Author: Carlos Ballesteros

Pomona College will aim to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030, President David Oxtoby announced Feb. 7 in an email to the student body. The target, which is later than the goal of 2022 that the President’s Advisory Committee on Sustainability (PACS) recommended to Oxtoby in November, marks the date by

As part of a national effort to increase the affordability of higher education, the five presidents of the Claremont Colleges submitted proposals as to how they will make each of the 5Cs more accessible for historically underrepresented students, including low-income and first-generation college students. The presidents traveled to the White

Claremont McKenna College is considering adding a second group of 10-14 students to its Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) program, effectively doubling enrollment in the competitive specialized major.  “There have been conversations about possibly being able to have two small cohorts for PPE, and there’s been some interest from alums

In light of concerns about cultural insensitivity, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and Pomona-Pitzer athletic departments have decided to discontinue the practice of passing the Peace Pipe trophy to the winning team in the annual CMS vs. P-P football game. The decision brings a 54-year-old tradition to an end and has prompted mixed

The Associated Students of Claremont McKenna College (ASCMC) Senate unanimously voted on Nov. 4 to pass an amendment that severed its institutional ties with the Forum, making CMC’s online student newspaper independent of the school’s governing body.  The amendment, which took effect immediately, removed any mention of the Forum in the ASCMC

The Pomona Student Union (PSU) sponsored a panel discussion Oct. 30 to address students’ doubts about Pomona College’s rebranding efforts. The discussion featured a panel of speakers who addressed the findings of marketing consultant Mark Neustadt, who presented a report last semester identifying what he called Pomona’s “ease narrative” as

For most students at the 5Cs, the college application process is a happily forgotten memory. Through the Pomona High School Outreach Project (PHSOP), however, student writing consultants at Claremont McKenna College’s Center for Writing and Public Discourse (CWPD), return to that stressful time with Pomona High School (PHS) seniors. The

With the selection of “Liberal Arts in Action” as the focus of his inauguration, Claremont McKenna College President Hiram Chodosh has drawn further attention to the ongoing conversation about how CMC’s emphasis on economics and government influences its status as a liberal arts institution.  In an interview with TSL, Chodosh said

The Associated Students of Claremont McKenna College (ASCMC) Executive Board voted Oct. 13 to cancel White Party (WP) this spring due to concerns about drug use often correlated with student attendance. ASCMC will use the $13,000 allocated for White Party to fund other spring events. Executive Board members felt that

Scripps College Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students Rebecca “Bekki” Lee passed away Oct. 12 at the Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center after suffering a stroke in her office the previous day. Lee, who became the Dean of Students and Vice President of Student Affairs at Scripps