May 6: Brazil, Baseball, Bollywood, and Ballots

In the final Student Uproot until Fall 2012, Louis-Victor Jadavji reports on the controversial Belmonte Dam on the Amazon river in Brazil. Ann Kirkpatrick interviews journalist Mike Luery about his new book, Baseball Between Us. Kevin Amirdjanian discusses the Claremont Colleges Bollywood Dance Team with group leaders Jessica Kaushal and Prachie Banthia. Louis-Victor Jadavji brinks us breaking news from France regarding the close election between Francois Hollande and Nicolas Sarkozy.


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April 29: Sonali Kolhatkar

Student Uproot presents a lecture from Sonali Kolhatkar, host and executive producer of Uprising on KFPK 90.7 FM in LA. This lecture, entitled "Globalism, Social Justice, and the Media" is part of the annual Pinkel Lectureship in Media Studies and was delivered on Tuesday, April 24 at Pomona College.

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April 22: Students in Politics and the Chevalier d'Eon

Kara Freedman presents interviews Jared Calvert, President of the Democrats of the Claremont Colleges and Carson Williams, President of the 5C Republicans. Kip White speaks with Professor Gary Kates about the curious history of the Chevalier d'Eon. From last semester, Kevin Amirdjanian asks Professor Juhasz for her views on the significance of YouTube and other social media.

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April 8: Confrontation, Clash, and Craftivism

In an extended report, Jillian Raftery examines the tragic shooting of Trayvon Martin. This podcast version includes more audio from 911 calls. Louis-Victor Jadavji tells us about the social implications of a fatal accident in Brazil wherin a Mercedes struck and killed a bicyclist. Ann Kirkpatrick interviews Megan Petersen and Lizzie Pfeiffer, the student leaders of the Claremont-based group Armed RevolutioKnits, a "craftivist" group promoting feminist ideas through the art of "yarnbombing."

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April 1: From Africa to Tennessee to Mars

Kara Freedmen interviews Prof Sidney Lemelle, Professor of History and Africana Studies at Pomona College, about the Association of Concerned African Scholars with a critique of Invisible Children's Kony 2012 awareness campaign. Kevin Amirdjanian reflects back on a CMC-organized service trip with input from several other students from his team. To commemorate April Fool's Day, Kip White presents a short history of an infamous radio prank--that of Orson Welles' War of the Worlds radio broadcast from 1938.


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March 25: Marriages, Primaries, and Lobbies

Ann Kirkpatrick interviews Audrey Bilger and Michele Kort, co-editors of "Here Come the Brides: Reflections on Lesbian Love and Marriage." Louis-Victor Jadavji brings an update on the Republican primaries, the possibility of a brokered convention, and the role third-party candidates such as Buddy Roemer, Ron Paul, and Donald Trump.Finally, an interview November 2010 featuring Anna Bittman and filmmaker Francis Magahy on "The Best Government Money Can Buy."

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March 11: Shifting Perceptions, American Bandstand, The Roosevelt Institute, and Mariachi

Jillian Raftery interviews Claremont McKenna college senior and Resident Advisor Kevin MacPherson on the speaker series "Shifting Perceptions".Kara Freedman speaks with Professor Matthew Delmont about his book "The Nicest Kids in Town".Kip White discusses The Roosevelt Institute with Pitzer College student Evan Slovak.Alejandra Gonzales interviews Emily Hanna, Johan Sebastian Martinez, and Diana Partida of Mariachi Serrano de Claremont. Listen here