Scripps College hosted its 12th annual sustainability fair on April 19, highlighting community organizations that value sustainability.
Author: Courtney Chen
Oldenborg Luncheon Colloquium: Michelle Strucke on ‘promises, values and contradictions’ in U.S. foreign policy
Michelle Strucke, director of the Humanitarian Agenda and Director of the Human Rights Initiative at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, discussed U.S. foreign policy and humanitarian work during an Oldenborg Luncheon Colloquium on Apr. 4. She highlighted the complexities of policymaking, focusing on humanitarian needs and the contradictions within policies.
Pomona College CARES Office selects new assistant director Cynthia Flores
Cynthia Flores was announced as the new Assistant Director at Pomona’s CARES Office on Mar. 18.
A look into how dining halls across the 5Cs are celebrating Black History Month
Adorned in black, red, yellow and green, several 5C dining halls are leading the way in celebrating Black History Month in Claremont. Through serving Black cultural cuisines, showcasing decorations and displaying educational materials, students and staff have worked to make places to eat, places to learn. Pitzer College’s McConnell dining
The WIGS program invites Melissa Boteach to shed light on gender justice, economic security and childcare
On Feb. 9, Pomona College’s Women in Global Security (WIGS) Fellowship speaker series invited Melissa Boteach — vice president for Income Security and Child Care/Early Learning at the National Women’s Law Center — to speak to 5C students and faculty. Centered on gender justice and the care economy, Boteach’s talk
“Unsung Heroines”: Kate Quinn’s approach to spotlighting women’s stories and hinge moments in history
On Feb. 1, Claremont McKenna College’s Athenaeum invited Kate Quinn — New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of historical fiction — to deliver the Gould Center for Humanistic Studies’ 2023-24 Lerner Lecture. The Lerner Lecture’s theme, “Hinge Moments in History,” focused on vital turning points in past eras
Challah, chai, cheese, croissants and coffee: The 5 Cs keeping Claremont students afloat
Four student-run businesses — Claremont Challah, the Mac Shack, Milk & Honey and The Motley — are creating cuisine and community across the Claremont Colleges. Each with a unique flavor and mission, students are fed and paid by virtue of one another. Claremont Challah Picture this: You’re frantically writing a
Creating safe spaces for the Latinx community: A preview of Latinx Affinity Groups across the 5Cs
Latinx affinity groups create spaces for 7CLatinx students, also referred to as Latine, to find community on campus. TSL spoke with student leaders from Pomona College and Claremont McKenna College to learn more about their organizations. Pomona College Latinx Alliance The Pomona College Latinx Alliance (LXA) strives to provide a
Celebrating the UN’s 78th birthday: Claremont students, faculty and community join together to build resilience to climate change
On Oct. 26, the Pomona Valley United Nations Association (UNA) hosted a banquet to celebrate the United Nation’s 78th birthday at Pomona College. With around 300 attendees, the full house banquet included a seven-course meal, live performances, exhibits and speakers. Guest speaker Branwen Williams — professor of Environmental Biology and
The banner bandit: Scripps banner burglaries result in $6,000 damages
Banner bandits struck on Scripps College’s campus — not once, but 21 times. The banners that once adorned the campus-wide lamp posts disappeared in late August and early September. These thefts resulted in $6,000 of total damages as well as additional work for staff to replace the banners. Students were