Several Scripps College students report that requests for assistance with academic accessibility accommodations have not been met since the summer, forcing them to advocate for themselves independently.
Tag: Students
After a temporary pause, Pitzer’s Student-Talk returns with opt-in policy, community guidelines
Pitzer College’s Listserv Student-Talk is back — along with some modifications from Pitzer Student Senate’s executive board.
OPINION: 5C students should not be subject to regressive ideas of modesty
The censorship of a portrait that the author sent for an Instagram takeover for the Pomona Office of Communications shows that even the 5Cs are not immune to oppressive policing of female students’ attire, writes guest columnist Eshanya Agrawal PO ’25.
OPINION: Students are going hungry. Mutual aid can help
Pitzer Community Fridge, a mutual aid initiative aiming to provide free and accessible food, can help address the issue of food insecurity facing 5C students, write guest columnists Juliane Hyvert SC ’25 and Sydney Watson SC ‘25.
OPINION: Cats aren’t just cute, they’re beneficial for your health
Owning a cat has often underappreciated benefits for your mental health, writes Mishaal Ijaz SC ’24.
‘I’m grounded here’: Down-to-earth Scripps gardening club cultivates ties to sustainability, agriculture, community
Squeeze the day by taking advantage of Scripps College’s cornucopia of fruits and other edible delights nurtured by the Scripps Student Gardening Club.
OPINION: Pomona College has failed in its handling of COVID-19
Pomona College’s handling of COVID-19 cases on campus has been worrying, inefficient and endangering, argues Abby Loiselle PO ’23.
Hello world: More Mudders abroad than ever before
43 Harvey Mudd students are studying abroad this semester – the most in the college’s history.
Pomona pulls student and alumni information from networking app due to privacy concerns
Until this week, any Pomona College student could log on to the school’s networking app, Sagehen Connect, and find personal data about students or alumni who had not expressly requested they be removed. But after a TSL inquiry, TSL, Pomona removed some personal information from the app including street addresses, work addresses and phone numbers.
Harvey Mudd well ahead of student body growth goals, causing concerns
With 893 students currently enrolled, Harvey Mudd College is well ahead of its target for expanding the student body, resulting in concerns over how the level of growth is affecting students, according to a report released in January 2019.