Students from across the Claremont Colleges have organized Drop Sodexo, a campaign aimed at ending Scripps College’s contract with Sodexo, a French multinational food services and management corporation with a well-documented connection to private prisons and worker exploitation. Comprised of mostly Scripps students, the Drop Sodexo organizing committee seeks to inform
Author: Julia Thomas
In Pictures: How the 5Cs Heeded Trump’s Victory
Since Nov. 8, students, faculty, staff, and community members from across the 5Cs have expressed a myriad of emotions and responses to the presidential election of Donald Trump. TSL photographers documented the reactions of students watching live election results Tuesday and the community discussions, forums, demonstrations and rallies held in
No Prison Labor Link Reported at PZ, PO, HMC, CMC
This is the second installment in a series of investigative pieces focusing on prison-produced furniture and origins of products used by the Claremont Colleges, with the first installment discussing Scripps College's purchase of Washington State Correctional Industries furniture. In this piece, TSL focused on residence hall furniture purchases at the other four
Q&A with New Scripps President Larissa Tiedens
Dr. Larissa Tiedens, a social psychologist and former senior associate dean at Stanford Graduate School of Business, took office as the ninth president of Scripps College Aug. 1, 2016. TSL sat down with Tiedens in her office to discuss her academic background and interests, approaches to diversity and inclusivity, and
Contextualizing Climate Change in Vietnam
The first time I crossed the street in Vietnam, I looked for traffic signals. Stuffed backpack high on my shoulders, I remember wondering if we were just bypassing the crosswalk; a slew of motorbikes and vans weaved between my classmates and me, honking and maneuvering without hand signals. Unnerved and
Scripps Responds to Student Diversity Demands
On Feb. 5, the Scripps College senior administration team published an update on diversity and inclusion as a follow up to its Dec. 15 letter, which responded to a list of demands generated at a community forum. The letter reiterated Scripps administration’s commitment to collaborating with students in taking actions against
DeLorenzo Is All About the DETAILS in Collaboration With “My Teeth Shine”
Evan DeLorenzo PO ‘17 is bouncing on the toes of his Nikes, clapping with his head bent low as the bass builds to a breaking point that sends several pairs of arms into the air and the drums rolling into rich hums. He’s in his performance wear; hair gelled back,
5C Students March in Solidarity With Black Students Across the Nation
Over 1,000 members of the Claremont community, including students, faculty, staff, and city residents, participated in the Black Out Student March on Thursday, Nov. 12. The event was a part of a national day of action, #MillionStudentMarch, in which hundreds of colleges organized “to stand in solidarity with the students
Vice President Joe Biden Talks to CMC Students about Sexual Assault Prevention
On Oct. 28 at 11:30 a.m., a small group of students sat around a table in the Curb conference room at Claremont McKenna College. They were “waiting, waiting, waiting,” as participant Michelle Goodwin CM ‘16 described, along with students from across the nation, for Vice President Joe Biden to come on the
Scripps Accommodates Sweet Briar After Women’s College Announces Closure
When Sweet Briar College President James F. Jones announced March 3 that the women’s college would close in late August, the students, faculty and staff gathered in Babcock Auditorium fell utterly silent. After the emergency announcement about the college’s complex financial circumstances, students trickled out of the auditorium and into