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The I-Place Shutdown: Many Hands Make Poor Decisions
Most of us have heard the adage, “your college years are the best years of your life.” For some, this statement is less true, especially...
The Claremont Independent
Oct 25, 2020


Academic Diversity In The Classrooms Is More Important Than Ever
With the upcoming election and the battle over Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s replacement growing more contentious by the day, we are in an era of...
The Claremont Independent
Sep 28, 2020


The Democrats’ Golden Retriever Complex
Trump’s campaign has finally settled on a negative message. In Joe Biden’s America, cities will burn as radical leftists control his...
The Claremont Independent
Sep 7, 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
Aug 28, 2020


Democrats Need To Reclaim Patriotism
This summer, my stepdad saw an American flag dancing in the wind and assumed its owner was conservative. It is a common reaction by...
The Claremont Independent
Aug 20, 2020


New DOE Title IX Regulations Not The Correct Fix
Earlier this week, the Claremont Consortium announced the creation of an interim sexual assault policy in accordance with the regulations...
The Claremont Independent
Aug 19, 2020


Why You Should Support #Defundthepolice Even If You Don’t Think Our System Is Racist
By Margot Rosenblatt I’ve never seen “The Purge,” but it seems like an unpleasant movie. Although it’s fiction, I believe it holds some...
The Claremont Independent
Jul 31, 2020


Pomona and Scripps Must, and Have the Means to, Support International Students
Earlier today, Pomona and Scripps Colleges became the Claremont Colleges’ first to announce conducting classes entirely remotely for the...
The Claremont Independent
Jul 8, 2020


An Open Letter To The Claremont McKenna And Harvey Mudd Presidents
Dear Presidents Klawe and Chodosh, Harvey Mudd College (HMC) and Claremont McKenna College (CMC) share much in common. Most obviously,...
The Claremont Independent
Jun 25, 2020


Charity And Bullying Can’t Go Hand In Hand
As reported by the Independent earlier today, the producers of “Love is Blind: Claremont,” an online dating show run and participated in...
The Claremont Independent
May 26, 2020


LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A Case Against Universal Pass At Scripps
The following opinion was sent to the Editors of the Claremont Independent by a Scripps College alumna who wishes to remain anonymous....
The Claremont Independent
Apr 23, 2020


Opt-In Letter Grade Policy Exposes Huge Inequalities
I still remember the morning I found out I’d been accepted into Pomona College. The virtual confetti raining down my laptop screen will...
The Claremont Independent
Apr 15, 2020


Harassment Cannot be a Substitute for Discourse
The last few days have proven divisive in the Pomona College community. In fact, as a senior, I can’t remember a time where students were...
The Claremont Independent
Apr 15, 2020


Adopting Universal Pass/Fail Would be a Mistake
According to an email sent out to the student body around noon on April 13, the Pomona College Faculty Executive Committee is bringing...
The Claremont Independent
Apr 13, 2020


Stay the Course and Buy American
The number of Americans infected by the coronavirus has surged dramatically since the first case in the U.S. was confirmed earlier this...
The Claremont Independent
Apr 7, 2020


All Segregation Is Wrong, Period.
The Claremont Colleges are a place where events you couldn’t make up take place. For example, the recent “BlaQ Mixer” event at Pomona...
The Claremont Independent
Mar 1, 2020


What’s America’s Mission?
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the conclusion of the Cold War, the United States has found itself trapped in a crisis of...
The Claremont Independent
Feb 25, 2020
Trump is Right About Tariffs Against China…But for the Wrong Reasons
Earlier last month, President Trump signed the recently negotiated phase-one trade deal with China. During a ceremony at the White House,...
The Claremont Independent
Feb 21, 2020


In Defense of Embracing—Not Separating—Differences
While rhetoric on college campuses often falls along lines of radical inclusivity, more and more events at the Claremont Colleges appear...
The Claremont Independent
Feb 4, 2020


How Problematic Thoughts Can Make You a Better Person
By Margot Rosenblatt A few weeks ago, on the raised section of the Hoch-Shanahan dining hall, a very wise Scripps upper-classman uttered...
The Claremont Independent
Jan 17, 2020
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