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The Claremont Independent
Apr 23, 2020
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A Case Against Universal Pass At Scripps
The following opinion was sent to the Editors of the Claremont Independent by a Scripps College alumna who wishes to remain anonymous....
The Claremont Independent
Apr 15, 2020
Opt-In Letter Grade Policy Exposes Huge Inequalities
I still remember the morning I found out I’d been accepted into Pomona College. The virtual confetti raining down my laptop screen will...
The Claremont Independent
Apr 15, 2020
Harassment Cannot be a Substitute for Discourse
The last few days have proven divisive in the Pomona College community. In fact, as a senior, I can’t remember a time where students were...
The Claremont Independent
Apr 13, 2020
Adopting Universal Pass/Fail Would be a Mistake
According to an email sent out to the student body around noon on April 13, the Pomona College Faculty Executive Committee is bringing...
The Claremont Independent
Apr 7, 2020
Stay the Course and Buy American
The number of Americans infected by the coronavirus has surged dramatically since the first case in the U.S. was confirmed earlier this...
The Claremont Independent
Mar 1, 2020
All Segregation Is Wrong, Period.
The Claremont Colleges are a place where events you couldn’t make up take place. For example, the recent “BlaQ Mixer” event at Pomona...
The Claremont Independent
Feb 25, 2020
What’s America’s Mission?
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the conclusion of the Cold War, the United States has found itself trapped in a crisis of...
The Claremont Independent
Feb 21, 2020
Trump is Right About Tariffs Against China…But for the Wrong Reasons
Earlier last month, President Trump signed the recently negotiated phase-one trade deal with China. During a ceremony at the White House,...
The Claremont Independent
Feb 4, 2020
In Defense of Embracing—Not Separating—Differences
While rhetoric on college campuses often falls along lines of radical inclusivity, more and more events at the Claremont Colleges appear...
The Claremont Independent
Jan 17, 2020
How Problematic Thoughts Can Make You a Better Person
By Margot Rosenblatt A few weeks ago, on the raised section of the Hoch-Shanahan dining hall, a very wise Scripps upper-classman uttered...
The Claremont Independent
Nov 1, 2019
The ‘Woke’ Jew’s Chutzpah
Opinions expressed in this article may not necessarily reflect those of the Editorial Board. In a recent opinion article titled My Jewish...
The Claremont Independent
Sep 28, 2019
The Antigua Incident: How Scripps Admin Trains First Years To Suppress Ideas From Day One
By Margot Rosenblatt I never thought that the Caribbean island of Antigua, of all places and things, would embody so well my apprehension...
The Claremont Independent
Sep 26, 2019
Our Beloved Humanities
“Our ‘benefactors’ are, more than our enemies, people who make our worth and will smaller. When people try to benefit someone in...
The Claremont Independent
Mar 10, 2019
The Pitzer/Haifa Resolution: A Suspension of Opportunity
By Shir Bar Nes Higher education offers higher opportunities than just academic studies. It offers the chance to grow past personal,...
The Claremont Independent
Sep 22, 2018
A Foreigner in Claremont
As an international student, my time is divided between two very contrasting settings. One is Claremont—home of the Claremont Colleges—an...
The Claremont Independent
Jul 4, 2018
Why America is Exceptional
On this day, the anniversary of our nation’s independence, invariably there arises a debate over the concept of American exceptionalism....
The Claremont Independent
Apr 11, 2018
A Midwest Liberal Encounters West Coast Liberalism
Over the summer, I read Arlie Russell Hochschild’s Strangers in their Own Land as part of Pomona College’s required reading for incoming...
The Claremont Independent
Apr 4, 2018
Women Are Not Weak—We Don’t Need Special Treatment
I’m starting to suspect that the progressives might be right that misogyny and sexism are still rampant problems in American society. I’m...
The Claremont Independent
Mar 9, 2018
Postmodernism Poisons The Liberal Arts
I am a natural proponent of liberal arts colleges. I was always that kid who got her books confiscated for reading under her desk or...
The Claremont Independent
Feb 21, 2018
When Progressivism Puts Equity over the Right to Life
In January, the Senate Democrats blocked a bill that would have banned abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, except in cases of rape,...
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