Leonora Willett
The Chain of Decision Making: Where Are COVID-19 Rules Coming From?
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, LA County’s precautions have been among the strictest in the country. For example, the county recently...
Santiago Barreto and Leonora Willett
- Dec 8, 2021
5C Cross-Campus Dining Could Occur Next Semester
An email was sent to every 5C student today offering important updates regarding cross-campus dining. After nearly two years of no...
Kara Hagler
- Dec 8, 2021
COVID-19 Cases Increase On Claremont McKenna Campus
Yesterday, the Covid Compliance Committee of Claremont McKenna College (CMC) notified students of an increase in COVID-19 cases following...
Wolfgang Hutton
- Nov 25, 2021
Ayanna Pressley And The (Un)Logic of Critical Theory
Opinion by Wolfgang Hutton “We don’t need any more brown faces that don’t want to be a brown voice. We don’t need any more black faces...
Santiago Barreto
- Nov 24, 2021
OPINION: The Race Against “Racism” In Universities Has Gone Too Far
UCLA suspended Professor Gordon Klein last spring for refusing to give Black students free passes on the final exam to account for the...
Anna Gersh
- Nov 23, 2021
KKR Kills, Divest 5Cs Call For CMC To Cut Ties With Kravis and Roberts
Student groups KKR Kills and Divest 5Cs have organized three rallies and a vigil in opposition to Claremont McKenna College’s affiliation...
Trevor Klein
- Nov 22, 2021
Divest Protesters Attempt To Occupy "The Cube," CMC Tries To Stop Student-Journalist Photographer
On Friday, about a dozen student activists participated in a Divest Claremont Colleges protest against Claremont McKenna College (CMC)...
Santiago Barreto and Anna Gersh
- Nov 18, 2021
New Scripps College President Appointed
After eight months of a thorough Presidential Search, Lynne Thompson, the Chair of the Board of Trustees, announced in an email today...
Trevor Klein
- Nov 18, 2021
CMC To Hold Black-Only Event, Black Student Groups Demand Further Action After Racist YikYak Posts
On Wednesday, the President of the Associated Students of Claremont McKenna College (ASCMC) announced that ASCMC and the Dean of Students...
Santiago Barreto
- Oct 29, 2021
Claremont McKenna Diversity And Inclusion Dean Transferring To Pitzer College
Claremont McKenna College (CMC) announced in an email today that Vince Greer, who served as CMC’s inaugural dean for diversity and...
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...
Sophia Frye
- Sep 24, 2021
Consortium-Wide Parties To Begin, Harvey Mudd To Continue With Restrictions
In an email to students today, Interim Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students di Bartolo-Beckham announced that 5C...
Trevor Klein
- Sep 22, 2021
CMC To Begin Permitting CMC-Only Parties
By Trevor Klein September 22, 2021 In an email sent to students on Tuesday, the Claremont McKenna College (CMC) Dean of Students (DOS)...
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...