An exclusive TSL investigation of the donation history between January 2007 and December 2014 shows that employees of the Claremont University Consortium’s member schools donated a total of $176,400 to federal political causes and parties, with the majority going to Democratic causes. The data were retrieved from the list of
Author: Kevin Tidmarsh
Donation Data Shows 5C Trustee Political Leanings
Trustees from the five Claremont Colleges collectively donated a little under $2.5 million to federal political causes—parties, candidates, and political action committees (PACs)—between 2007 and 2014, according to a TSL analysis of data collected by the non-partisan Center for Responsive Politics. The data showed that nearly 75 percent of all donations went
Watching Things Fall Apart From Afar
This week marks the two-month anniversary of the day that Officer Darren Wilson took his gun, squeezed the trigger and unloaded six bullets into a defenseless Michael Brown, killing him. But you already know all that and more. I don’t have to tell you what happened to Mike Brown, though
Four Injured by Tree Fall, Rotting Roots Likely Cause
A large tree on the northeast side of Frary Dining Hall at Pomona College fell at about 6:20 p.m. on Monday, April 14, landing in the backyard of the Clark I faculty residence and the outdoor dining area and injuring four students who were eating outside. Students, staff members, and
Tree Falls Outside Frary Dining Hall, Injures Four
A large tree on the northeast side of Frary Dining Hall fell at about 6:20 p.m. on Monday, April 14, landing in the backyard of the Clark I faculty residence and the outdoor dining area. At least two students who had been eating outside were injured. Students, staff, and resident
DIDA Hosts Teach-in at Motley
Scripps College’s Motley Coffeehouse turned into a classroom for a teach-in organized by the Disability, Illness, and Difference Alliance (DIDA). The event began with a lecture called Disability 101, presented by Eden Amital SC '17, which was followed by a panel discussion and Q&A session moderated by Aidan Harley SC
Security Camera Plan Prompts Privacy Concerns
The proposal by Pomona College to install additional security cameras has sparked conversation among students and administrators regarding privacy on campus, including concerns that footage from the security cameras will be used to enforce drug and alcohol policies. “CCTV [closed-circuit television] monitoring would only be used in public areas in
Being Trans at the 5Cs, Where Policy Lags Behind Lived Experience
When Claremont McKenna College chemistry professor Nancy Williams HM ’95 decided to come out as a trans woman to her colleagues and students in CMC’s Keck Science Department, she worried about how her announcement would be received, but she knew it was time. “At that point I was living a
Two New Mentorship Programs in Place for Next Year
Next year, new students arriving in Claremont will have two new mentoring programs to help them adjust to college life. The Quest Mentoring program is a continuation of an existing mentoring program, which was only open to students involved with QuestBridge. Next year, the program will only be open to
QRC to Discuss Consortium Sexual Assault Policy
Students at the 5Cs are bringing their peers into a bigger part of the discussion about sexual assault on the campuses by holding a Students Active for Ending Rape (SAFER) event that will discuss necessary changes to the consortium’s sexual assault policies. “What this organization does is it goes into