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Pitzer Student Gov’t Vetoes Bill Condemning Faculty Banning Israel Study Abroad
On Feb. 3, Pitzer College’s Student Senate voted down a resolution condemning a faculty decision to vote in favor of suspending Pitzer’s...
The Claremont Independent
Feb 17, 2019


Anti-Semitism Awareness Mural Covered by Palestinian Flag
This week, a mural painted on Pomona College’s Walker Wall—which is deemed a free speech wall—to raise awareness of antisemitism after...
The Claremont Independent
Dec 14, 2018

INTERVIEW: AMCHA Director Tammi Rossman-Benjamin on Pitzer
In context of the turmoil on Pitzer College’s campus regarding the faculty’s vote in favor of suspending the Haifa study abroad program...
The Claremont Independent
Dec 13, 2018


Pitzer President Criticizes Faculty Support of Israel Study Abroad Suspension
Amid the recent decision by Pitzer College’s faculty to vote in favor of suspending the college’s only study abroad program in Israel...
The Claremont Independent
Nov 30, 2018


Pitzer Faculty Votes to End Israel Study Abroad
Earlier this month on Nov. 8, the Pitzer College faculty voted on and passed two motions concerning the college’s relationship with...
The Claremont Independent
Nov 26, 2018


We Shall Remain
Last winter, I had the privilege of returning to Israel for the first time in over five years. During the trip, my group paid a visit to...
The Claremont Independent
Apr 1, 2015


Redefining the Lines
After spending nine months in the State of Israel, Bryan Turkel, a brother of Alpha Epsilon Pi and a proud Zionist, returned to Claremont...
The Claremont Independent
Nov 23, 2014


Jewish Student Target of Anti-Semitic Crimes on Campus
In the span of one weekend, the same Claremont McKenna College student was the victim of two separate crimes that targeted his Jewish...
The Claremont Independent
Sep 26, 2014

In Defense of the Independent
The Claremont Independent has come under fire recently. Not only were several copies of our most recent issue physically torn apart on...
The Claremont Independent
Apr 15, 2014
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