After massive student protest in the fall 2019 semester, Scripps College will become the final 5C to develop a climate action plan.
Author: Maria Heeter
Sodexo presentation at Scripps met with student protest, dining staff support
Student activists turned out Tuesday to protest a presentation by Sodexo, Scripps College’s controversial food service provider, which is hoping to renew its contract with the school.
Students rally to urge Scripps to sign carbon commitment
Over 100 students demonstrated at Scripps College on Friday, asking the school to join the other 5Cs in signing a carbon commitment.
From a handful to a hundred, local chapter of Sunrise Movement grows and promotes climate action
The local Claremont Colleges chapter of the Sunrise Movement has grown to 100 active members this semester, up from just 10 members last semester.
5Cs form ‘RegEn’ sustainability coalition
For the first time in history, the 5Cs have formed a unified sustainability coalition with representatives from all the Claremont Colleges called RegEn.
5C student activists push Pomona College to divest from funds tied to fossil fuels
Student activists have rekindled the Claremont Colleges’ fossil fuel divestment movement this semester and are focusing their attention on pressuring Pomona College to divest its endowment from fossil fuel interests.
Pomona pulls student and alumni information from networking app due to privacy concerns
Until this week, any Pomona College student could log on to the school’s networking app, Sagehen Connect, and find personal data about students or alumni who had not expressly requested they be removed. But after a TSL inquiry, TSL, Pomona removed some personal information from the app including street addresses, work addresses and phone numbers.
Harvey Mudd well ahead of student body growth goals, causing concerns
With 893 students currently enrolled, Harvey Mudd College is well ahead of its target for expanding the student body, resulting in concerns over how the level of growth is affecting students, according to a report released in January 2019.
New Pomona art museum set to open fall 2020
The new Pomona College Benton Museum of Art, more than triple the size of Pomona’s current museum, is scheduled to open in fall 2020, according to Comba. Its first exhibit will open Sept. 1.
Monsour hires more therapists: ‘We’re competitive in the market now; we were not before’
Monsour Counseling and Pyschological Services is hiring more therapists to become competitive with other institutions in the area.