Israeli Flag Torn in Half at Pomona College
Image taken by Solomon Oshin This fall, Solomon Olshin, a Senior at Pomona, hung three flags from his dorm window: an Israeli Flag, a...
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The Claremont Independent
Margot Rosenblatt
- Mar 3
Pomona Map Vandalized Over Israel-Palestine Conflict
On Feb 17th, a Claremont student visiting the Oldenborg Center, Pomona’s international residence hall, found a hallway’s painted map of...
Pieter van Wingerden
- Oct 30, 2022
Pro-Democracy Hong Kong Activist Visits Claremont Colleges
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Sunny Cheung spoke at Pomona College last month. The event was part of the Hong Kong Democracy Council’s...
Anna Gersh
- Feb 18, 2022
Pomona Student Gov Backs Flexibility For Immunocompromised Students
In an email sent to Pomona College students today, the Associated Students of Pomona College Senate (ASPC) announced their support for...
Trevor Klein
- Feb 10, 2022
Claremont Colleges Reopen Cross-Campus Dining
On Tuesday, the Claremont Colleges announced that cross-campus dining will partially reopen on February 26. An email sent to the Scripps...
Leonora Willett
- Feb 3, 2022
Students Call For Online Option For Disabled Students
On Tuesday, Claremont DISCOVR (IG:@claremontdiscovr) posted a petition calling on the Claremont Colleges to provide an online alternative...
Santiago Barreto
- Jan 29, 2022
Dr. Marco Valenzuela Appointed As Harvey Mudd VP Of Student Affairs
In an email sent to students, Harvey Mudd College (HMC) President Maria Klawe announced that “Dr. Marco Valenzuela will be the permanent...
Liam MacDonald
- Jan 21, 2022
Claremont Colleges To Continue Online Classes, Scripps, CMC To Allow Outdoor Option
Earlier this evening, the member institutions of the Claremont Consortium announced a new set of guidelines for the remainder of the...
Kara Hagler and Sophia Frye
- Jan 7, 2022
Scripps And Claremont McKenna College To Extend Move-In Deadline To January 23
Yesterday, the member institutions of the Claremont Consortium emailed students regarding their initial spring semester COVID-19...
Trevor Klein
- Jan 6, 2022
Scripps, Pitzer, Harvey Mudd Move Classes Online For First Two Weeks Of Spring Semester
After a preliminary announcement earlier this week, on Thursday Scripps, Pitzer, and Harvey Mudd College, members of the Claremont...
Santiago Barreto
- Jan 3, 2022
Claremont Consortium To Reopen For Spring Semester, Restrict In-Person Activity
As the omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to spread rapidly throughout the U.S., several Claremont Colleges sent emails to their...
Liam MacDonald
- Dec 20, 2021
Pomona To Require Booster Shots, Cancel 5C Events At Start Of Spring Semester
In an email sent earlier today, Pomona College administrator informed students that “eligible students, faculty and staff should receive...
Leonora Willett
- Dec 12, 2021
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
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...
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