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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A Case Against Universal Pass At Scripps

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...

Harassment Cannot be a Substitute for Discourse

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...

Adopting Universal Pass/Fail Would be a Mistake

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,...

In Defense of Embracing—Not Separating—Differences

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...

How Problematic Thoughts Can Make You a Better Person

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 Antigua Incident: How Scripps Admin Trains First Years To Suppress Ideas From Day One

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 Pitzer/Haifa Resolution: A Suspension of Opportunity

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....

A Midwest Liberal Encounters West Coast Liberalism

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...

Women Are Not Weak—We Don’t Need Special Treatment

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...

When Progressivism Puts Equity over the Right to Life

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,...