowledge that you are complicit in a system that disillusions countless queers on a daily basis and move the hell on. Cameron Tipton
Sorry, straights, but you don’t get to play queer dress-up when it’s convenient. I cannot tell you how many times I have developed an attraction to a guy under the pretense that he was queer (because, let’s face it, crushing on straight guys just hasn’t hit the same since high school), only to find out they’re “not queer, just metro.” Let’s unpack this. Metro — short for metrosexual — is a pseudo-sexuality describing men who put above-average effort into their appearance, through grooming and meticu-
lous wardrobe choice. People often cling to this as a means of setting themselves apart from the heterosexual majority, as a means of proving that they’re different, that they’re somehow special. Let’s get something straight. You aren’t an oppressed class because you bathe. I’ll be honest with myself (as we all should be): Straight people don’t listen. They never do (especially when a queer person is talking), but I hope they will hear me when I say this: You’re treading on thin ice. Appropriating queer aesthetics will inevitably result in queer people expressing interest in you (a concept!), and in those instances, straight people, I urge you to BE NICE. You based your whole wardrobe on stolen fashion trends — the least you could do is show some respect. Don’t lash out at queer people. Don’t get defensive. Acknowledge the origins of your “unique” look, acknowledge that you are complicit in a system that disillusions countless queers on a daily basis and move the hell on. All of this said, I know that as soon as I finish writing this article and step out into a social space, I will see at least ten straight men who meet this exact description. This isn’t a thing I can change. But what I can do is tell you this. Straight, queer-baiting “hipsters,” what you’re doing is wrong. Cameron Tipton PO ’20 is a precocious, pompous psychology pupil. They are currently working to unlearn the hostile attribution bias.
OFF THE RECORD October is here It’s officially spooky season
Spooky x4 Nothing scarier than four midterms in a row
Cheap shots! At flu clinics
Ouch! The painful kind
Yeehaw for sustainable living Yummy mushrooms
Nohaw for ER visits We miss Talia :(
Nickelback They’re back
Bizarre tweets In the worst way possible
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Dolly Parton is the most versatile, impactful artist in the world GEORGIA SCOTT Dolly Parton came into my life when I was a freshman in high school, and I haven’t been the same since. The first time I thought I was in love, naturally with a guy my parents hated, I listened to “Two Doors Down” on repeat for nine hours straight as I drove home from a lacrosse tournament in Palm Springs. Two years later, when that same boy broke my heart, I had multiple daydreams about singing “If You Need Me” on his front lawn. When my grandma died last May, I listened to “Heartbreaker” in my hammock with my dog and cried. It was the most therapeutic part of my grieving process. This summer, when my sister told me the song “Something Special” makes her think of me, I wrote her a three-page letter about how I’m never going to find love because no man will ever understand me as well as she does. When I finally decided to leave my toxic high school at the end of junior year and begin independent study, I beamed as I drove to the beach with my dog while listening to “Hush-A-Bye Hard Times.” Parton’s always been there for me, no matter the situation, and it’s time to recognize her as the most versatile and generous artist in the world. For too long, her incredible success in multiple musical fields, songwriting credits and humanitarian work has been in the shadow of her stereotype as just a blonde,
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big-boobed country singer. But let me tell you, this woman does it all. She’s the modern day Athena. She’s sold over 100 million albums, had 110 career-charted singles (including 26 singles reaching No. 1 on the Billboard country charts), composed over 3,000 songs and been nominated for two Academy Awards. Whoa. These awards span the wide range of music that Parton has produced in many genres. She does country (obviously), but also pop, folk, gospel, R&B, rock and children’s music. She’s an amazing country singer, but she’s so much more. If you think you aren’t a Parton fan,
think again. There’s something for everyone. Few people recognize that the artist got her start as a songwriter. She wrote songs for Bill Phillips, Skeeter Davis and Hank Williams Jr. and has a creative knack for writing intelligent songs that move the listener. Even fewer people know Parton wrote and performed “I Will Always Love You” first, not Whitney Houston. Houston certainly slays that song in a way unmatched by any other artist who has attempted to do so, but come on people! Parton freaking wrote that piece of musical excellence. Aside from Parton’s incredible music career, she’s also made a big
Sexism is plentiful in the 2020 presidential race
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MEGAN CHOURREAU-LYON Gender bias in the media coverage of male and female politicians has been gradually recognized in recent years. But as the conversation has moved forward and as we enter a new presidential election cycle with a historic number of female candidates seeking the Democratic Party’s nomination, debates on how to fight sexist tropes are erupting. When Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., announced her run for president last February, Politico published a story headlined “Warren battles the ghosts of Hillary” within 24 hours. It was then publicized with a tweet asking “How does Elizabeth Warren avoid a Clinton redux — written off as too unlikable before her campaign gets off the ground?” The tweet was widely criticized, and the news outlet faced instant backlash for making their first story covering Warren’s campaign about how her gender would most likely make her “unlikable” to some American voters. However, I think that although the article was most certainly poorly addressed and atrociously timed, Politico was bringing up a topic that should be discussed — one that the media cannot shy away from. Columnists at leading news publications such as Arwa Mahdawi of The Guardian argued that the media needs to stop talking about sexist tropes in politics because by incorporating them into the narrative, we reduce female candidates’ campaigns to their gender. This argument flows naturally: If you repeat something long enough, it tends to make an idea concrete — that powerful women are unlikeable and are unsuited for office. But refusing to address sexism in political elections doesn’t make the issue any less pervasive, and more importantly, it doesn’t help to change any biased views that people might have on what a president should be like and what qualities are deemed “likeable” or not. The fact that Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY, was asked at her first press conference after announc-
ing her presidential campaign whether her being a “pretty likable, a nice person” would be a selling point for her going up against Trump proves that there is a bias entertained by the American media. On the other hand, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., being asked by an audience member at a town hall in Iowa whether a male candidate is better-suited to challenging Trump than a woman proves that there is a bias entertained by the American people.
It’s the media’s role to voice these misconceptions out loud so people will hopefully come to realize their bias and reconsider their views. Megan Chourreau-Lyon
Only 52 percent of Americans would be “very comfortable” with a female president, according to a study published in late 2018 by Kantar Public. But voters rarely acknowledge this bias. Amanda Hunter, research and communications director at the Barbara Lee Family Foundation, which supports women in politics, told The New York Times that “for 20 years, we’ve heard participants in our focus groups say they would vote for a woman, just not that woman.” This goes to show that the ways in which voters identify candidates to be likeable or unlikeable are often unconscious. For instance, Harvard researchers found in 2010 that voters regarded “power-seeking” women with contempt and anger but saw “power-seeking” men as stronger and more competent. It’s the media’s role to voice these misconceptions out loud so people will hopefully come to realize their bias and reconsider their views. If media outlets want to live up to their ambition of being fair and objective in their re-
porting, and thus in their treatment of presidential candidates, then they need to be realistic about the different challenges male and female candidates face with convincing voters to support them. New York University press critic Jay Rosen was quoted in a Washington Post article in February as saying that the media’s denial of their obvious bias in reporting reminded him of political scientist Norman Ornstein’s critique: “A balanced treatment of an unbalanced phenomenon distorts reality.” There is no perfect roadmap regarding how to achieve fair coverage of male and female candidates in a given political race, evaluating both the true nature of their personal successes and scandals and the unfair or advantageous gendered expectations. However, a few pointers can be given on how to avoid the pitfalls of traditional gender-biased reporting. When reporting on an incident where Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., berated a staff member for forgetting her fork, news outlets should also be reporting the fact that “Uncle Joe” Biden has a similar reputation of being a senator with a “short fuse.” When mocking former Democratic candidate Gillibrand for trying too hard to be authentic and relatable through eating fried chicken, media outlets should be willing to directly compare that to the fact that Beto O’Rourke, D-Tex., obviously planned out the Instagram livestream of his casual dentist appointment. This enables readers to be confronted with the reality of whether criticism of a candidate’s behavior is made on the assumption that they violated traditional political or behavioral norms, or that they violated traditional gender norms. Megan Chourreau-Lyon PZ ’21 is from France and the U.K. She’s passionate about politics and law, Brexit being over and cheese.
difference from an activist standpoint. She started the Dollywood Foundation in 1988, an effort to reduce high school dropout rates in her home county, according to The Boot, an online country news outlet. One of her first initiatives, the Buddy Program, gave $500 to each seventh and eighth grader that finished high school, The Boot reported. She helped to reduce the dropout rate to just 6 percent. She also started the Imagination Library, a charity that sends out books to kids once a month until they start school, according to The Boot. The program now has a global presence and has do-
nated over 100 million books. After the East Tennessee wildfires in 2016, Parton launched the My People Fund, which provided families who had lost their homes $1,000 a month for six months, The Boot reported. She eventually also gave participants a $5,000 check and donated $8.9 million directly to the people who needed it the most. In 2010 when the new LeConte Medical Center opened in Parton’s hometown of Sevierville, she funded the 30,000-square-foot Dolly Parton Center for Women’s Services, according to The Boot. She donated $500,000 to the new hospital effort and held a charity concert as well. This woman really is somewhat of an angel. She inspires me to get to know people and refrain from believing my first impressions. Her talent and generosity is inspiring and downright altruistic, and she deserves to be recognized for that — more than anyone else. While it may take more than a die-hard fan writing an article on her behalf to get people to recognize Parton beyond what’s on the exterior, I know she can wait graciously and I know her time will come. She said it best herself: “It’s hard to be a diamond in a rhinestone world.” Georgia Scott PZ ’23 is from Marin County, California. She loves mint chip ice cream and her sister Isabella, and she is going to be Dolly Parton for Halloween this year.
i think i might have superpowers EAMON MORRIS There are 23 released movies set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. There are laser beams, telekinetics, sentient robots, galactic imperialists, cybernetically enhanced spies, explosions, abs and plenty of gratuitous badassery. It’s awesome. Unfortunately, it also makes real life completely underwhelming. In the real world, no one can fly, no one can throw cars with their minds and no one (and I mean no one) has abs as rock-hard and glisteny as Chris Evans’. Superheroes don’t exist in the world we live in — at least not in the way we’ve been taught they do. Unfortunately, flashy hand motions and neon explosions are the luxury of Marvel Studios. Real superpowers are any events that are slightly above average that have any connection to an individual. I’m not a mathematician by any means, but I think my understanding of fractions is decent enough to talk about this. When you’re flipping a coin, the odds are 50/50 (or 51/49, depending on your mathematical persuasion). But if someone constantly got heads instead of tails about seven out of ten times, they’d break those odds. Merriam-Webster defines a superpower as “excessive or superior power.” Getting heads seven out of ten times might not be particularly flashy, but it’s excessive. It’s superior. It fits into the definition of a superpower, even if the late Stan Lee wouldn’t call it that. If you read my headline, you probably think I’m crazy. But I disagree. I feel like there are people who get lucky just a little too often — people whose coins land on heads more than usual. You’ve probably seen them around campus. They’re the ones with the perfect skin. I’m definitely not one of those people. But I’d say that I land on heads maybe five and a half or six times out of ten. Sometimes, when I look at babies, they stop crying. I also accurately predicted the ending of “Game of Thrones.” Sometimes the wind blows my car door shut for me. I’ve narrowly avoided more accidents than I can count. And every time I ride Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion, it breaks down.
This isn’t saving-the-world material, by any means. But saving-theworld material is for the movies. It’s fiction. If your parents didn’t already tell you, Santa isn’t real, that spider bite is just going to get infected and the verdict is still out on Jesus. It doesn’t look good for her. But here’s the good news: Superpowers are real, and it looks like a solid amount of people have them. Having some decent luck isn’t exactly something to write home about. But, there are physical examples, too. A casual runner usually completes a mile in about nine to 10 minutes, according to Healthline. The Moroccan athlete Hicham El Guerrouj set the record at three minutes and 43 seconds. That’s an excess of about six minutes below average — a clear example of a superpower. Back in August, Simone Biles broke records and became the first person to land a double-twisting, double somersault off the balance beam in history, a gymnastics feat so impressive that it totters the line between humanity and divinity. And if we lower our qualifications of what a superpower is to anything slightly above average (in any sense — physically, mentally, in terms of good fortune), then most of the people we know are superheroes. In movies, superheroes don’t have all the superpowers, just like in real life. I couldn’t move a feather with my mind if my life was on the line, but the odds are 60/40 in my favor for guessing TV show endings. For us to truly notice superpowers, we have to lower our expectations of what they look like and how much they can do. There’s no downside to this. We get to claim responsibility for our own good fortune. We can even take the argument farther. If we look at bad luck and misfortune as our natural status (which isn’t so hard to do in 2019), than any circumstance that is slightly less shitty than normal is inherently supernatural. A day we might once consider average becomes incredible. I gave up on magic when I turned 11 and my Hogwarts acceptance letter failed to arrive. But I’m not giving up on superpowers just yet. Maybe I’m stupid. But if I’m going to believe in something, I’d rather believe in myself than in anything else. Eamon Morris PZ ’22 is from Orange, California. He might not have superpowers, but he does have a Twitter @ eamoncmorris.
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Pomona alum headed to 2020 Olympics Simon Rosenbaum qualifies with Israeli baseball team
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Simon Rosenbaum PO ‘16 qualified for the 2020 Olympics with the Israeli national baseball team.
ADITYA BHALLA “Unbelievable.” That’s how former Pomona-Pitzer baseball player Simon Rosenbaum PO ’16 described the moment Israel’s national baseball team — which he plays for — qualified for the 2020 Olympics. Rosenbaum and the rest of the Israeli team won the Europe/ Africa Olympic qualifying tour-
nament in Italy on Sept. 22, marking the first time an Israeli team sport qualified for the Olympics since 1976, according to the Jerusalem Post. “Being able to represent Israel on such a global stage is surreal. It’s hard to put into words what that means,” Rosenbaum said. “It is really, really difficult to believe I’m in this position.” During the tournament, Rosenbaum played both right-
field and designated hitter as Israel defeated South Africa, Italy and the Netherlands on their way to the tournament victory. In the final game of the tournament, a sacrifice fly from Rosenbaum kicked off Israel’s scoring streak in the top of the second inning. He also hit another sacrifice fly to stretch the lead to 6-0. Israel won decisively: 11-1.
Rosenbaum’s time at Pomona College led him to the Israeli team. Another P-P baseball player introduced Rosenbaum to Peter Kurz, the general manager of the Israeli team, who invited Rosenbaum to join the program. The former Sagehen has now been playing for Israel since 2014 — a fact that for Rosenbaum, means more than just a name on the front of his jersey. “For me, my grandfather was born in Germany as a German Jew in the early 1930s, and he was kicked out of his home [during] World War II and the Holocaust,” Rosenbaum said. “After that, he was able to get a home in Israel.” Rosenbaum, who majored in mathematics and economics at Pomona, initially served as a player-coach for the Brussels Kangaroos, a Belgian baseball club, after graduating. Soon after, Rosenbaum secured his current position as an intern for the Tampa Bay Rays, where he’s spent three seasons working as a coordinator for baseball development. Rosenbaum played multiple sports as a child, both basketball and baseball in high school, and chose to focus on playing baseball in college. He earned numerous accolades during his years as a Sagehen. After undergoing ‘Tommy John’ surgery, in which a ligament in the elbow is replaced with a tendon, during his first year, Rosenbaum returned to the field and was named a Division III All-American and SCIAC Player of the Year during his sophomore season. He finished his college career with a .376 batting average, .484 on-base percentage and .634 slugging percentage. Yet these achievements aren’t what Rosenbaum remembers the most about his time at Pomona. “At the Division III level, in the fall, you don’t get a lot of time with coaches, so you’re around [your teammates] a lot on the field and in the weight room,” Rosenbaum said. “So when you play and compete for each other, it means a little bit more because of your relationships that you have with your teammates outside the field.”
CMC’s chief civil rights officer investigating CMS swim & dive team KELLEN BROWNING Claremont McKenna College’s chief civil rights officer is investigating reported actions by members of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps swim and dive team, a college spokesperson said Wednesday. Nyree Gray, the assistant vice president for diversity and chief civil rights officer, is “overseeing an investigation of reported actions by CMS swimming and diving team members,” CMC spokesperson Gilien Silsby said in an email to TSL. Team members could face consequences if they’re found to have violated the values of CMS athletics and its associated colleges. CMS is “committed to maintaining an environment in which every community member feels welcomed and valued,” Silsby said. “Conduct inconsistent with those values will not be tolerated. Furthermore, the colleges may mandate remedies if students are found to have acted in a manner contradictory to the values of CMS Athletics and their college.”
The colleges may mandate remedies if students are found to have acted in a manner contradictory to the values of CMS Athletics. Gilien Silsby CMC spokesperson
A source close to the team said Wednesday that team members received an email from the Title IX office several weeks ago that an investigation was commencing. Several senior women on the team recently quit, according to the source, who spoke to TSL on the condition of anonymity. The swim and dive team has begun practicing for the season with its first competition slated for Oct. 26 at UC San Diego.
5C Ultimate: A workout, support group and feminist agenda all in one
HUXLeYANN HUeFNer • tHe StUDeNt LIFe
Ellie Dekker PZ ‘23 catches a frisbee during a Claremont Greenshirts practice Oct. 2.
ERIKA SCHWERDFEGER Claremont’s women’s ultimate Frisbee team, the Greenshirts, is many things — competitive, fun-loving, passionate and supportive — but they don’t actually wear green shirts. The team can be seen practicing on Scripps College’s Alumni Field on Monday and Wednesday evenings, and competes in Division III level tournaments for USA Ultimate. The sport’s popularity (those in the know call it ‘ultimate’) is nothing new to the Claremont Colleges, whose first team was founded in 1979. Now, the 5Cs have two club teams, the Greenshirts and the Braineaters, which include members from across the consortium. Ultimate Frisbee is no easygoing game of catch — it’s fast-paced and competitive, combining elements from several other sports. “It’s like playing basketball on a soccer field, except you can’t run with the [disc],” said Lizzie “Guinn” Willsmore SC ’20, one of the Greens’ captains. There are seven players to a side, and players score points by
catching the disc in their team’s endzone, like in football (except without running or tackling). As in other sports, ultimate players are assigned to certain positions and execute plays. But unlike most other sports, the players are also the referees for their own games. “The fact that you really have to build on your communication skills and conflict resolution in a way that is incredibly respectful of yourself, your team and the person whom you’re working out a foul call, or the disagreement or whatever it may be with — I think that to me has been one of the most powerful parts of playing the sport,” Willsmore said. The sport’s emphasis on mutual respect and positivity appeals to many who take it up, she added. “Especially if you are a woman, or honestly just a non-cis man, I think that it is a really empowering sport because it is focused so much on spirit, and on being respectful, while still holding each other to incredibly high standards of competitiveness,” Willsmore said.
And the team has seen some impressive successes, too. The Greens were the Division III national champions in 2012 and placed third at Division III nationals the following year. The region Claremont’s ultimate teams compete in consists only of Claremont and Occidental teams, so the Greens’ shot at nationals is determined not by how they play at regionals, but by their season record versus Occidental. As a result, for the first time in several years, the Greens didn’t make it to nationals last season, even though they trounced Occidental at regionals. “We ended up beating [Occidental] by a substantial margin at regionals, but by then they already had the bid to play at nationals,” Evangeline “Sheba” Erickson PO ’22 said. Nationals aren’t currently the team’s primary focus, but the Greens have Occidental in their sights in the long term. “Right now during fall season we’re just focusing on building up the team and playing at less significant tournaments,” Erick-
son said. “But a spot at nationals is definitely a goal for us during spring semester and we’re hoping to take that title back from Oxy.” The Greens also have a deeply distinctive culture. The team’s quirky, fun-loving spirit is perhaps best summed up by their slogan: “We are obscene and green.” For example, their shirts are not, in fact, green, but blue. Per an urban legend chronicled on the team’s site, an earlier version of ultimate rules prohibited green uniforms. In response, the team designed shirts that said “this is not a green shirt,” eventually evolving into the team’s current name. The team’s numbers have continued to grow along with its lore. “The Greenshirts are honestly not like any other group of women I’ve ever met before — such a mix of wonderfully strange and quirky girls who know how to have fun but also genuinely care about each other,” Mei “Jedi” Ge PO ’22 said via message. The connection has made the team a tight-knit community.
“Being able to walk into an environment of some really impressive female athletes, and being able to bond and work together with them was something really special for me,” Erickson said. As a club sport, the team also gets to decide how it spends its budget and which tournaments it can go to. “Especially for female athletes, having that … financial power over what you’re doing is really important,” Willsmore said. “It’s very empowering to have a lot of that autonomy.” On the horizon for the Greenshirts this fall is the October Huckfest tournament at UC Irvine. In the meantime, the Greens are practicing hard and looking to recruit new team members, Ge said. “It’s ... about building a community around the 5Cs and in little interactions when we see each other around,” Ge said. “I think that’s the quality of the team I found most surprising, this sense of care and support that each player gives to one another.” The Braineaters is the men’s ultimate team. The team could not be reached for comment.
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OctOber 4, 2019
WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Pomona - Pitzer P-P men’s cross-country posts speedy times at Capital Cross Challenge The Sagehen men’s cross-country team had a strong showing Saturday at the Capital Cross Challenge in Sacramento, California, coming in fifth place among a field that included squads across all three NCAA divisions. P-P finished ahead of the nation’s No. 12, 15 and 18 Division II teams and set a program record with four runners coming in under the 25-minute mark: Ethan Widlansky PO ’22, Daniel Rosen PO ’20, Owen Keiser PZ ’22 and Dante Paszkeicz PO ’22. Sagehen women’s cross-country edges CMS to win Master’s Invitational P-P women’s cross country scored a narrow victory against rival Claremont-Mudd Scripps at Saturday’s Master’s Invite in Santa Clarita, beating the Athenas 73-76 to win the meet, and topping Division I programs in the process. Lila Cardillo PO ’22 led the Sagehens, clocking in with a 17:46 5,000-meter run that was good for second.
Sagehen men’s soccer overcomes Oxy after dismal loss to Redlands The Sagehen men’s soccer squad (4-5-2, 1-4 SCIAC) left Redlands disappointed Saturday night after a decisive 5-0 defeat, in which several ill-fated corner kicks all went awry. Their Wednesday game against Occidental, however, was a suspenseful comeback victory that ended 2-1, with Zach Friedman PZ ’21 and Henry Smith PZ ’23 each netting their first goals of the season. P-P women’s soccer nets two wins to stay undefeated With two more wins this week to add to their record, the Sagehen women’s soccer team (9-0-1, 5-0 SCIAC) is running the table against conference opponents. P-P beat Redlands on Saturday in a 5-1 game that featured a hat trick from Hannah Mandell PO ’23 and a goal each from Brianna Lau PZ ’20 and Ciannah Correa PO ’22. The team’s Wednesday game at Occidental ended in a 2-0 shutout,
with Lau and Bria VarnBuhler PO ’20 each netting one goal. Sagehen volleyball enjoys bounceback week P-P volleyball (8-7, 2-3 SCIAC) recovered from last week’s losses with last Friday’s 3-1 win on the road against Caltech. Later on Tuesday, P-P came back again to win 3-0 over Occidental. Both matches were led offensively by Naomi Chen-Mallouk PO ’23. P-P men’s water polo upsets No. 14 Princeton, finishes 2-2 in tournament play The Sagehens men’s water polo team (7-4, 2-1 SCIAC) opened the SoCal Invitational last Friday, falling 12-2 to the nation’s No. 2 team, UCLA. P-P split Saturday’s games with a close 13-11 loss to UC Irvine, followed by an 8-7 victory over San Jose State. The Sagehens closed out the tournament on a high note, beating No. 14 Princeton 8-5. Joseph Schafer PO ’20 and Dylan Elliott PO ’21 led the Hens to the upset win with two goals apiece.
Athlete of the Week Lila Cardillo po ’22 Women’s Cross-Country Pasadena, CA Cardillo’s impressive performance at The Master’s Invitational contributed to Pomona-Pitzer’s firstplace finish Saturday. Cardillo finished the 5,000-meter individual race with a time of 17:46.3, coming in second overall. She shaved seconds off her 17:48.6 finish at the UC Riverside Cross-Country Invitational of two weeks prior, where she came in eighth. Last year, Cardillo made history at the NCAA Cross-Country Championships in Wisconsin when she became the first first-year member of P-P women’s cross-country to earn All-American honors.
Weekly Calendar Saturday, Oct. 5
Sunday, Oct. 6
Football @ Redlands
Men & Women’s Golf @ George Fox Fall Invitational Men & Women’s tennis ITA Fall Regionals
Men’s Soccer vs. Alumni Men’s Water Polo Gary Troyer Tournament Women’s Golf George Fox Fall Invitational @ Willamette Valley Community College Men’s Golf George Fox Fall Invitational @ Gearhart Golf Links Men & Women’s tennis ITA Fall Regionals
Tuesday, Oct. 8 Volleyball @ La Verne Wednesday, Oct. 9 Men’s Soccer vs. Whittier Men’s Water Polo vs. CMS Women’s Soccer @ cMS Friday, Oct. 11 Volleyball vs. CMS
cHrIS NArDI • tHe StUDeNt LIFe
Vicky-Marie Addo-Ashong PO ‘21 and Adrienne Tong PO ‘22 prepare to block the ball during the game against Occidental Oct. 1.
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Athlete of the Week Ethan tyng CM ’22 Men’s Soccer Santa Ynez, CA Tyng scored each of the Stags’ two goals in the first half of the team’s game at Caltech on Saturday, carrying the team to a 2-0 shutout victory. The win advanced CMS to a 4-0 record in the SCIAC. Their Wednesday face-off against Redlands ended in a 2-2 tie in tantalizing double-overtime, in which Tyng performed a diving header that sent the ball just wide of the left goalpost.
Weekly Calendar Saturday, Oct. 5
Monday, Oct. 7
Football @ La Verne
Men & Women’s Golf Embry Riddle Invitational @ Antelope Hills
Men’s Soccer @ La Verne Men’s Water Polo vs. California Baptist Men’s Water Polo vs. Pepperdine Women’s Soccer vs. Whittier Men & Women’s tennis ITA Fall Regionals Sunday, Oct. 6 Men & Women’s tennis ITA Fall Regionals
CMS men’s cross-country dominates at Master’s Invitational Saturday’s invitational hosted by The Master’s University saw a standout showing from the Stags cross-country team, which beat the host school 46-75. CMS accounted for five of the top 17 runners in the 8,000-meter race, and was led by fourth- and fifthplace finishes by Stevie Steinberg HM ’21 and Thomas D’Anieri CM ’20, respectively.
time Saturday was a shutout victory for the Stags’ soccer squad (7-2-1, 4-0-1 SCIAC), which beat Caltech on the road 2-0. Ethan Tyng CM ’22 scored both goals less than four minutes apart in the first half. The team’s Wednesday game against Redlands concluded 2-2 in suspenseful double-overtime, with a goal each by Ben Pelz CM ’23 and Daniel Rohde HM ’21.
Athena harriers snag a close second-place finish at Master’s Invite Athena cross-country runners finished with a rare loss to Pomona-Pitzer at The Master’s Invitational on Saturday, finishing just three points behind the Sagehens for second. Riley Harmon SC ’22 was CMS’ top finisher, coming in seventh in the 5,000-meter individual race in 18:06.
Athena soccer goes to double-overtime twice in a row, ends with two ties The Athenas’ soccer squad (5-1-3, 1-1-2 SCIAC) saw two double-overtime games end in ties this week, beginning with Saturday’s game at Cal Lutheran. Gabby Clouse CM ’20 netted the first goal of the game early in the second half, and CMS maintained the lead until a goal by Cal Lu in the 83rd minute. The Wednesday game at Redlands ended in the same way, with a 1-1 tie featuring
CMS men’s soccer tallies one win and one tie in double-over-
the first goal from Clouse. CMS volleyball closes out a week of conference play with two wins and a loss The CMS volleyball team (13-3, 4-1 SCIAC) came away from Friday’s match at Cal Lutheran with a 3-1 win, featuring six blocks and six kills from Melanie Moore CM ’21. The next day’s match against Whittier was a 3-0 victory that took the Athenas’ record to 4-0 in SCIAC play. Their winning streak was cut short on Tuesday, however, with a narrow 3-2 loss at Chapman. Stags water polo falls to Whittier after Poets’ late scores The Stags’ water polo team (56, 2-1 SCIAC) saw its 9-6 lead in the third quarter of Wednesday’s game against Whittier disappear as the Poets mounted a comeback to deal CMS a loss in its only game of the week. Whittier came from behind to net six goals in a row, while Zack Rossman CM ’20 and Sam Harrison CM ’22 led the Stags with two goals each.
Tuesday, Oct. 8 Volleyball vs. Occidental Men & Women’s Golf Embry Riddle Invitational @ Antelope Hills Wednesday, Oct. 9 Men’s Water Polo @ Pomona-Pitzer Women’s Soccer vs. Pomona-Pitzer Friday, Oct. 11 Volleyball @ Pomona-Pitzer
LILLY HAAVE • THE STUDENT LIFE
Daniel Rohde HM ‘21 dribbles the ball down the field in a game against the University of Redlands on Oct. 2.