Returning to Claremont for the spring semester is reckless and selfish, argue Donnie Denome CG ’21 and Becca Zimmerman PZ ’21.
Author: Donnie Denome
5Cs will not bring students back to campus in January
None of the Claremont Colleges will bring students back to campus at the start of the spring 2021 semester, Pitzer College President Melvin Oliver announced at a Pitzer College Council meeting.
If students return, HMC won’t allow participating athletes to live on campus
Harvey Mudd student-athletes face a tough decision with regards to their athletic participation in spring sports.
OPINION: Voting alone will not save us
It will take more than voting in the 2020 election to fix the U.S.’s problems, making voting less than the panacea it’s often touted as.
LA County will restrict colleges and universities from fully reopening
Colleges and universities can only allow students with no other housing options to live on campus this fall, say LA County health officials.
OPINION: Returning to campus this fall would be so much worse than you think
Harvey Mudd College’s potential plans for fall reopening shocked many. But of all the colleges’ plans, Mudd’s are the best bet to avoid disaster.
OPINION: My blood isn’t second-class
The US Food and Drug administration has reduced its blood donation deferment periods for several groups in the light of COVID-19. It still isn’t enough.
OPINION: Resist the temptation to moralize COVID-19
COVID-19 is a pandemic. Blaming sick people for their illness doesn’t help anyone and feeds into a long history of prejudice and ableism.
OPINION: Disability ‘access’ is not enough
Even when the Claremont Colleges are physically accessible — and they’re definitely not — physical accessibility isn’t enough to include disabled students.
OPINION: Autism Speaks’ rebranding co-opts neurodiversity
By incorporating a symbol of neurodiversity into their logo, Autism Speaks attempts to cover for their history of ignoring autistic people.