President Trump signed an executive order which would pull federal funding from colleges that don’t protect free speech. Each of the 5Cs receives funding, and could potentially be impacted.
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OPINION: In President Trump’s moral absence, Congress must fill the void
President Donald Trump backpedaled on his promise to punish Saudi Arabia for the murder of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. In his stead, Congress will have to provide the moral leadership the president lamely failed to deliver. The irony of the message Trump broadcast to the world after he dismissed
OPINION: Every Titanic has its iceberg: Trump will regret removing Sessions
A gigantic ship, christened with so much promise, is on its maiden voyage. It’s billed as unsinkable, so much so that it’s almost blasphemous to even suggest this ship could sink, so much so that no one’s bothered to check if there are enough lifeboats. But every Titanic has its
OPINION: CNN’s Jim Acosta suffers the negligence of a post-truth politician
In an ironic turn, President Donald Trump barred CNN White House Correspondent Jim Acosta on account of supreme insolence. Silly though it may be, the danger of a disconnected post-truth politics, where emotional appeals supersede facts and reason, is that a free society cannot long survive untruth and rampant distrust.
OPINION: Focus on the facts, not the fear
The U.S. military has 2,000 troops stationed in Syria and 5,200 stationed in Iraq, according to recent estimates. In Afghanistan, the United States has another 14,000 troops deployed. Just days before the midterm election, a deployment of an additional 5,200 troops arrived at the Mexico border to prepare for the
VIDEO: Claremont Colleges Despair, Celebrate, and Protest after Trump’s Win
On Election Day—Tuesday, Nov. 8—5C students voted and attended evening watch parties. Many expected Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton would be victorious. As the night wore on, however, Republican nominee Donald Trump pulled out a surprising victory, smashing the Democratic firewall in Midwest states like Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania. Afterwards, Clinton
5C Community Expresses Shock, Seeks Unity After Trump Victory
Shortly before the election results started to roll in Tuesday, the Pitzer College Student Senate promoted Pitzer Activities’ election night party on Facebook by proclaiming that there would be “a legendary balloon drop to celebrate the election of our next President!” A few hours later, it was all over. The balloon
In Pictures: How the 5Cs Heeded Trump’s Victory
Since Nov. 8, students, faculty, staff, and community members from across the 5Cs have expressed a myriad of emotions and responses to the presidential election of Donald Trump. TSL photographers documented the reactions of students watching live election results Tuesday and the community discussions, forums, demonstrations and rallies held in