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Aaron Griffith gives lecture on mass incarceration and Evangelicalism
Adriana Gomez Monroy, Staff Writer • April 1, 2025

  In 2020, the United States witnessed the brutal murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and many other Black Americans at the hands of police...

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WCSA hosts Situ-AI-ship panel discussion
Adriana Gomez Monroy, Staff Writer • March 25, 2025

  The rapid improvement of AI development has caused great controversy, raising fears about its implications on student performance, labor opportunities,...

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Condoleezza Rice waves from the chapel stage before she begins her panel interview.
Condoleezza Rice speaks in chapel
Adriana Gomez Monroy, Staff Writer • March 7, 2025

  Last Friday, Feb. 28, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice joined the Westmont community for a second time, this time as the 2025 President’s...

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Critical Love
Critical Love
Sydney Richter, Op-Ed Editor • February 27, 2025

Yesterday, a boy in my class asked what I most criticized. Without a second thought I blurted out “the church.” When I returned the question he answered...

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A woman watches as a man climb a tall red ladder against a light yellow background.
Let’s Live
Leah Chang, Features Editor • February 27, 2025

As a sophomore in college with much more to learn, I look back at what I’ve learned so far and reflect on what I’m still figuring out. Throughout college,...

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Westmont Music Department’s ‘The Fairy Queen’
Asher Hammer, Staff Writer • February 20, 2025

The Westmont Music Department stormed into Porter Theater in force this year, presenting as their offering for the annual opera an arrangement of Henry...

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Lit Moon Theatre Company's 'International Theatre Festival'
Lit Moon Theatre Company’s ‘International Theatre Festival’
Asher Hammer, Staff Writer • February 20, 2025

As January was nearing its end, Lit Moon Theatre Company occupied the Community Arts Workshop for their international theatre festival, featuring work...

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Senior Spotlight: Claire Nemec
Tyler Kacherian, Features Writer • April 15, 2025

As the school year comes to a close, once more there comes a time when seniors get ready to graduate from college and move on to the real world whatever...

From Turkey to Westmont
Avery Inman, Features Writer • April 17, 2024

It's rare to find a first-generation college student in America who comes to Westmont from a different country. However, there are a few of these students...

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Broadway at the ‘mont
Avery Inman, Features Writer • April 17, 2024

The Santa Barbara Bowl erupted with singing, dancing and performing by the world's most favorite celebrities, Westmont students. Families and curious Santa...

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Record-breaking performances at the Westmont Classic
Record-breaking performances at the Westmont Classic
Britain Polk, Staff Writer • April 17, 2025

The Westmont Classic, on April 6, 2025, became a landmark event for Westmont College's track and field program as multiple school records fell in a single...

Senior series: Jacquelyn Kortenhoeven
Senior series: Jacquelyn Kortenhoeven
Britain Polk, Staff Writer • April 10, 2025

As her collegiate career concludes this spring, fourth-year kinesiology major Jacquelyn Kortenhoeven reflects on her transformative years with Westmont...

March Madness 2025
March Madness 2025
Griffin Brown, Staff Writer • April 3, 2025

No time of year is more exciting than now in the world of college sports. The uniqueness of the March Madness NCAA basketball tournament brings a variety...

Westmont baseball sets the standard in Division II debut
Westmont baseball sets the standard in Division II debut
Griffin Brown, Staff Writer • March 7, 2025

With the first season going as well as it did for the baseball team, there were big expectations heading into Westmont’s first year eligible for Division...

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A look back on this year
Emily Peterson, Capstone Editor • April 19, 2021
Remember when Henri Nouwen climbed the Pickle Tree and the Fire Department had to be called to get him down?