Scripps College is currently investigating two separate incidents of vandalism — one that seems to be anti-Semitic and one which involved racist language — directed at individual students, Dean of Students Charlotte Johnson announced in an email to students Thursday morning. In the first incident, someone posted a flyer for a
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News Bites – Week Of March 25
Former CMC Student, Disney Star Joins White House Comms Office Former Claremont McKenna College student and actress on Disney Channel’s “Shake It Up” Caroline Sunshine has joined the White House as a press assistant in the communications office, the White House announced Wednesday. The 22-year-old is a former White House
Scripps Opens Four Classrooms For After-Hours Studying
Scripps College will open select classrooms in the Bette Cree Edwards Humanities Building as study spaces in response to student feedback, according to an email sent to students last Thursday by Dean of Students Charlotte Johnson. Humanities 104, 105, 201, and 203 will be open to students after 7
News Bites — Weeks of March 11 and March 18
Frary Provides Free Meals To Students On Financial Aid During Spring Break Pomona College kept Frary Dining Hall open for the first time over spring break to provide an on-campus dining option for students remaining on campus. Pomona students on financial aid were provided a subsidized two-swipe-per-day plan that allowed
News Bites – Week Of March 4
Pomona First-Generation Programs Coordinator To Become Full Time Position Pomona College will be making its First-Generation Programs Coordinator position a full-time one, according to ASPC minutes from Feb. 20. The position was created in July 2016 to coordinate events and support for first-generation and low income students at college. Maria
Former U.S. Ambassador To South Korea Discusses Latest Peace Talk Developments During Pomona Visit
Former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert advised caution and tempered optimism about upcoming peace talks with North Korea in a visit to Pomona College Wednesday, March 7. Lippert, who touched on many key issues of the current political situation in North Korea, spoke on a panel with
News Bites – Week Of Feb. 25
CMS Men’s Track Ban Lifted Early Members of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men’s track team are set to compete at the SCIAC Multi-Dual meet at Chapman University Saturday according to students on the team, despite initially being barred from competing this week. The athletes were banned from three meets following an investigation
News Bites – Week Of Feb. 18
CGU President Jacob Adams began his term as Claremont Graduate University’s interim president Jan. 1. He is the university’s first alumnus to serve as president, and will fill the position for the next 18 months. “My hope is that … my combined insights as an alumnus, professor, and administrator will
Pomona Dean Of Students Miriam Feldblum Departs After Decade Of Service
Pomona College’s longtime Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Miriam Feldblum has left the college to become Executive Director of the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, President G. Gabrielle Starr announced in an email to Pomona students Tuesday morning. Feldblum, who had served as vice
BREAKING: CMS Men’s Track Barred From Three Meets, Some Women To Miss One
The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men’s track and field team has been barred from competing in the first three meets of the season and some members of the women’s team will be barred for one meet, CMS athletic director Terrance Tumey announced in an email to Claremont McKenna College students Monday. Both the