Elena Townsend-Lerdo, Author at The Student Life

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April 6, 2024 11:41 pmApril 18, 2024 10:33 pm

7C and national organizations denounce Pomona College’s response to student arrests

By Ben Lauren, Elena Townsend-Lerdo and Ansley Washburn 15909 Views 19, 5Cs, 7Cs, Alexander Hall, April 5, Arab Student Association, ARMY for Palestine, Arrest, Arrested, ASA, ASPC, Associated Students of Pomona College, Claremont, Claremont Colleges, Claremont Police Department, Claremont Students for Justice in Palestine, CPD, divest, G. Gabrielle Starr, Gabi Starr, Gaza, genocide, Israel, Jail, James Gutierrez, Jewish Voice for Peace, Palestine, Pitzer College, Pitzer College Student Senate, Pitzer Student Senate, Police, Pomona College, Pomona Divest From Apartheid, Prison, SAS, Scripps College, SJP, Starr, Student arrest, SWANA, SWAT, Timi Adelakun, Writers Againt the War on Gaza

Following the arrest of 20 students at Pomona College by the Claremont Police Department (CPD) on Friday, April 5, several 7C and national organizations have released statements condemning Pomona’s response, pointing to both the academic disciplinary and legal prosecutions sanctioned by its president, G. Gabrielle Starr.

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July 29, 2023 3:41 pmApril 11, 2024 11:57 am

5Cs reckon with the end of affirmative action

By Elena Townsend-Lerdo and Sara Cawley 8988 Views Admissions, Affirmative Action, Alumni, Diversity, Legacy, Legacy Admissions, Pomona BSU, SCOTUS, Supreme Court

The Supreme Court’s June 29 ruling to restrict affirmative action has surfaced questions among 5C students, faculty and administrators about equity in higher education.

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