NFAS began in response to a specific crisis: students wanted a universal pass grading policy for the spring semester of 2020 as a result of the then-nascent pandemic. Then, as student need became apparent, the group did a round of mutual aid fundraising before the fall 2020 semester, followed by another before spring 2021. Last semester, some organizers were unsure if NFAS would continue to exist past their graduation last spring.
Author: Gabriel Sherman
Scripps’ Look Up: A kaleidoscopic study in human interaction
An interactive art exhibit created by Elizabeth Turk SC ’83, Look Up premiered at Scripps College last weekend.
P-P quarterback’s TikTok videos spark outrage from 5C community, prompt calls to administration for further action
5C students are calling for further institutional accountability after a screenshot of a P-P football player’s transphobic TikTok video emerged on Twitter Sunday night.
Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro captivates audience at Scripps Presents collaboration
Winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in literature, Kazuo Ishiguro spoke at Scripps Presents on March 4. to discuss his most recent novel “Klara and the Sun,” his past career as a musician and his tendency to write about “ordinary” people.
Nobody Fails at Scripps has met extraordinary need during the pandemic. What comes next?
Students organizing as Nobody Fails at Scripps continue to raise thousands of dollars to support students. What’s next for an organization borne of pandemic-related protest?
The rise and fall of @5C_roomiesss
@5C_roomiesss was meant to be a network to connect at-need students with housing. Two admin who helped run the account told TSL their regrets and why they decided to shut it down.
5C students in Claremont navigate pandemic pods, partying
5C students living in Claremont discuss the current social culture amid the coronavirus pandemic, navigating pods and partying.
Who’s running school social media accounts?
TSL slides into the DMs of 5C admissions accounts to find out who exactly is behind the memes, gifs and Cecil content.
Former Pomona professor and author of ‘Citizen’ Claudia Rankine interrogates whiteness at Scripps Presents
Former Pomona Professor Claudia Rankine discusses whiteness, Afropessimism and her new book “Just Us: An American Conversation”
‘I’m in limbo right now’: 5C students reflect on gap semesters
Gap semesters have given students the space to start small businesses, secure internships and discover new passions; said students reflect on their various experiences.