The Claremont Independent
CMC Faculty Proposes Racial-Ethnic Understanding GE Requirement For All Students
In an email from Professors Gaston Espinosa and Dan Livesay relayed through Dean Dianna Graves, Claremont McKenna College (CMC) students...
The Claremont Independent
- Feb 1, 2021
Pomona To Remain Closed In March, Vaccines To Be Made Available
In an email to the student body sent on Monday evening, Pomona College President G. Gabrielle Starr confirmed that Pomona students will...
The Claremont Independent
- Feb 1, 2021
Pomona Needs to Bring International Students Back to Campus
With the beginning of the second half of the academic year, the Pomona College community has endured another semester of online...
The Claremont Independent
- Jan 27, 2021
The Future of the GOP: How They Lost in 2020 and How They Can Win in the Future
Disclaimer: This article is not an endorsement of any political party or candidate. This article simply makes observations based on...
The Claremont Independent
- Jan 22, 2021
Pomona To Reopen For Fall 2021, Unknown If The College Will Provide Vaccines
In an email sent out earlier today, Pomona College President G. Gabrielle Starr informed the student body that Pomona is ready to reopen...
The Claremont Independent
- Jan 9, 2021
Everyone Can Wear Hoops: How Fear of Cultural Appropriation Hurts the 5Cs
“White Girl, take off your hoops!!!” students wrote on the free speech wall at Pitzer College in 2017. According to one of the students...
The Claremont Independent
- Dec 11, 2020
CMC Creates London, Shanghai Residential Programs To Help With “Time Zone Challenges” and “Community
Update 12/13/2020: According to The Student Life, the Shanghai program will likely be canceled. A previous Independent update erroneously...
The Claremont Independent
- Dec 9, 2020
CMC Not Returning in January, New International Student Program in London
In a Dec. 9 email sent to students, Claremont McKenna College President Hiram Chodosh announced that students would not be allowed to...
The Claremont Independent
- Nov 30, 2020
Scripps College President Tiedens Resigns For Schwarzman Scholars Role
Earlier today, students at Scripps College received an email informing them that President Lara Tiedens will resign next semester to...
The Claremont Independent
- Nov 25, 2020
Buybacks Aren’t Evil
Lately, it has become very fashionable to be against stock buybacks. Critics argue that corporations repurchasing shares are killing the...
The Claremont Independent
- Nov 24, 2020
Pomona Releases Admissions Data For Class Of 2024
Earlier this month, Pomona College released its Common Data Set containing admissions data for the Class of 2024. According to the data...
The Claremont Independent
- Nov 23, 2020
The Far Left Undermined Biden Before He Was Even Elected, And They Aren’t Stopping There
After nearly losing her seat during this year’s election, Representative Abigail Spanberger said that Democrats should never utter the...
The Claremont Independent
- Nov 18, 2020
Majority of Furloughed Pomona Staff Receive Emergency Grants
Pomona College’s Sagehen Employee Support Fund, which the college started in October “to respond to some of the immediate needs of...
The Claremont Independent
- Nov 9, 2020
Claremont Colleges Students Test Positive For COVID-19, Close Contacts Asked To Quarantine
Several students at the Claremont Colleges, including a number of students from Claremont McKenna College (CMC), tested positive for...
The Claremont Independent
- Nov 7, 2020
FEATURE: Pomona Campus Climate Survey Reveals Sharp Divisions
Accusations of racism; “nonwhites virtually guaranteed tenure, no matter what;” students and faculty called “fascists” for expressing...
The Claremont Independent
- Nov 2, 2020
Despite Student Concerns, Pomona Moves Forward With Spring Semester Plans
In an email sent to the student body earlier today, Pomona College President G. Gabrielle Starr informed students that Pomona “is moving...
The Claremont Independent
- Nov 2, 2020
Pomona To Bring Back Furloughed Workers By Providing Meals To Seniors Homebound By COVID-19
Pomona College has entered into a partnership with UNITE HERE Local 11 and the Hospitality Training Academy to provide meals for people...
The Claremont Independent
- Oct 29, 2020
Time Zones And Zoom Fatigue: Why The Claremont Colleges Should Give Students Their Spring Break Back
The recent announcement of the Spring 2021 Academic Calendar has left many students feeling unheard, in despair, and worried for the...
The Claremont Independent
- Oct 26, 2020
Pomona College Releases Plans For Spring Semester On Campus, Classes To Remain Online
In an email sent to the student body earlier today, Pomona College President G. Gabrielle Starr confirmed that Pomona is currently...
The Claremont Independent
- Oct 25, 2020
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...