Effective this year, students majoring in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) subjects will no longer be eligible for the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF). The MMUF is a program that seeks to address the underrepresentation and lack of diversity among faculty in colleges and universities across the nation by
Author: Gabe Magee
CA Marijuana Law Will Not Impact 5C Policies
California resident Rachel Oda PO ‘20 voted in the election, and cast a ‘Yes’ ballot on Proposition 64, which legalized the use of recreational marijuana for California residents over the age of 21. She defended her vote by saying that marijuana was already partially legal through medical use and that “our
Proposed Gold Line Light Rail to Expedite Travel to L.A.
In the near future, Claremont students may have a more convenient way to get around the Los Angeles area thanks to the Foothill Gold Line Project, a light rail system that would connect the metro public transit system of Los Angeles to the Claremont Metro station. The current MetroLink system is
Pomona Hosts Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Survivor Keiko Ogura
Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor Keiko Ogura gave a keynote address in Pomona College’s Little Bridges Auditorium on Oct. 13, recalling her experience as a hibakusha or a survivor of the atomic bomb dropped by the United States on Aug. 6, 1945. The event, organized by Pomona politics professor Tom Le, originally
Dakota Access Pipeline Activist Speaks at Scripps
Hector Perez-Pacheco, a member of the organization Harmony Restorers, spoke at Scripps College on Thursday, Sept. 15, about the adverse effects of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) construction on Native American lands and the groundwater of the Missouri river. The DAPL’s purpose is to transport crude oil to refining plants in Illinois, where they can