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Napier Award Winner Taeya Boi-Doku ’24 Centers Afroecology in Gardening
A garden means much more than a plot of soil to Taeya Boi-Doku ’24. For her, gardens can be a site of Afroecology, indigenous knowledge, hands-on learning, and sustainable food growth. Now, Boi-Doku has received a 2024 Napier Initiative Award to develop her passion for these practices with like-minded organizations in Ghana. The award provides
[Read More...]Pomona-Pitzer Women’s Tennis Wins SCIAC Tournament Championship
The Pomona-Pitzer women’s tennis team upset the No. 1 ranked CMS Athenas 5–3 to claim the SCIAC Tournament Championship on May 4 at the Biszantz Family Tennis Center at Claremont McKenna College. The Sagehens claimed the SCIAC Tournament Championship for the first time since 2011 with their fifth SCIAC Tournament Championship in program history. The
[Read More...]Pomona-Pitzer Lacrosse Wins SCIAC Championships
The Pomona-Pitzer lacrosse team earned a 24–2 victory over California Lutheran to claim the SCIAC Regular Season Championship on April 27. The Sagehens soon followed with a dominant 18–8 victory over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps to win their third straight SCIAC Tournament Championship title on May 4. SCIAC Regular Season Championship The Sagehens celebrated senior day in the
[Read More...]Carly Sullivan ’24 Named SCIAC Defensive Athlete of the Year in Lacrosse
The Pomona-Pitzer lacrosse team has earned nine All-SCIAC honors including the selection of Carly Sullivan ’24 as SCIAC Defensive Athlete of the Year. Sullivan led the conference’s best defense, which allowed just 4.2 goals per game for a SCIAC-best goal difference of 187. The Sagehens paced the league in caused turnovers with a whopping 14.8
[Read More...]Women’s Water Polo Three-Peats as SCIAC Tournament and Division III National Champions
The No. 1 Pomona-Pitzer women’s water polo team completed their SCIAC Tournament Championship three-peat with an 11–10 win over No. 2 CMS on April 28 at Haldeman Pool on Pomona’s campus. The team then defeated CMS again in a 15–10 win on May 5 to capture their third consecutive USA Water Polo Division III National
[Read More...]Namlhun Jachung ’24 Named SCIAC Offensive Athlete of the Year
The Pomona-Pitzer women’s water polo team came away with four All-SCIAC athletes highlighted by Offensive Athlete of the Year Namlhun Jachung ’24 and Coaching Staff of the Year led by Alex La. Jachung picked up her third major SCIAC award of her career with her second consecutive SCIAC Athlete of the Year selection. She was
[Read More...]Watson Fellow Tommy Shenoi ’24 Explores Mycology Globally
Are mushrooms key to community well-being, regenerative food systems, and climate resilience? Tommy Shenoi ’24 has received a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship to find out. Shenoi is embarking on a globetrotting expedition to six countries to study mushrooms through the lens of agriculture, art, entrepreneurship, and science. The $40,000 one-year Watson Fellowship is awarded to
[Read More...]Women’s Water Polo Earns Fifth-Straight SCIAC Regular Season Championship
The Pomona-Pitzer women’s water polo team defeated SCIAC rival CMS 12–5 to earn the SCIAC Regular Season Championship on April 20 at Haldeman Pool on Pomona’s campus. With the win, the Sagehens ended the regular season with a 21–10 overall record and 12–0 in SCIAC play. Pomona-Pitzer has dominated the SCIAC regular season once again
[Read More...]Pitzer College Media Statement on College Council’s Call for Israel Academic Boycott
April 11, 2024 — On April 11, 2024, Pitzer College President Strom C. Thacker rejected a Pitzer College Council recommendation calling for an academic boycott of all Israeli academic institutions. President Thacker views the recommendation as antithetical to Pitzer’s commitment to academic freedom, to the creation of a safe and productive learning environment for all, and
[Read More...]Pomona-Pitzer Women’s Swim and Dive Wins Two NCAA Relay National Championships
On March 23, the Pomona-Pitzer women's swim and dive team ended the 2024 NCAA Division III Swim and Dive Championship with two Relay Championships under their belt. First, the Sagehens won the 400 Freestyle Relay National Championship to put an exclamation point on a seventh-place team finish, ending the four-day competition with 257.5 points. The Sagehens’ 400 Freestyle Relay National Championship title is the second national title that they clinched. The team also earned the 200 Freestyle Relay title on March 21, claiming the women's first National Championship title since the 1983–84 season.
