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Sophia Frye
Oct 5, 2021
Pomona, Scripps, To Suspend Students For Missing COVID-19 Tests
In an email to students sent today, Pomona College Dean of Students Avis Hinkson announced the details of Pomona’s three step sanctioning...
Santiago Barreto
Oct 2, 2021
Harvey Mudd Eases COVID Restrictions, Increases Maximum Gathering Size From 10 To 20
A policy update from Dean Marco Valenzuela sent to Harvey Mudd students yesterday announced that Harvey Mudd will be moving into Tier 2...
Kara Hagler
Sep 16, 2021
CMC To Track Students Who Avoid COVID-19 Surveillance Testing
Earlier today, Claremont McKenna College (CMC) Vice President of Student Affairs Sharon Basso informed the student body “that weekly...
Santiago Barreto
Sep 6, 2021
Pomona Faces Accusations of Racism, Classism After Suspension of Student For Moving In Early
Last month, Pomona College, a member of the Claremont Consortium, suspended a transfer student for the fall 2021 semester for failing to...
Liam MacDonald
Aug 18, 2021
Claremont McKenna Admits To Seven Total COVID-19 Cases, Strengthens Dining Hall Regulations
In an ​​email to the student body sent earlier today, Claremont McKenna College (CMC) admitted to having had a total of seven positive...
The Claremont Independent
Aug 16, 2021
CMC Moves Orientation Adventure Training Online After FYG Team Member Tests Positive For COVID-19
In an email sent to the student body earlier this evening, Claremont McKenna College (CMC)’s Associate Dean of Students for Student...
Kara Hagler
Aug 14, 2021
CMC To Implement Contact Tracing, Anonymous Reporting Mechanism, In Updated COVID-19 Policy
Today, Claremont McKenna College (CMC) sent an email to the Class of ‘24 following up on an announcement from CMC’s President Hiram...
The Claremont Independent
Mar 11, 2021
Pomona To Resume Summer Campus Programs As County Infections Diminish
Earlier this evening, Pomona College President G. Gabrielle Starr sent an email to the student body stating that, as LA county’s...
The Claremont Independent
Mar 6, 2021
California Needs to Save Itself Before It’s Too Late
Since achieving statehood in 1850, California has retained its appeal to people across the country. As the most populous U.S. state,...
The Claremont Independent
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...
The Claremont Independent
Feb 1, 2021
Pomona Needs to Bring International Students Back to Campus
With the beginning of the second half of the academic year, the Pomona College community has endured another semester of online...
The Claremont Independent
Oct 29, 2020
Time Zones And Zoom Fatigue: Why The Claremont Colleges Should Give Students Their Spring Break Back
The recent announcement of the Spring 2021 Academic Calendar has left many students feeling unheard, in despair, and worried for the...
The Claremont Independent
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...
The Claremont Independent
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...
The Claremont Independent
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....
The Claremont Independent
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...
The Claremont Independent
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...
The Claremont Independent
Jul 24, 2020
Claremont McKenna College Goes Online for Fall 2020
After developing comprehensive plans to reopen campus in the fall, Claremont McKenna College (CMC) President Hiram Chodosh announced that...
The Claremont Independent
Jul 13, 2020
Pomona Sues Federal Government But Vague on Contingency Plans to Support International Students
In an email sent to the student body earlier this afternoon, Pomona College President G. Gabrielle Starr expressed concern about “the...
The Claremont Independent
Jul 13, 2020
Amid Pandemic and Economic Crisis, Pomona College Disallows Transfer Credits During Leave of Absence
Despite charging fifty thousand dollars yearly for online courses, Pomona College is disallowing students who take a leave of absence...
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