Pitzer Student Senate advocates for making all public bathrooms gender-neutral, Pomona names its new art museum and more from this week’s news.
Author: Laney Pope
Oh S#!% — In the name of curiosity, Mudders flush all toilets in dorm at the same time
Harvey Mudd College’s North Dorm flushed every toilet in the dorm at once, just to see what would happen.
Exclusive Q&A: Former Pomona student Marianne Williamson runs for president
TSL spoke with former Pomona student and presidential candidate Marianne Williamson about her time at Pomona, her chances of winning and more.
Pitzer Residential Life bypasses Senate, claims student study space
Pitzer College’s Residential Life moved its office into a popular study room on campus during winter break without approval from Pitzer’s Student Senate, upsetting senators. Res Life moved into East Sanborn C300 “to provide increased resource access and staff support for our students and RA,” Director of Residential Life Kirsten
Residential Vibrancy Initiative revamps social life at Scripps
This year, a new Residential Vibrancy Initiative is redefining party culture at Scripps College, which was previously known as a quiet campus at the 5Cs. The initiative is focused on strengthening community among Scripps students, Assistant Dean and Director of Campus Life Brenda Ice wrote in an email to TSL.
Giving reviews: Thanksgiving meals at each 5C dining hall
One of the perks of having access to six dining halls is that it is physically possible to have six separate Thanksgiving meals in the span of a week. This November, we pushed our body to the limit as we ate each of the Thanksgiving meals offered at 5C dining
Students frightened by Trump’s anti-trans memo, frustrated by colleges’ silence
In the wake of President Donald Trump’s memo affecting the rights and recognition of transgender people, students at the Claremont Colleges expressed feeling fearful and angry at the colleges’ administration for their tepid responses and support. The Trump administration issued a memo Oct. 21 that defined gender as purely biological,
Hurricane Florence slams East Coast, impacts 5C students and families
As Hurricane Florence pounded North and South Carolina last week, several students from the Claremont Colleges braced for the worst and feared for their families living in the region. Some students reported flooding and power outages in the homes of their families or friends after Hurricane Florence touched down in
CMS Track Team Athletes Caught Destroying TSL Newspapers
TSL has obtained multiple videos of members of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps track and field team stealing, destroying, and throwing out copies of TSL on multiple occasions from the Collins and Malott Dining Halls. “Newspaper theft is a crime and a blunt attempt of censorship,” according to the Student Press Law Center,
Pomona May Be Ordered To Pay Legal Fees For Title IX Respondent
Pomona College has been accused of mishandling a sexual misconduct case and may be asked to pay at least $255,672.50 in attorneys fees for a petitioner who sued the school because he believes he wasn't given a fair hearing. The charges stem from a Title IX case that began in