CMS Men’s Track Remains Suspended After Alleged Naked Assault, Hazing Activity; Women Reinstated

  The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men’s track and field team remains suspended during an ongoing investigation into transgressions committed by team members Saturday night, while the women’s team’s suspension — which was levied along with the men’s Monday — was lifted Thursday evening. CMS Athletics, Claremont McKenna College, and Harvey Mudd College are

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CMS Track Teams Suspended Indefinitely After Naked Athletes Allegedly Assault Pomona Student

The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men’s and women’s track and field teams have been suspended indefinitely pending an investigation into transgressions committed by team members last weekend. The investigation is believed to be centered on an incident in which six male athletes — some of them naked — allegedly assaulted a student employee

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State Senator Anthony Portantino Returns to Pitzer College for Millennial Dialogue

  State Senator Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada Flintridge) visited Pitzer College Wednesday for the second time this semester to hold an open dialogue event focused on activism and political engagement among millennials. Attendance at the talk was low – only 11 people were there, including four 5C students, a few high schoolers from the area,

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How Do the 5Cs Respond When Campus Politics Go Viral?

  From a demonstration by Claremont McKenna College students of color to a mural at Pitzer College about the cultural appropriation of hoop earrings, political and social debates at the 5Cs have increasingly gone viral, and sometimes made national headlines. This attention can come with severe side effects – students can be targeted for their words and actions online

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High-Pressure Gas Leak at Pomona Prompts Evacuations

Update: As of 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, the gas leak was resolved, with all surrounding streets reopened and evacuations lifted.  Construction workers laying electrical conduits for Pomona College’s new art museum ruptured a two-inch high pressure gas line under the intersection of College Avenue and Bonita Avenue at 1:55 p.m. Wednesday, the Los

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