Author: Caroline Bowman

To the disappointment of students who supported a plan to incorporate gender-neutral housing for the 2013-2014 school year, this year’s room draw at Claremont McKenna College did not include a gender-neutral option. However, the college may have a different plan to make gender-neutral housing available.  Last year, the Residential Life

As tuition, room, and board at the 5Cs continue to become more expensive, administrators see no near end to the climbing costs of higher education. Across the nation, the cost of attending many private colleges and universities is increasing faster than inflation, including at the 5Cs. At Pomona College, which

The weekly Wednesday party PUB has been suspended in light of results from an audit of Pomona College’s sexual assault policies, which was sent to the student body March 7. In place of today’s PUB, Kappa Delta, the fraternity that sponsors the event, is working with the Advocates for Survivors

Next year, stressed out students trudging to the library to study for final exams could encounter stress-free alternatives including yoga, chair massages, and therapy dogs. These stress-relief programs are just one thing Kevin Mulroy, the new A.J. McFadden Dean of Honnold/Mudd Library, has on his agenda. Mulroy, currently the associate

The 5C Divestment Campaign hosted a rally on Monday to raise awareness for the campaign and its connections to other social justice campaigns at the 5Cs. The group staged the rally on the patio of Honnold/Mudd Library as part of March Fo(u)rth, a “day of action” that was celebrated by

The cost of attending Harvey Mudd College is set to rise by 4.7 percent for the 2013-2014 school year, and, although the other colleges have not finalized their numbers, tuition, room and board, and fees are expected to increase at the rest of the 5Cs as well. The presidents of

Students at both Scripps College and Pitzer College are working to start support groups for victims of sexual assault similar to Pomona College’s Advocates for Survivors of Sexual Assault. Advocates is a student-run organization that provides confidential support to victims of sexual violence, including a 24-hour crisis hotline. “It takes

Faculty and students in the mathematics and physics departments are currently collaborating on the design plans for the new Millikan Laboratory at Pomona College, and although they may have had their points of disagreement—whiteboards or blackboards?—the result seems to be embraced by all. “It’s going to be a signature building,”

On Jan. 28, the Student Affairs Committee (SAC) at Pomona College proposed a change to the school’s student handbook that would make it clear: no weed, no matter the need. Vice President and Dean of Students Miriam Feldblum sent an e-mail to the student body to notify them of the