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Liam MacDonald
Oct 28, 2021
Scripps Administrative Coordinator Killed Infant Daughter, Then Herself, Police Say
Last night, the Los Angeles Times published an article confirming the identity of a Claremont mother suspected to have killed herself and...


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...


Theodore Pasquesi
Sep 30, 2021
Class Elections Imbued With Activist Sentiment
As apprehension mounted amidst impending Claremont McKenna College (CMC) class presidential elections, aspiring student leaders scrambled...


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...


Sophia Frye
Aug 31, 2021
Scripps To Require Weekly Testing For Start Of Fall Semester
Interim President Amy Marcus-Newhall announced in a welcome back email to the Scripps College community that Scripps will require weekly...


Abbas Seltzer
Aug 25, 2021
CMC Barn Party Canceled, Convocation Goes Virtual Less than a Week Before Classes Start
Two days after half of its freshmen and sophomores moved in, Claremont McKenna College (CMC) announced that its Convocation Ceremony will...

Liam MacDonald
Aug 24, 2021
Pomona Title IX Coordinator To Leave September 1
In an email sent yesterday evening, Pomona College Dean of Students Avis Hinkson explained to students that Title IX coordinator Sue...


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
Aug 14, 2021
Claremont McKenna College Hires New Assistant Dean Of Students For Academic Success
In an email to Claremont McKenna College (CMC) students this afternoon, Senior Associate Dean of Students Susan Layden announced that CMC...


The Claremont Independent
Aug 13, 2021
Scripps To Require Negative COVID-19 Test Prior To Arrival
In an email sent this morning to Scripps College students, Interim Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Adriana di...


The Claremont Independent
Aug 10, 2021
Pomona To Require Weekly COVID-19 Testing, Masks Indoors, For Fall 2021
In an email sent to the student body earlier today, Pomona College President G. Gabrielle Starr released a set of further guidelines...


The Claremont Independent
Aug 3, 2021
CMC Confirms Indoor Mask Mandates, COVID-19 Regulations, For Fall 2021
Claremont McKenna’s Dean of Students recently emailed the student body a list of guidelines for the fall 2021 semester. Among the...


The Claremont Independent
May 26, 2021
Scripps Juniors Compelled To Live Off-Campus By Overenrollment, COVID-19 Restrictions
In the Scripps College Class of 2023 Facebook group, rising Scripps College junior and outgoing Judicial and Academic Review Chair Maddy...


Liam MacDonald
May 6, 2021
Student Gov’t Passes Israeli Boycott Without Club Divestment Clause
Earlier today, the Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC), Pomona College’s student governing body, passed a modified version of...


The Claremont Independent
Apr 30, 2021
Student Gov’t Tables Israeli Boycott Resolution For Further Discussion On Mandatory Club Divestment
In a Zoom meeting held yesterday afternoon, members of the Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC) fielded questions and concerns...


Kara Hagler
Apr 29, 2021
Widespread Backlash to Student Gov’t Israel Boycott, Anti-Discrimination Petition Reaches 500 Signat
Last week, the Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC) passed a resolution divesting from companies operating in Israel as listed by...
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