Pitzer President Issues Statement In Response To Videos By Quarterback, Students Call For More Actio
Last night, Pitzer College President Melvin Oliver issued a statement in response to several videos posted on TikTok, a popular social...
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Mar 17, 2021
CMC Creates Vaccination Reporting Mechanism To Gauge Student, Faculty, Staff Immunity
Earlier today, Claremont McKenna College (CMC) informed students that, under California’s recent decision to prioritize educational...
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Mar 16, 2021
Pomona To Reopen Athletic Facilities
In an email sent to the student body earlier this evening, Miriam Merill, Chair of Physical Education and Director of Pomona-Pitzer...
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Mar 3, 2021
CMC to Partially Reopen Outdoor Recreational Facilities
Today, Claremont McKenna College (CMC) President Hiram Chodosh informed students that he plans to partially reopen recreational...
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Nov 2, 2020
Despite Student Concerns, Pomona Moves Forward With Spring Semester Plans
In an email sent to the student body earlier today, Pomona College President G. Gabrielle Starr informed students that Pomona “is moving...
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Oct 26, 2020
Pomona College Releases Plans For Spring Semester On Campus, Classes To Remain Online
In an email sent to the student body earlier today, Pomona College President G. Gabrielle Starr confirmed that Pomona is currently...
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Oct 25, 2020
The I-Place Shutdown: Many Hands Make Poor Decisions
Most of us have heard the adage, “your college years are the best years of your life.” For some, this statement is less true, especially...
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Oct 14, 2020
Pomona Changes Amendment Allowing Administration Removal of Student Club Officers
In an email sent to club leaders earlier today, the administration at Pomona College clarified that Amendment XII — an amendment that all...
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Oct 12, 2020
Scripps Student Gov’t Promises To Take Misuse Seriously In Proposed Anonymous Bias Reporting Mechani
Members of the Scripps Associated Students (SAS), the student governing body at Scripps College, have proposed a bias incident reporting...
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Oct 9, 2020
FIRE Asks Pomona To Rescind Amendment Giving School Control Of Club Leadership
Earlier today, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) published an article alongside an open letter to Pomona College...
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Oct 5, 2020
Occupy Pomona Continues Fight Against Furloughs
Last Friday, in response to the widespread furloughs of Pomona College staff caused by a $37 million budget shortfall resulting from the...
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Oct 4, 2020
In Tense Claremont Protests, Protesters Bark At Trump Supporters, Who Yell Back Insults
A group of protesters began barking at Trump supporters at a Trump rally in Claremont on October 3. The protesters continued barking when...
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Sep 23, 2020
How New Trump Executive Order Targeting CRT May Affect Claremont Colleges
Yesterday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order stating that “it shall be the policy of the United States not to promote race...
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Sep 20, 2020
Scripps Professor Involved in Altercation With Protester
On Sept. 19, Scripps College student groups Scripps for Black Lives Matter, Watu Weusi, and the Asian American Student Union released an...
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Sep 18, 2020
$2.3 Billion: The Facts And The Fiction About Pomona’s Endowment
To a mother bird, feeding her baby bird is a very meaningful, very rewarding practice. Baby birds depend on their parents for sustenance....
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Sep 9, 2020
Pitzer Announces All-Encompassing Racial Justice Initiative
Pitzer College announced that it will hold its inaugural panel from Pitzer President Melvin L. Oliver’s Racial Justice Initiative on...
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Sep 2, 2020
Pomona Lays Off Staff Amid “Reorganization”
In an email sent earlier today, Pomona College Dean of Students Avis Hinkson informed the student body “of a reorganization that is...
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Sep 1, 2020
Pomona College Furloughs Workers
Following significant budget shortfalls, Pomona College is furloughing staff amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In an email to the Pomona...
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Aug 28, 2020
A Call For 5Cers Not To Give Up Hope
Far from the familiar flurry that comes upon us as we prepare for move-in, this August, our community is spread all over the world taking...
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Aug 19, 2020
New DOE Title IX Regulations Not The Correct Fix
Earlier this week, the Claremont Consortium announced the creation of an interim sexual assault policy in accordance with the regulations...
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