Claremont Graduate University will host a conference this afternoon on the future development of the Ontario International Airport (ONT). The airport was recently transferred to the city of Ontario after decades under the control of the city of Los Angeles, which also runs LAX and Van Nuys airports. The conference
Author: Sean Ogami
Proposed Alcohol, Drug Policy Revisions Eliminate Fines
Pomona College’s Student Affairs Committee (SAC) has proposed a revision of the alcohol and drug policy that would replace fines with a point-based system. The proposal, which attempts to maintain the severity of consequences from the old policy, has been open to community feedback since its 30-day comment period began on Feb. 13. The proposed policy
Scripps Econ Professor to Run for Congress
Students enrolled in the Scripps College class Incentives Matter: The Economics of Gender and Choice were surprised early this semester with news of the class’s cancellation. Associate Professor of Economics Sean Flynn, who would have taught the class alongside Professor of Art Nancy Macko, will be taking the semester off to focus
Harvey Mudd Launches New Diversity Program
Harvey Mudd College’s Office of Institutional Diversity (OID) hosted the first session of this year’s Building Bridges program on Feb. 4 in the form of a cultural competency seminar with an emphasis on racial diversity. Overseen by Jennifer Rodil, OID’s graduate intern, the seminar was designed to equip students with the skills necessary to address
Pitzer Students Demand Support for Marginalized Students
Pitzer College students, faculty and community members sat down on Tuesday, Dec. 1 in the Founders Room at Pitzer’s McConnell Center to talk about the recent events at Claremont McKenna College that have drawn attention to diversity and inclusivity at the Claremont Colleges. Administrators such as interim President Thomas Poon, interim Dean
Controversial Monsanto Cancels Talk at Keck Science, Community Discusses Open Dialogue
A recent visit to the 5Cs by a representative of Monsanto Company, an agricultural and biotechnology corporation that has received criticism for its environmental and ethical practices, became controversial when some students expressed concern, leading to a cancellation of one of the two scheduled talks. Dr. Christina Lawrence, the representative from Monsanto, was
Pitzer Senate Tables “DreamCatchers” Club Due to Concerns Over Cultural Appropriation
After two sessions of lengthy debate on Nov. 1 and Nov. 8, the Pitzer College Student Senate indefinitely tabled a student's proposal to establish a “DreamCatchers” club at Pitzer. The proposed club, which would be a chapter of a national organization called DreamCatchers that organizes events for patients in hospice
Inaugural Director Chosen for the 7C Sexual Assault Resource Center
The newly-minted 7C EmPOWER Center concluded its summer-long search for an inaugural director with the appointment of Rima Shah to the position. Shah will plan and prepare for the sexual assault survivors' resource center's official opening in January 2016. Shah wrote in an email to TSL that the goal of the
City of Ontario Buys Ontario Airport from LAX’s Parent Company After Long Negotiations
At Ontario International Airport (ONT), security lines are practically nonexistent. And, despite its smaller size, ONT is a familiar step on many a student’s journey home and back to campus, the more convenient alternative to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). For the last thirty years, ONT has been under the
Search for Pitzer President Increases Student and Faculty Representation
Pitzer College’s formation of a secondary search committee of students, faculty and staff is the next step in the search for a new permanent president after former president Laura Trombley's departure in June. The committee, whose members will be announced this week, will meet with and interview the final three to four presidential