Have you ever wondered why Claremont is so white? Southern California columnist Cassidy Bensko unpacks the white flight that created Los Angeles suburbs and the local politics that aim to keep them white.
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Bike, scooter, skateboard safety under scrutiny at 5Cs and in Claremont
Recent policies announced by CMC, Pomona College, HMC and the city of Claremont limit the use of student vehicles.
Outdoor classes experience turbulence amid persistent plane noise
Interference from planes flying overhead has made outdoor classes tricky, especially when students are also muffled by wearing masks.
LA County’s indoor mask mandate is back in effect
Cases of the Delta variant are spiking in Los Angeles County — and that means an indoor face covering requirement is back for everyone, vaccinated or not.
Regional multi-agency SWAT team conducts routine training on CMC grounds
Members of a regional multi-agency SWAT team were on campus from approximately 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday for routine training for emergency preparedness.
ICU capacity in Southern California sinks to 0 percent
The percentage of intensive care unit beds available in Southern California dropped to zero percent Thursday, according to the California Department of Public Health.
OPINION: Claremont is not your personal playground
Students that recently moved to Claremont must respect their new communities by preventing the spread of COVID, argues Uma Nagarajan-Swenson SC ’22.
Scripps College buys McAlister Center and surrounding property for $7 million
Scripps College bought the McAlister Center for Religious Activities and its surrounding property for $7.1 million in February, transferring ownership from The Claremont Colleges Services to the college. Future use of the building and land is “yet to be determined,”Scripps Special Projects Manager Celeste Day-Drake relayed via Scripps spokesperson Rachael
OPINION: Elect Bennett Rea to City Council for the pragmatic, forward-looking leadership Claremont needs
Voters in Claremont should consider voting for Bennett Rea for pragmatic, forward-looking leadership.
‘Just trying to survive’: Claremont businesses face pandemic uncertainty
Since March, local businesses have suffered from COVID-19 regulations and a lack of students, forcing many to adjust their normal operations and others to close permanently.