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

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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

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5C climate rally transcends generational lines to push for policy change

On Friday, Sept. 15, more than 40 students, faculty and residents of Claremont gathered on Walker Beach for a climate rally in coordination with protests planned around 54 countries. As a part of the September 15 Day Against Climate rally led by the Fridays for Future campaign, rally organizers and

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