Student Orchestras And Choirs Hold Concerts The Pomona College Choir and Orchestra, the Claremont Concert Choir, and the Claremont Treble Singers all performed last weekend. In the Pomona College Choir and Orchestra’s fourth program of the year, voice teachers Hayden Eberhart and Scott Graff performed solos, along with faculty conductors
Author: Laney Pope
News Bites – Week of April 8
CMC Government Professor Receives $250,000 Prize Claremont McKenna government professor Charles Kesler recently received the 2018 Bradley Prize, which includes a $250,000 stipend. Kesler was one of three recipients of the award, out of an application pool of nearly 200. Recipients of the award are honored for “advancing the ideals
News Bites – Week of April 1
U.S. Senate Candidate Kevin De León Comes To Pitzer College Pitzer College alumnus, U.S. Senate candidate, and current California State Senate President Pro Tempore Kevin de León PZ ’03 held a rally at Pitzer Wednesday. The rally began with words from de León’s former professors about his time at Pitzer,
Pitzer Senate Leaders Promise Reform, Transparency In Wake Of Financial Revelations
Pitzer College Student Senate’s incoming executive board is promising accountability and transparency in the wake of revelations of poor accounting practices and potential misuse of funds by the organization. The details, first reported by TSL March 23, describe how the Senate lost track of more than $40,000, and include
Pitzer Senate Loses Track Of $40,000: Lack of Accounting, Oversight Led To Questionable Spending Decisions
At least $40,000 disappeared from the Pitzer College Student Senate budget by the end of the fall 2017 semester, the most egregious example of chronic disorganization and accounting issues that have plagued the organization for years. Current and former members of Pitzer Senate, including former Vice President Lora McManus PZ
Harvey Mudd Students Boost Hose Company Revenue By $3 Million
A group of Harvey Mudd College students developed manufacturing innovations that helped raise $3 million of additional annual revenue for the hose company Purosil LLC during a summer 2017 fellowship. The HMC team, made up of Ankoor Apte HM ’19, Bohan Gao HM ’19, Giulia Castleberg HM ’19, Rachel Perley
CMS Men’s Track Banned From First Three Meets Of Season
The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men’s track team has been banned from the first three meets of the season, following an investigation into alleged hazing activities the night of Feb. 3, including a naked scavenger hunt and an alleged assault on a Pomona College student. CMS athletic director Terrance Tumey delivered the
Nationwide Flu Outbreak Leads To 5C Vaccine Shortage
Hospitals and health centers around the nation are struggling to combat this year’s most common flu strain, H3N2 — which has been particularly infectious and damaging — and Claremont is no exception. Student Health Services announced on its website Jan. 24 that “flu vaccinations are no longer available at SHS
Thefts, Trespassing Rattle 5C Students
In the wake of several recent robberies and break-ins on campus, some students are feeling rattled. On Dec. 11, three men not associated with the 5Cs approached a Claremont McKenna College student and demanded her cell phone. The next morning, a different man was arrested for burglary after sneaking