Pomona College students discuss their home learning environments and how the college has adapted for students for the online semester.
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‘Everyone is feeling overwhelmed’: Condensed semester weighs on 5C students, staff
The shortened semester has students struggling to keep up, especially without the usual fall break. This year 5C students will go straight into finals week immediately following the Thanksgiving holiday.
OPINION: An online first semester has underappreciated advantages
It’s important to recognize the advantages of an online first semester so we can reconstruct our first-year experience in a virtual setting, says Phillip Kong PO ’24.
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OPINION: The case for a Hogwarts grading system
A labor-based grading system similar to that at Hogwarts from the Harry Potter series may be worth considering, says Ben Reicher PO ’22.
OPINION: Opening schools was a premature and inattentive decision
After Greek schools shut down just days after reopening, Leah Voudouri PO ’24 contends that COVID-19 finds schools ill-prepared to reopen.
OPINION: A virtual semester is not worth full tuition
First-year Emma Mansour SC ’24 argues that an online semester lacking the complete on-campus college experience is not worth full tuition.
Claremont McKenna becomes fourth 5C to hold all fall classes online
Claremont McKenna College will hold all classes online for the coming fall semester, President Hiram Chodosh announced to students Friday. CMC is the fourth undergraduate Claremont College to announce a virtual semester, citing rising coronavirus cases in the region.
Facing virus surge, some LA-area colleges reconsider in-person classes for the fall
Some LA County colleges have begun to reconsider reopening their campuses. But three in four still plan to offer some sort of in-person instruction this fall.
Claremont K-12 schools will start the fall online
Claremont’s K-12 schools will begin the fall online amid a spike of coronavirus cases in Los Angeles County.
OPINION: Online school: you can run, but you can’t hide
Given the current coronavirus outlook, Andy Han PO ’23 argues that students will be unable to avoid online school, even if taking a gap year.