On Saturday, Oct. 5, Claremont McKenna College’s (CMC) Open Academy hosted a discussion titled “Should Universities Boycott, Divest, or Sanction Israel” at CMC’s Kravis Center. Featuring two professors, one advocated the Boycott, Divest, Sanctions (BDS) movement while the other argued against it. The BDS movement calls for institutions to cut
Author: Audrey Park
Motley Coffeehouse participates in global strike for Lebanon
On Tuesday, Oct. 1, student employees temporarily shut down Scripps College’s Motley Coffeehouse as part of the global strike for Lebanon, where the death toll has surpassed 1,300 and 1.2 million people have been displaced following Israeli military attacks in Beirut. The strike lasted one day, with the coffeehouse’s regular
Ambiguous email sparks concern for Kimberly residents
On Sept. 19, Scripps College’s Kimberly Hall dorm residents received an email informing them about an unspecified “derogatory word” found on a student’s dorm whiteboard. In response to the message, some students criticized the college’s approach to the situation, citing a lack of transparency and action and also questioning what
‘Casual Conversation with Ven. Pomnyun Sunim’: Korean Buddhist monk discusses identity, happiness and suffering at Q&A
Editor’s note: The speaker, Pomnyun Sunim, spoke in Korean during the event, and an interpreter was present to translate. On Friday, Sept. 21, Pomnyun Sunim, an acclaimed Korean Buddhist monk, delivered a public talk titled “Casual Conversation with Ven. Pomnyun Sunim,” at Claremont McKenna College’s Bauer Center Pickford Auditorium. At