The name of the ASPC VP of Finance has been omitted for safety concerns. As the death toll in Gaza surpasses 28,000 as a result of Israel’s escalating attacks, tensions at the Claremont Colleges have heightened in response. Rafah, a city on the Southern Gaza strip, was once designated a
Author: Annabelle Ink
‘At the mercy of the ocean’: nine 5C Sailing students temporarily stranded in shipwreck off Long Beach coast
When Annie Voss PZ ’26 initially received the email that told her she had secured a spot to 5C Sailing Club’s first outing of the spring semester, she was more than a little hesitant about going. With Southern California in the midst of a winter storm, she said it was
Meet TSL’s spring 2024 editorial board
With the spring 2024 semester in full swing, Ben Lauren PZ ’25, Ansley Washburn SC ’26 and Elena Townsend-Lerdo PO ’26 have officially taken over TSL’s editorial board. Elected last December by members of the previous editorial board along with a larger hiring committee consisting of TSL senior staff, the
‘A way for administration to publicly humiliate the Motley’: Scripps Motley tasked with policy changes after complaints about pro-Palestinian activity
On Jan. 19, the management team at Scripps College’s Motley Coffeehouse met with their staff advisor, Adriana di Bartolo-Beckman, to address a series of complaints made the previous semester about “pro-Palestinian activity” at the Motley. According to one student manager, who asked to remain anonymous in order to maintain job
Starr receives criticism after response to Dec. 8 student demonstrations
On Saturday, Dec. 9, Pomona College President G. Gabrielle Starr sent an email to the Pomona student body condemning what she described as “two unacceptable incidents involving intimidation and conduct intended to physically restrain a student” that occurred the previous day. The incidents she referenced took place on Friday, Dec.
7C community members continue to organize, release statements regarding violence in Gaza
As tensions surrounding violence in Gaza continue to rise across the nation, community members at the Claremont Colleges speak out.
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
Sappho as queer icon: At Pomona College, Ella Haselswerdt talks lesbian futurism and queer theory
As an icon of the queer community, Sappho has always been shrouded in mystery. Many of her poems exist only in fragments, which has led to controversy among Ancient Greek scholars about her status as a queer figure. At a talk on Oct. 19, Ella Haselswerdt, professor of classics at
“Exhausting not being heard and not being seen”: Pitzer’s First Gen club escalates action after administration disagreement
After months of tension between Pitzer College’s First Gen Club and the institution’s FirstGen program, the club is holding a demonstration today at 12 p.m. at the Pitzer Mounds. This action comes after Pitzer told two FirstGen program student interns that it could not continue paying them for their work
#GrassNotGlass: Why some CMC students are frustrated with placement of new art installation
A new artistic installation at Claremont McKenna College (CMC) sparked controversy among students and faculty for diminishing green spaces on campus. “Qwalala,” by artist Pae White SC ’85, is the newest addition to CMC’s public art program, which strives to “integrate art into all aspects of campus life and provide