In a recent school-wide ballot measure, 78 percent of Pomona College students voted to request that the administration divest portions of the college’s $1.7 billion endowment currently invested in fossil fuels. The April 9 landslide vote was widely hailed by progressive-minded students at the Claremont Colleges as a sign of environmental consciousness and a step forward for sustainability. However, others have asserted that the recently passed divestment measure does not go f

It’s Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, and the spring semester has officially started at the Claremont Colleges. Back to late study nights that entail midnight snacking and caffeine highs. In order to face another intense study schedule—staring at a textbook with blood-shot eyes, unkempt hair and a growling stomach—we need grub. Pomona’s Coop Café? Check. CMC’s Hub Store? Bustling. Pitzer’s Grove House? Open. Mudd’s Jay’s Place? Got it. Scripps’ Motley? Dark, dead, with a “Closed” sign