With future NCAA Presidents Council meetings to attend, CMC President Hiram Chodosh could use some counseling on what to say, writes Jasper Davidoff PO ’23. So, he took it upon himself to draft an agenda.
Author: Jasper Davidoff
OPINION: Just call it the CRAW
‘Craw’ is the most appropriate acronym for Pomona’s new athletic center, writes Jasper Davidoff PO ’23. As an aviation association, it should take flight.
SHS over-counted COVID-19 cases on campus during the spring surge
TCCS confirmed this week that SHS over-reported the number of COVID-19 cases at the 5Cs in recent weeks, leading to inconsistent dashboard numbers.
CMC mistakenly offers admitted students $40,000 scholarship awards
When 306 of this year’s first-year applicants to Claremont McKenna College opened their admissions letters on March 24, they got the good news they were hoping for — and even more. But the joy from a $10,000 annual scholarship wouldn’t last long.
Editor’s note about “Illuminating 5C Black legacies”
To contribute to Black History Month this year, TSL is doing what we do best: bringing stories into the light. In this case, our news team has spent weeks and, in some cases, months, trawling through archives at Honnold Mudd and Denison libraries, examining old copies of TSL and the Claremont Collegian and gathering oral accounts from alumni who were on campus throughout pivotal parts of the struggle for justice, representation and equity.
Water shutoff impacts Pitzer, Scripps and Harvey Mudd
A warm, dry Friday got even drier in parts of the 5Cs when repairs by local utility Golden State Water Company caused water service to shut off on the consortium’s northern campuses. Pitzer College, Scripps College and Harvey Mudd College were affected.
Claremont Colleges will begin spring semester with two weeks of remote learning
Citing the global explosion in cases of COVID-19 driven by the infectious omicron variant, the undergraduate Claremont Colleges will move to remote instruction for the first two weeks of the spring semester.
5Cs prepare for return to campus on schedule, with potential remote start to classes
With two weeks until the spring semester is slated to begin and the omicron variant contributing to record-breaking case counts across the United States, 5C administrators reaffirmed their intent to bring students back to campus on schedule.
CMC and Pomona cancel events as case spike unsettles end of semester
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is now consulting with 5C administrators after two clusters and at least 32 new cases of COVID-19 emerged this week. As the final week of classes unfolded, the schools canceled gatherings and asked community members to be vigilant against further transmission.
5C climate justice groups call for divestment at Pomona rally
About a hundred students and community members gathered Friday afternoon at Pomona College’s Bixby Plaza to demand the 5Cs divest from fossil fuels.