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Violet Ramanathan
Jan 24
CMC Faculty Recommend Ending Test-Optional Admissions
Claremont McKenna Admissions Office. On Friday, January 24th, the Claremont McKenna College faculty voted to approve a recommendation to...


Emilio Bankier
Dec 31, 2024
Pomona and CMC Advise International Students to Return to Campus Before Trump Inauguration
Image via Wikimedia Commons. Copyright Sdkb . In the final days of the fall semester, Pomona College and Claremont McKenna College sent...


Emilio Bankier
Nov 27, 2024
Pomona Disputes Legal Liability Claims Over Student Suspensions
Protesters rally to overturn student suspensions. On Monday, November 25th, lawyers for Pomona College responded to a November 13th...

Rachel Svoyskiy
Nov 26, 2024
Pomona Sanctions Student Groups Involved in Oct. 7th Protests
Student protesters inside Carnegie Hall. On November 1st, Pomona College’s Judicial Council (JBoard) issued sanctions against Claremont...

Kendall White
Nov 14, 2024
Civil Liberties Groups Warn Pomona of Possible Litigation Over Student Suspensions
Student protesters on October 7. On November 13, the ACLU of Southern California, Asian Law Caucus, Center for Protest Law and...

Charlie Hatcher
Nov 3, 2024
91% of 2024 CMC-Affiliated Political Donations Go to Democrats
CMC-affiliated donations over time. According to the nonprofit OpenSecrets, over 91% of the $22,782 in political donations made by...


The Claremont Independent
Nov 3, 2024
California Bans Legacy Admissions at Private Colleges and Universities
Image via Flickr. Copyright Gavin Newsom . On September 30th, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1780 into law,...


Violet Ramanathan
Oct 31, 2024
ASCMC Cancels Snowglobe Citing Budget and Scheduling Concerns
Image via Flickr. Copyright cmcforum . On Tuesday, October 29th, the Associated Students of Claremont McKenna College (ASCMC) Vice...

Greta Long
Oct 26, 2024
Starr Bypasses Judicial Council to Issue Full Suspensions to Oct. 7th Protesters
Protesters block the back door of Carnegie Hall. On Wednesday, October 23, Pomona President Gabi Starr issued a statement regarding the...


Emilio Bankier
Oct 19, 2024
5C Clubs Partnered with Organization Now Designated Terrorist Entity
A banner at Carnegie Hall. On October 15th, the US Department of the Treasury announced that Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity...

Kendall White
Oct 12, 2024
Twelve Students Issued Interim Suspensions as Pomona Responds to Oct. 7 Protests
Protesters inside Carnegie Hall. Pomona College issued interim suspensions to twelve students involved in the October 7 takeover of...


Kendall White and Charlie Hatcher
Oct 7, 2024
Protesters Occupy, Vandalize Pomona's Carnegie Hall on One-Year Anniversary of Oct. 7 Attacks
Protesters on Sixth Street. On Monday, October 7, hundreds of students across the Claremont Colleges participated in a walkout to demand...


Emilio Bankier
Oct 5, 2024
Protests Injure Four Staff Members at Harvey Mudd Career Fair
Image credit: Harvey Mudd College On Wednesday, September 25, protests at Harvey Mudd College’s fall career fair turned “unpeaceful”...

Emilio Bankier
Sep 16, 2024
Protestors Vandalize, Disturb Pomona President’s House
Red paint spilled at Gabi Starr's home. At 11:30 P.M. on Sunday, September 15, a group of approximately 60 demonstrators gathered on...


The Claremont Independent
Sep 15, 2024
Pomona to Investigate Anti-Semitic Booklet Distributed at 5C Club Fair
Image via Flickr. Copyright CampusGrotto . On Thursday, September 5th, a booklet featuring anti-semitic tropes appeared at the table of...


Violet Ramanathan
Sep 9, 2024
Dean of Students Office Initiates Shift in Alcohol Policy at ASCMC Events
On Sunday, September 8th, the Executive Board of Associated Students of Claremont McKenna College (ASCMC) announced a new policy...

Jacob Smagula
Sep 5, 2024
Claremont McKenna Rises to 6th Place in Free Speech Rankings
Claremont McKenna College. On Wednesday, Claremont McKenna College leapt from 73rd to sixth place in the Foundation for Individual Rights...


Emilio Bankier
Aug 28, 2024
Pomona Institutes Policy Changes as Activist Groups Begin Another Semester of Protests
Private property signage at Pomona College. On August 21st, Pomona College Treasurer Jeff Roth, Dean of Students Avis Hinkson, and...

Jacob Smagula
Aug 23, 2024
Fire Damages Walter’s Restaurant in Claremont Village
Caution tape across Walter's Restaurant Friday morning. A large fire blazed through the roof of the historic Walter’s Restaurant early...

Emilio Bankier
Aug 22, 2024
Pomona President Starr Announces Spring Sabbatical
Image Credit: Pomona College On August 20th, Pomona College president Gabi Starr announced her decision to take a sabbatical during the...
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