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Film by Pitzer College Professor to Screen at the Berlin Film Festival
Claremont, Calif. (January 29, 2010) — Pitzer College Professor Alexandra Juhasz will screen her latest feature film, The Owls, at the 2010 Berlin Film Festival. Juhasz teaches media studies at Pitzer. The Owls, co-produced by Juhasz and directed by Cheryl Dunye, is a generational anthem for “older, wiser lesbians.” The film follows the lives of four women who,
[Read More...] January 29, 2010
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Pitzer College Professor Authors New Organic Chemistry Book
Claremont, Calif. (January 21, 2010) — Pitzer College Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Faculty Thomas Poon authored Introduction to Organic Chemistry, 4th Edition published by John Wiley and Sons, Inc. Poon teaches chemistry at Pitzer. This text provides an introduction for students who require the fundamentals of organic chemistry as a requirement for their major. It
[Read More...] January 21, 2010
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Pitzer College Chooses Healthier Beverage Choices
Claremont, Calif. (January 15, 2010)—Pitzer College switched its beverage to Hansen’s Beverage Company, a California-based natural foods company, from Coca-Cola in response to a student-led initiative and reflective of the College’s commitment to sustainability and healthy living. A College committee of students, faculty and staff surveyed students regarding beverage options on campus. The results showed
[Read More...] January 15, 2010
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Winter news from President Trombley
Dear Pitzer Community, I hope you receive this email well rested after a pleasant holiday season spent with good friends and family and that the break afforded you all time to relax and recharge for the spring semester. For me, team-teaching with Professor Stu McConnell in our Great Depression seminar during the fall semester was a joy
[Read More...] January 15, 2010
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Pitzer College Chooses Healthier Beverage Choices
Claremont, Calif. (January 15, 2010)—Pitzer College switched its beverage to Hansen’s Beverage Company, a California-based natural foods company, from Coca-Cola in response to a student-led initiative and reflective of the College’s commitment to sustainability and healthy living. A College committee of students, faculty and staff surveyed students regarding beverage options on campus. The results showed
[Read More...] January 15, 2010
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Sagehen Baseball Ranks in Top Ten in Pre-Season Poll
Claremont, Calif. (January 13, 2010) — The Sagehen men’s baseball team ranked tenth in the 2010 NCAA Division III Pre-Season Poll. Conducted by the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, the ranking is based on multiple factors including last season standings, returning players, recruitment, staff and coaches’ vote. “It is an honor to be recognized as one of
[Read More...] January 13, 2010
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Pitzer College Student Brianna Moffitt Awarded a UCB Crohn Scholarship
Claremont, Calif. (January 08, 2010)—Pitzer College congratulates Brianna Moffitt ’12, recipient of a UCB Crohn Scholarship Award. Moffitt, who has been suffering from Crohn’s disease since age 11, is a psychology major at Pitzer. She has won numerous scholastic and leadership awards including the Girl Scout Gold Award and volunteered for many organizations like Painted
[Read More...] January 8, 2010
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Pitzer College Art Galleries Present After Abu Ghraib
Exhibit of Work by Clayton Campbell Claremont, Calif. (December 19, 2008)—Pitzer College Art Galleries, in collaboration with Pitzer’s Center for California Cultural and Social Issues (CCCSI), debuts artist, curator and writer Clayton Campbell’s newest work, After Abu Ghraib.Best experienced through an aesthetic prism as well as a socially engaged stance, Campbell’s work tackles a broad range
[Read More...] December 19, 2009
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Pitzer College Student Awarded a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
Claremont, Calif. (December 8, 2009) — Pitzer College student Christopher Young ’11 received a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to participate in a semester-long Pitzer Exchange Study at the University of Koblenz-Landau in Germany. Young is a New Resources student majoring in international environmental policy. “I am excited by this opportunity to study environmental policy
[Read More...] December 9, 2009
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Pitzer College Student Awarded a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
Claremont, Calif. (December 8, 2009) — Pitzer College student Christopher Young ’11 received a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to participate in a semester-long Pitzer Exchange Study at the University of Koblenz-Landau in Germany. Young is a New Resources student majoring in international environmental policy. “I am excited by this opportunity to study environmental policy
[Read More...] December 8, 2009