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Pitzer, Scripps, Pomona, SJP Fund Talk By Anti-Semitic Conpiracist
On Thursday, Nov. 14, the pro-Palestinian Claremont Colleges student group Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) will host a screening...
The Claremont Independent
Nov 11, 2019


CMC Hosts 3rd Annual Sex Week
This week, Claremont Mckenna College (CMC) is hosting its third annual “Sex Week”. The event was created in 2016 and is hosted by the CMC...
The Claremont Independent
Oct 31, 2019


Pitzer Student Gov’t No Longer Posting Meeting Minutes
Pitzer College’s student senate has discontinued posting meeting minutes on its website for the Fall 2019 semester, which are intended to...
The Claremont Independent
Oct 11, 2019


Student Health Services Suspended in Claremont
An email was sent out to Pomona College students by Dean Avis Hinkson on Thursday, October 10 titled “SHS Temporary Suspension of...
The Claremont Independent
Oct 10, 2019


Students Handcuffed, Event Shut Down, Campus Security “Punched” at Campus Concert
Late Saturday night, at an on-campus Travis Porter concert hosted by the Pomona Events Committee—a part of Pomona College’s student...
The Claremont Independent
Oct 5, 2019


INTERVIEW: Pomona Dean of Campus Life Josh Eisenberg
Last Friday, the Claremont Independent sat down with Pomona College’s new Associate Dean of Students and Dean of Campus Life, Josh...
The Claremont Independent
Sep 24, 2019


Who We Are: 2019
At most other elite institutions of higher education around the country, students are agreeing with each other more and more, falling...
The Claremont Independent
Sep 2, 2019


Climate Change: Nonsense in Partisanship
With each passing year, climate change becomes a more important issue—and rightfully so—to American voters. There’s no denying climate...
The Claremont Independent
Sep 2, 2019


Pomona to Hire Ethnic Studies, Politics, Neuroscience, Math Professors
Pomona College has advertised several tenure-track faculty positions, inviting applicants to apply to teach beginning in the Fall 2020...
The Claremont Independent
Aug 9, 2019


Pomona Affirms New Speech Codes
Pomona College’s Student Affairs Committee recently affirmed proposed changes to the Student Code for the 2019-2020 school year. One of...
The Claremont Independent
Jul 8, 2019


CMC Wins Award for Most Viewpoint Diversity
In late May, Claremont McKenna College (CMC) received Heterodox Academy’s Award for Institutional Excellence during 2019 Heterodox...
The Claremont Independent
Jul 2, 2019


Pitzer President Defends “Free Exchange of Ideas” in Israel at University of Haifa
Earlier today, Pitzer College’s president Melvin L. Oliver spoke to the University of Haifa’s 47th annual Board of Governors meeting,...
The Claremont Independent
May 28, 2019


Student Gov’t VP Hijacks Facebook Page to Comment on Unconfirmed Harassment Claims at Pirate Party
On Saturday, Claremont McKenna College (CMC) hosted its annual “Pirate Party” event, open to students of the college and guests. A day...
The Claremont Independent
May 9, 2019


FEATURE: Free Speech Claremont, A Club for Civil Conversation
Earlier this week, the Claremont Independent was fortunate enough to conduct an interview with Elliot Raskin, a freshman at Pitzer...
The Claremont Independent
May 6, 2019


Proposed Pomona Speech Code Resembles U. Chicago Code
On April 18, the Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC) hosted a meeting to discuss proposed Student Code changes, including that...
The Claremont Independent
Apr 25, 2019


Proposed Pomona Speech Code Potential Win for Free Speech
This Wednesday, Pomona College’s Dean of Students, Avis Hinkson, sent an email notifying students of planned changes to the Student...
The Claremont Independent
Apr 11, 2019


Student Gov’t. Fails to Gather Enough Votes for Pitzer President Resignation
Pitzer College’s Student Senate failed to pass a resolution demanding that Pitzer President Melvin L. Oliver resign for keeping Pitzer’s...
The Claremont Independent
Apr 7, 2019


Pomona to Only Fly US Flag at Graduation
According to posts and a petition circulated by student leaders of Pomona College’s International Students Mentor Program (ISMP)—the...
The Claremont Independent
Apr 4, 2019


Student Senate Deliberates Pitzer President’s Resignation for Supporting Israel Study Abroad
Two weeks ago, Pitzer College’s President Melvin L. Oliver decided to keep the college’s only study abroad program in Israel—organized...
The Claremont Independent
Mar 28, 2019


“Zionist Violence,” “Israel’s Colonial Project,” “White Supremacist”—SJP Launches “Palestine Freedom
After Pitzer College’s President Melvin L. Oliver decided to keep the college’s only study abroad program in Israel against the faculty...
The Claremont Independent
Mar 28, 2019
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