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.
Author: Claire DuMont
Historic wins and huge upsets mark the 93rd Academy Awards
Following a difficult year for movies, the 93rd Academy Awards honored the best in film, with momentous wins and shocking upsets.
‘Nomadland’ redefines our idea of home in a breathtaking journey across the West
With its focus on a nomadic woman’s solitary journey west, “Nomadland” may appear to be about only individualism — but in reality, it’s mainly about community, Claire DuMont SC ’23 writes.
Harvey Mudd College expects to start spring semester online
Harvey Mudd College expects to start the spring semester online alongside the other Claremont Colleges, President Maria Klawe said Monday.
A return to campus? ‘Extremely unlikely,’ Pitzer admin tells students
Pitzer College President Melvin Oliver said it is “extremely unlikely” county officials will let students return to campus for the spring semester in an email to students Tuesday.
Regularly scheduled programming: Anti-racist self-education can start with these 6 films
While supporting the Black Lives Matter movement can take on different forms, including signing petitions, donating to causes and attending protests, self-education through pop culture can be extremely useful in beginning to understand how and why systemic racism exists and persists in the U.S.
Regularly scheduled programming: How to get back together with your favorite show
What do you do after heartbreak taints your favorite show? TV columnist Claire DuMont SC ’23 reflects on how she got back together with “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.”
Regularly scheduled programming: 10 shows you should binge while stuck at home
Whether feeling the blues or boredom, social distancing is leaving a lot of us with a lot of time on our hands. TV columnist Claire DuMont SC ’23 recommends ten TV shows to get caught up on while we’re racking up screen time.
Regularly scheduled programming: I haven’t finished it yet! My problem with series finales
TV columnist Claire DuMont SC ’23 reckons with her inability to watch series finales, and whether or not the fear even matters in the age of streaming and binge-watching.
Regularly scheduled programming: To all the TV couples I’ve loved before
TV columnist Claire DuMont SC ’23 takes a look back at the best TV couples of all time, from the heartwarming “Parks and Recreation” duo of Ben and Leslie to the toxic “Succession” pairing of Tom and Shiv.