As of Sunday, April 23, nearly 1,000 people from the 5C community have signed a petition for Claremont McKenna College’s Board of Trustees to reconsider their rejection of the proposed Race and Ethnic Studies General Education (GE) Requirement. The petition was initially created by the Racial GE Group, which consists
Author: Nhi Nguyen
CSWA demonstrations disrupt Pitzer’s Admitted Students Day, demand rehiring
On Saturday, April 15, members of the Claremont Student & Worker Alliance (CSWA) organized a series of demonstrations at Pitzer College’s Admitted Students Day. These demonstrations are the latest in CSWA’s campaign to demand that the college hire three former subcontracted dining workers who allege they were laid off due
TSL wins over 20 awards at California college journalism conference
TSL won 20 awards at the California College Media Association’s (CCMA) annual award ceremony on March 11 in San Francisco, marking TSL as a top college newspaper in the state. With 10 first place wins and over 15 staff members represented, TSL took home some of the largest awards for
Oldenborg launches Haitian-Creole Language Table
Pomona College’s Oldenborg Center has added Haitian-Creole to the list of language table offerings. The table started on March 3 and now takes place every Friday. Oldenborg offers language tables to provide 5C students a chance to communicate in the available languages with other students, student mentors, language partners and
Housing concerns resurface amidst annual flood of Oldenborg applications
On Feb. 13, applications for housing at Pomona College’s Oldenborg Language Halls opened for rising sophomores, juniors and seniors. However, many students report applying to Oldenborg out of necessity rather than for its language offerings because it is one of the few residence halls at Pomona that offers single rooms
Claremont students organize with local tenants for permanent eviction protections
On Wednesday, Feb. 8, over 20 members of the 5C student group Inclusive Claremont joined Claremont Tenants United to advocate for stronger renter protections at the first of two listening sessions held by the City. Tenants of Monarch Terrace apartments pushed for the city of Claremont to organize these listening
Registration frustration: stressed students report rough start to spring semester
The add/drop period left many 5C students full of anxiety and frustration in the struggle to get permission to enroll requests (PERMS) accepted and find courses with open slots this semester. Students across the 5Cs were able to register for spring classes during a designated time, set by class year,