Pitzer Students Threaten “Unrest” If No BlackRock Divestment
After the Pitzer Student Senate voted 16-1—with many abstentions—in favor of a motion to divest Pitzer College’s endowment from a...
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The Claremont Independent
The Claremont Independent
- Nov 26, 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
- May 13, 2015
Invest in Oil, Help the Environment
The fossil fuel divestment movement, like many other campus causes, mistakes posturing for effective action, giving its proponents a...
The Claremont Independent
- Apr 1, 2015
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
- May 5, 2013
Divestment 2.0
In a recent school-wide ballot measure, 78 percent of Pomona College students voted to request that the administration divest portions of...
The Claremont Independent
- Apr 12, 2013
5C divestment campaign: slaying (oil) giants or just tilting at windmills?
Anthropogenic global warming, rising tides or melting icecaps; these terms represent the burgeoning visibility and prevalence of the...
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