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The Claremont Independent
Oct 10, 2018
“Capitalist” Bike-Sharing Program Ends at Pomona College
Earlier this afternoon, an email was sent out to notify all Pomona College students that the popular ofo bike-sharing scheme will no...
The Claremont Independent
Oct 8, 2018
Student-Run Café Closes to Accommodate Kavanaugh Protesters
The Motley Coffeehouse, a student-run café at Scripps College—a member of the college consortium— closed its sitting room during business...
The Claremont Independent
Oct 7, 2018
UPDATED—Kavanaugh Protest Planned to Support Survivors
Student organizers at Scripps College have planned a protest against the United States Senate’s Saturday decision to confirm Justice...
The Claremont Independent
Oct 3, 2018
Deans Condemn Student Clubs for Barring Students on Anonymous Complaints
This afternoon, an email was sent out to all Pomona College students from the Dean of Students Office condemning clubs at the Claremont...
The Claremont Independent
Oct 2, 2018
5C Crime Reports Show Fewer Sex Offenses, More Drug/Alcohol Abuse
The Claremont Colleges (5C’s)—which include Pomona College, Harvey Mudd College, Claremont McKenna College (CMC), Scripps College, and...
The Claremont Independent
Sep 29, 2018
Pitzer Worst for Income Mobility in 5Cs
Pitzer College, ranked as the seventh most liberal college in the country and the most liberal of the Claremont Colleges, claims in its...
The Claremont Independent
Sep 22, 2018
A Foreigner in Claremont
As an international student, my time is divided between two very contrasting settings. One is Claremont—home of the Claremont Colleges—an...
The Claremont Independent
Sep 6, 2018
A More Free and Educational School Year
It is the start of a new school year and the start of another year of journalism, events, and more from The Claremont Independent.The...
The Claremont Independent
Aug 5, 2018
Pomona Alumnus US Senator Schatz Tweets Support for “Racist, Anti-White” Sarah Jeong
On Friday evening, Pomona College alumnus, commencement speaker, and sitting United States Senator from Hawaii Brian Schatz tweeted in...
The Claremont Independent
Jul 4, 2018
Why America is Exceptional
On this day, the anniversary of our nation’s independence, invariably there arises a debate over the concept of American exceptionalism....
The Claremont Independent
Apr 20, 2018
Conservative Prof. Called “Nazi”, Whites Weak-Minded on Free Speech Wall, Former Taken Down by Colle
This afternoon, Pomona College erased one anonymous message recently painted on Walker Wall—a wall dedicated to free speech—for being “an...
The Claremont Independent
Apr 16, 2018
Scripps Defends Inviting Venezuelan Propagandists
In a statement obtained by the Independent, Scripps College’s administration defended inviting two Venezuelan diplomats last week to...
The Claremont Independent
Apr 13, 2018
Scripps College Pool Party Desegregated
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The Claremont Independent
Apr 12, 2018
Scripps College Hosts Segregated Pool Party
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The Claremont Independent
Apr 11, 2018
A Midwest Liberal Encounters West Coast Liberalism
Over the summer, I read Arlie Russell Hochschild’s Strangers in their Own Land as part of Pomona College’s required reading for incoming...
The Claremont Independent
Apr 9, 2018
At Scripps College, Totalitarians Welcome—But Not Conservatives
Next week, Scripps College will fund a Venezuelan propaganda tour for the second time this school year. It will host two of the country’s...
The Claremont Independent
Apr 7, 2018
Again, Scripps Funds Propagandists from Venezuelan Govt.
Scripps College will be inviting two Venezuelan officials next week to to speak on a three-day speaker series praising “grassroots...
The Claremont Independent
Mar 27, 2018
CMC Has Most Free Speech in California
Last week, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) gave Claremont McKenna College (CMC) a “green light” rating for free...
The Claremont Independent
Mar 26, 2018
Pitzer College Gym Bans Men
For one afternoon, Pitzer College closed the Gold Student Center (GSC) gym to all males to create a safe space for women and gender...
The Claremont Independent
Mar 22, 2018
“Nationalism” and “Immigration” Key Topics in College Speaker Series
This semester, Scripps College’s Humanities Institute’s semesterly speaker series, titled “Exclusive Nationalisms: Global Migration and...
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