Policía de Claremont afirma que el Equipo de Seguridad del Campus realizó un ‘arresto ciudadano’ antes de arresto de un docente, y revoca cargos por ingreso no autorizado

Equipo de Seguridad del Campus realizó un ‘arresto ciudadano’ antes de arresto de un docente el pasado veintinueve de noviembre.

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Claremont police says Campus Safety conducted ‘private person’s arrest’ before professor’s arrest, drop trespassing charges at Claremont Colleges’ request

According to the Claremont Police Department (CPD), Campus Safety (TCCS) conducted a private person’s arrest before CPD officially arrested a Pomona College faculty member Nov. 29, contradicting TCCS’ initial statement that Campus Safety was not involved in CPD’s decision to arrest the professor.

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La Policía de Claremont arresta a docente de Pomona

La tarde del miércoles, el Departamento de Policía de Claremont (CPD, por sus siglas en inglés) arrestó a un miembro del personal docente de Pomona College con cargos por ingreso no autorizado. Durante los hechos, la persona docente estaba mostrándose en solidaridad con el pueblo palestino frente al edificio Smiley, reproduciendo música con un altavoz. La persona estaba a 500 pies del Auditorio Big Bridges, donde transcurría una protesta ‘die-in’ — en la que manifestantes se acuestan en el suelo, simulando estar muertos — que fue organizada por estudiantes.

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Claremont Police Department arrests Pomona faculty member on campus

On Wednesday afternoon, the Claremont Police Department (CPD) arrested a Pomona College faculty member on trespassing charges. At the time of their arrest, the faculty member was demonstrating in solidarity with Palestinians in front of Smiley Hall, playing music from a speaker. They were located 500 feet away from Big Bridges Auditorium, where a die-in staged by students was taking place.

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Pomona contingent faculty members’ housing crisis remains stagnant

Seventeen days after three Pomona College contingent faculty members sent an open letter to faculty about their removal from college-owned residences, the situation — in which a total of nine contingent faculty have received an eviction letter — has yet to be resolved. Still, members of Pomona’s community have continued

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OPINION: Lessons from the Latin American feminist movement

Before the school year comes to a close and Walker Beach is wiped clean, Latin American students Mariana Duran PO ’24, Sara Garza González PO ’25, Arianne O’Hara PZ ’25 and Katherine Shepherd PO ’23 contextualize a mural painted earlier this spring.

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Letter from Pomona contingent faculty highlights eviction and struggle to afford living in LA County

On Monday, April 10, three Pomona College contingent faculty members sent an open letter to faculty sharing their removal from college-owned residences this summer, raising concerns about affording living in Los Angeles County on their current salaries. The letter was co-signed by Postdoctoral Research Fellow Li-Fang Lai, Rand Postdoctoral Fellow

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Scripps removes sculpture with Nazi ties following student criticism

This week, Scripps College removed the controversial sculpture “Young Woman” from its wellness center after complaints from students and faculty over the artist’s Nazi ties and the statue’s representations of beauty ideals. President Amy Marcus-Newhall announced the removal of Georg Kolbe’s “Young Woman” statue from Tiernan Field House (TFH) March

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Calling Pitzer to hire three former subcontracted dining workers, CSWA increases student activism

This week, members of the Claremont Student Worker Alliance (CSWA) escalated actions at Pitzer College in support of three former subcontracted dining workers who allege they were terminated from their positions in retaliation for expressing union support.  CSWA has organized a student-led campaign to demand that Pitzer hire Stephanie Smith,

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Snow-mont? With Southern California blizzard, 5Cs get first snowfall in decades

For the first time in over 50 years, the Claremont Colleges witnessed weather phenomena highly unusual in the city of trees and PhDs: snow falling on campus. On Wednesday, March 1, around 1 p.m., a cold afternoon drew congregations of eager students when large flakes of snow started falling on

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