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
Author: Sara Cawley
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
OPINION: A case against ‘overcoming’: shifting mental illness rhetoric toward recovery and care
Sara Cawley SC ’26 asks that we work to change the narrative that overcoming is necessary when living with mental illness.
Hundreds of 7C students call for end to Gaza siege, demand Pomona financial disclosure, divestment from Israeli government
This Wednesday, over 350 Claremont Colleges students walked out of classes to demand that the 7Cs divest from companies and manufacturers that support the Israeli government, citing the Boycott, Divest and Sanctions (BDS) movement. The demonstration and delegation effort was part of a nationwide student walkout.
“Feminism always has to be a verb”: Ms. Magazine executives discuss feminist movement journalism at the Ath
Members of the executive board of Ms. Magazine spoke at CMC’s Athenaeum about feminist journalism and the history of the trailblazing magazine.
Congresswoman Judy Chu details the fight to re-codify reproductive rights
This Monday, Scripps College Public Events and the Laspa Center for Leadership hosted U.S. Rep. Judy Chu D-Ca., who serves California’s 28th district in Congress, for a presentation and Q&A about reproductive healthcare and justice. Around 40 students and faculty members gathered to hear Representative Chu’s talk, with some students
Meet TSL’s fall 2023 editorial board
Maxine Davey PO ’25, Ben Lauren PZ ’25 and Mariana Durán PO ’24 have taken the reins at TSL for the fall 2023 semester. Davey, TSL’s editor-in-chief, is a politics major and English minor from Dana Point, California. She worked as a news writer and editor for TSL during her
5Cs reckon with the end of affirmative action
The Supreme Court’s June 29 ruling to restrict affirmative action has surfaced questions among 5C students, faculty and administrators about equity in higher education.
Where are the PZ 3? Wins, losses and the fight still to come
When UNITE HERE! Local 11 representatives Natasha Wong and Noel Rodriguez informed fired workers Stephanie Smith, Alexis Ongpoy and Kevin Ayala that they had been offered jobs on May 11, the news spread quickly throughout the Claremont community. The offers of employment for the former workers, known as the PZ
Amy Marcus-Newhall announced as 11th president of Scripps
Scripps College announced Amy Marcus-Newhall’s unanimous selection as the 11th president of the college on April 6. Marcus-Newhall has served as interim or acting president three times: once during the 2015-2016 academic year, and twice more prior to and following Keen’s tenure as president. Marcus-Newhall will serve as president for three years, leading up to the institution’s centennial anniversary.