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Sagehen Roundup for the Week of April 6, 2015

April 13, 2015 (Claremont, Calif.) – This week in Sagehens Athletics saw Women’s Water Polo and Women’s Lacrosse celebrate their Senior Days with dominant wins as they look to secure the top seed in the SCIAC Tournament. Women’s Water Polo was 3-0 on the week, defeating Caltech 17-3 and La Verne 15-5 in SCIAC play [Read More...]

April 13, 2015

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Professor Brent Armendinger’s Poetry is Highlighted in Publishers Weekly

Cover, The Ghost in Us Was Multiplying by Brent Armendinger

Claremont, Calif. (April 8, 2015)—Pitzer College Professor Brent Armendinger’s book of poetry The Ghost in Us Was Multiplying earned a starred review this month from Publishers Weekly, which awards stars to books of exceptional merit. Noemi Press published The Ghost in Us Was Multiplying in January 2015. Publishers Weekly describes Armendinger’s poetry collection as an [Read More...]

April 8, 2015

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Pitzer College Alumna Deborah Deutsch Smith ’68 Wins Teacher Education Award

Claremont, Calif. (April 8, 2015)—Pitzer College alumna and trustee emerita Deborah Deutsch Smith ’68 will receive the prestigious 2015 TED/Pearson Excellence in Teacher Education Award this week. A leader in special education and disability policy, Smith will be presented with the award on April 9 during the annual convention of the Council for Exceptional Children [Read More...]

April 8, 2015

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Pitzer College Trustee Donald Gould Debates Divestment at MIT

Claremont, Calif. (April 07, 2015)—Pitzer College trustee and investment manager Donald P. Gould will participate in a debate about fossil fuel divestment at MIT on April 9, 2015. “Should MIT Divest? A Debate on Fossil Fuel Investment” is part of the MIT Climate Change Conversation, a series of events designed to explore different facets of [Read More...]

April 7, 2015

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Sagehen Roundup for the Week of March 30, 2015

Claremont, Calif (April 6, 2015) – This week in Sagehens Athletics saw Men’s Tennis, Women’s Tennis, Women’s Lacrosse and Women’s Water Polo all win key SCIAC matchups to keep their conference title hopes alive. Men’s Tennis, which is ranked fourth in the nation, extended its winning streak to 12 matches, moving to 22-3 on the [Read More...]

April 6, 2015

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Lesley Irvine named Director of Pomona-Pitzer Athletics and Chair of the Department of Physical Education at Pomona College

Claremont, CA (April 3, 2015) – Pomona College President David Oxtoby and Pitzer College President Laura Skandera Trombley today announced that Lesley Irvine has been named Director of Pomona-Pitzer Athletics following a national search. She will also serve as Chair of the Department of Physical Education at Pomona College. Irvine will join the colleges on [Read More...]

April 3, 2015

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Graham Maassen ’17 Named division3tennis.com Player of the Week

Claremont, Calif. (April 2, 2015)—Pitzer College student and Sagehen’s tennis player Graham Maassen ’17 was named the West Region Player of the Week by division3tennis.com for his performance during Sagehen’s Men’s Tennis team’s recent 5-0 run that boosted their ranking to No. 4. Maassen had the most dramatic win in a week full of close [Read More...]

April 2, 2015

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Jacob Yasgoor ’17 Named SCIAC Athlete of the Week

Claremont, Calif. (April 1, 2015)—Pitzer College student Jacob Yasgoor of the Sagehens Men’s Tennis team was named SCIAC Male Athlete of the Week (all sports) by the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference today. The Sagehens swept the honors, with Emily Kuo PO ’18 of the Women’s Tennis team earning Female Athlete of the Week honors. [Read More...]

April 1, 2015

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Pitzer Students’ Solar Initiative Selected for Projects for Peace Award

Claremont, Calif. (March 30, 2015)—Pitzer College seniors Robert Little ’15 and Lauren Phipps ’15 have been awarded $10,000 by Davis Projects for Peace to fund a community-owned, women-run solar project in Ghana. This is the first year Pitzer has been eligible for an award from Projects for Peace, which supports undergraduates’ efforts to create and [Read More...]

March 30, 2015

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Sagehen Update for the Week of March 23, 2015

Claremont, CA (March 30, 2015) This week in Sagehens Athletics saw Men’s Tennis jump to No. 4 in the national rankings after racking up five wins (four over nationally ranked teams), while the Softball team swept two games from league-leading Whittier. Men’s Tennis had to fight hard to maintain its lofty status, with three of [Read More...]

March 30, 2015