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.
Author: Reia Li
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.
Students hold die-in in solidarity with Palestinians
On Wednesday, over 150 7C students gathered on Marston Quad at Pomona College for a vigil, teach-in and die-in as part of an international Shut it Down for Palestine action. These efforts come in the wake of weeks of student organizing at the Claremont Colleges advocating for the Boycott, Divestment
Escasez de personal lleva a cierres en Frary y Coop Fountain
Traducido por Emilio Esquivel Márquez Este mes, la escasez de personal en los comedores de Pomona College resultó en el cierre temporario de la Coop Fountain. La gerencia sugiere que esta escasez es resultado de un exceso de ausencia laboral, pero los trabajadores alegan que la escasez ha sido agravada
Workers raise concerns about staffing shortages at Pomona dining halls
This month, staffing shortages at Pomona College dining halls led to the temporary closure of the Coop Fountain. Dining management claims these shortages are the result of excessive staff call-outs, but workers allege that the effects of these shortages have been exacerbated by mismanagement.
Over 400 7C students protest, picket urging Pomona divestment from Israel
On Thursday morning at 7 a.m., Claremont College students began gathering outside Pomona College’s Smith Campus Center for “Shut Pom Down for Palestine,” part of a “global call” to action for divestment organized by Palestinian Youth Movement, National Students for Justice in Palestine and International People’s Assembly. This protest comes
Faculty and alumni release statements on violence in Israel and Palestine, amass hundreds of signatures
Over the past two weeks, faculty members at the Claremont Colleges have responded to escalating violence in Palestine and Israel. Two groups of faculty members released statements on this violence — one expressing solidarity with Palestine and the other condemning Palestinian militant group Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack in Israel. In
Here’s how to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival this weekend
The Mid-Autumn festival is traditionally a time meant to spend with family; however, the absence of familial ties in college has driven clubs and organizations to fill the gap by hosting events for students to gather together and celebrate the holiday. The Mid-Autumn festival is celebrated throughout Asia, and different
Here’s what to know about the fruit quarantine at Scripps
Scripps orchards are currently on a 45-day quarantine to prevent the spread of an invasive fruit fly. On Aug. 28, Scripps College Facilities and Operations informed students by email that a single fruit fly from an invasive species had been detected in the citrus at Scripps. The email told students
Queer Asian Reads: Pizza, sex and slacking in Jean Kyoung Frazier’s debut novel
Book columnist Reia Li PO ’24 was blown away by the main character— a weird queer biracial Asian femme slacker—in “Pizza Girl,” Jean Kyoung Frazier’s debut novel.