Sarah Burch PO ’22, a Pomona College alumna, argues that the college is inadequately supporting Palestine.
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Faculty and alumni release statements on violence in Israel and Palestine, amass hundreds of signatures
Over the past two weeks, faculty members at the Claremont Colleges have responded to escalating violence in Palestine and Israel. Two groups of faculty members released statements on this violence — one expressing solidarity with Palestine and the other condemning Palestinian militant group Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack in Israel. In
OPINION: Stop censoring Palestinian voices on campus
Dania Anabtawi PO ’26 and University of Vermont sophomore Ayelet Kaminski push their peers and institutions to acknowledge Palestinian voices.
Hundreds of 7C students call for end to Gaza siege, demand Pomona financial disclosure, divestment from Israeli government
This Wednesday, over 350 Claremont Colleges students walked out of classes to demand that the 7Cs divest from companies and manufacturers that support the Israeli government, citing the Boycott, Divest and Sanctions (BDS) movement. The demonstration and delegation effort was part of a nationwide student walkout.
5C students mourn, express fear over violence in Gaza and Israel
In Claremont, Jewish students and organizations centered around Judaism on campus, as well as Palestinian students and groups supporting the Free Palestine movement, have expressed pain as they mourn those who have been killed by Hamas and the IDF. These groups have organized teach-ins, marches and vigils throughout the past week to express solidarity in painful times, even as tensions grow.
OPINION: Pomona endowment disclosure must include divestment from Israeli occupation
Pomona College’s endowment disclosure must include divestment from companies complicit in the Israeli occupation of Palestine, writes guest columnist Sarah Burch PO ’22.
Palestinian poet articulates liberation: SJP hosts activist Mohammed El-Kurd
On Thursday night, Palestinian writer and activist Mohammed El-Kurd read poems from his debut book “Rifqa” and answered questions from a packed Rose Hills Theater in an event hosted by Claremont Students for Justice in Palestine.
Claremont Jewish Voice for Peace hosts Andrew Ross, recipient of Palestine Book Award, at Pitzer College
Sociologist Andrew Ross was invited by Claremont Jewish Voice for Peace to read and discuss from his new book, “Stone Man: The Palestinians Who Built Israel.”
The dog days are over: A brief look into 5C students’ summers
5C students spent their summer doing a variety of things, from working on a farm in Martha’s Vineyard to starting their own hair company.
Pitzer Senate demands school president reverse Haifa veto, rejects calls for his resignation
Pitzer Student Senate voted down a resolution of no confidence in president Melvin Oliver over his veto of the College Council’s vote to cancel the college’s Haifa study abroad program, but unanimously approved a motion condemning his decision.