The Student Life

As COVID-19 rates slide in LA County, semester’s first cases emerge at 7Cs

September 3, 2021 8:18 am Kayla Alcorcha 0

Los Angeles County’s COVID case rate is falling but still significant this week, as campus testing uncovered a handful of the semester’s first cases at the Claremont Colleges.

CMC shifts campus plans for a new science building

September 3, 2021 6:01 am Jasper Davidoff 0

Claremont McKenna College is planning significant changes to its campus in coming years, including the construction of a new integrated sciences center, even as the school’s controversial withdrawal from the W.M. Keck Science Department remains up in the air.

Colleges update grading policy for 5C consistency

September 3, 2021 6:00 am Claire DuMont 0

The 5Cs are aligning their grading policies, with Scripps College, Pomona College and Claremont McKenna College joining the consortium in adopting a 4.0 grade point average system.

Mudd offers students up to $2,000 worth of gifts to give up dorm room for quarantine spaces

September 3, 2021 5:57 am Anushe Engineer 0

What would it cost for you to give up the dorm room you drew on campus? If your price is under $2,000, then Harvey Mudd may have had a proposition for you.

5C Muslim students speak on rewards, institutional challenges of Ramadan amid a pandemic

April 29, 2021 11:37 pm Sofia Ahmed 0

On top of pandemic restrictions, Muslim students observing Ramadan must navigate finals during the holiday. While all 5Cs offer accommodations to students who ask, some Muslim students argue it’s not enough.

‘Corona Cutie’ pokes fun at quarantine dating with sardonic musical numbers, campy costumes

April 29, 2021 10:28 pm Alex Chun 0

“Corona Cutie,” a musical written by Lucy Geller PO ’21, entertained audiences with virtual screenings from April 23 to 25.

Read it and weep: Coming-of-age in Phoebe Gloeckner’s ‘The Diary of a Teenage Girl’

April 29, 2021 10:07 pm Nina Potischman 0

Book columnist Nina Potischman PO ’21 examines how Phoebe Gloeckner’s “The Diary of a Teenage Girl” successfully portrays a nuanced coming-of-age tale.

Amped up: Polo G dominates the charts with “Rapstar”

April 29, 2021 9:44 pm Mirabella Miller 0

The success of Polo G’s “Rapstar” is a perfect example of why rappers are the new pop stars, Mirabella Miller SC ’23 writes.

EDITORIAL BOARD: Pomona’s disciplinary system is ‘educational.’ Until it isn’t

September 3, 2021 5:59 am Editorial Board 0

Pomona College’s recent student affairs decisions show a serious difference between how it talks about discipline and how it really acts.

EDITORIAL BOARD: Reopening is hard, but students deserve better

July 2, 2021 7:59 pm Editorial Board 0

As the 5Cs prepare to return to campus, the Editorial Board writes, chaos and confusion will be the default unless administrators work to prioritize clarity.

OPINION: Swan song for the class of 2021

May 16, 2021 1:55 pm Gabe Abdellatif 0

With virtual commencement approaching, guest writer Gabe Abdellatif PO ’21 writes on the collective loss experienced by the class of 2021.

OPINION: Anti-Asian violence is a symptom of much larger oppression

May 11, 2021 12:25 pm Chris Meng 0

Modern anti-Asian violence like the Atlanta Spa Shootings must be understood in the historical context of oppression and resistance, argues Chris Meng PO ’23.