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Pomona Advocates hold town hall to discuss Title IX and support for survivors

May 11, 2022 4:37 pm Elina Lingappa 0

Survivors of sexual assault and allies gathered on Pomona College’s Walker Beach Thursday afternoon to discuss their experiences across the 5Cs, as well as to voice the changes they would like to see regarding campus culture and the role administrators play when responding to Title IX reports.

Getting hired at the 7Cs is one ordeal. Affording life near Claremont is another

April 29, 2022 3:47 am John Paul Ferrantino 0

The Claremont housing market has changed since Pomona College economics professor Michael Kuehlwein and his family bought their permanent home in the 1990s. In just the past decade alone, Kuehlwein explained, the median home price in Claremont has exploded.

Left behind: CMC professor breaks down the Democrats’ challenges on inequality

April 29, 2022 2:37 am Elisa Membreno 0

With a research focus on 20th century political and urban history in the US, Lily Geismer has been grappling with answers to a long-sought after question: why is inequality so hard for the Democratic Party to effectively combat?

TSL sat down with the Claremont McKenna College history professor to discuss the course the Democrats took in the 1990s, and how it informed policies that some marginalized groups still feel the impacts of today.

Diving into new waters: Noah Haig HM ’22 to embark on Navy nuclear submarine training

April 29, 2022 2:06 am Amara Mir 0

With graduation just around the corner, seniors are gearing up for new journeys that await them. Some are headed to graduate school, some are still looking for jobs. But one senior is headed for an non-traditional yet unique experience: he’ll be working on a submarine.

Original student musical ‘You’re The Shit’ celebrates self-love

April 29, 2022 2:01 am Mena Bova 0

Spotlight MT’s newest production, “You’re the Shit,” combats imposter syndrome with self-love in a high energy production. The play will run April 28—May 1 at the Seaver Theatre Large Studio.

What are 5C student interns earning? A look at pay transparency

April 29, 2022 1:59 am Larkin Barnard-Bahn 0

Have you ever wondered what your fellow 5C students make in their internships? Check out TSL’s pay transparency survey and get internship and pay negotiation advice from the Director for Student Opportunities at CMC.

Film files: Summer films and TV shows to cure your finals-week blues

April 29, 2022 12:34 am Hannah Eliot 0

Need an excuse to procrastinate, or want something to look forward to after finals? Film columnist Hannah Eliot SC ’24 has you covered with film and TV recommendations.

Frame rating: ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ is multidimensional magic

April 28, 2022 10:45 pm Gerrit Punt 0

The brilliance of “Everything Everywhere All at Once” comes from its equal focus on style and substance, writes film columnist Gerrit Punt PO ’24.

EDITORIAL BOARD: Does the Roberts Campus really exemplify ‘responsible leadership’?

April 29, 2022 12:50 am Editorial Board 0

CMC must acknowledge that alum and major donor George Roberts, co-founder of private equity firm KKR, is far from the example of “responsible leadership” that the college claims to promote.

OPINION: Georg Kolbe’s ‘Young Woman’ has revolutionary potential apart from its problematic past

April 29, 2022 12:18 am Arianne Ohara 0

The Scripps community should find a way to reimagine Georg Kolbe’s statue “Young Woman” in a way that disarms the dangerous Aryan supremacist ideology it represents and truly empowers all women, writes guest columnist Arianne Ohara PZ ’25.

OPINION: Walker Wall is right. Pomona protects assaulters

April 28, 2022 11:56 pm Nanea Haynes 0

Pomona College continues to fail survivors of sexual assault by upholding the outdated belief that perpetrators’ punishment should be proportional to victims’ visible suffering, argues guest columnist Nanea Haynes PO ‘22.

OPINION: Why we need to repair the 5C whisper network

April 28, 2022 11:56 pm Cassidy Bensko 0

The pandemic has damaged the ‘whisper network’ across classes that warns incoming underclassmen about potential assaulters on campus, and it’s up to upperclassmen to repair it, writes guest columnist Cassidy Bensko SC ’25.