Conservative students at the 5Cs are facing intimidation and threats, and The Student Life has repeatedly chosen to downplay, ignore, or distort that reality. On September 11th, 2025, at a memorial honoring the murdered Charlie Kirk, a student interrupted the service to antagonize the individuals who were mourning. This was
Author: Letter to the Editor
Letter to the editor: In response to Claremont Independent coverage
To the editors, Your article on the Claremont Independent reads less as journalism than as resentment. The Independent has accomplished what TSL has not: it has broken stories, documented misconduct and drawn national attention. Rather than engage with that record, you devoted an entire feature to implying that its success
Letter to the editor: Trustees’ obligations on investment
Lew Phelps PO ’65, former editor in chief of TSL, echoes the call for Pomona College to divest from fossil fuels and suggests a further way the college can ensure that its investments are responsible for the climate.
Letter to the Editor: Reflecting on Pomona’s campus from a distance
Pomona College Professor Marjorie L. Harth writes in appreciation of a recent art column, and issues a request to Pomona students.
Letter to the Editor: Pitzer’s “Broken Promise” to the Bernard Field Station
To the wonderful students I teach at the Bernard Field Station, I feel I have let you down. I have been blinded by my faith in Pitzer College and my hope for sustainability. In the last few weeks you have started work at dawn for several consecutive days to carry