A large pine tree on the Pitzer College Mounds fell down Sunday afternoon, crushing the quad’s popular slackline. No one was injured.
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LA County’s indoor mask mandate is back in effect
Cases of the Delta variant are spiking in Los Angeles County — and that means an indoor face covering requirement is back for everyone, vaccinated or not.
5Cs mostly drop mask requirements for vaccinated people, but Delta is still cause for concern
Some of the Claremont Colleges have dropped mask mandates for the vaccinated — but facing the explosive spread of the Delta variant in LA County, others are pumping the brakes.
In memoriam: Dixie Lewis PO ’24
Dixie Lewis PO ’24 died in a car accident on May 25. Friends and family described her as dedicated, considerate, fierce and authentic.
Faculty express concern with Scripps presidential search
As Scripps continues looking for a new president, some professors are speaking out about what they see as a lack of transparency and dialog.
Pitzer to pilot a test-blind admissions policy
After becoming one of the first schools to make standardized test scores optional, Pitzer will try ignoring them altogether beginning fall 2022.
Kayla Alcorcha named The Student Life’s editor-in-chief for fall 2021 semester
On May 9 at 11:59 p.m., a new editorial board officially took over TSL for the upcoming summer and fall 2021 semester. Kayla Alcorcha SC ’24 was selected as editor-in-chief of TSL for the upcoming semester. Jasper Davidoff PO ’23 was named managing editor for news and sports, and Claire
Klawe to step down as Harvey Mudd president in 2023
Harvey Mudd College President Maria Klawe will end her term as president June 2023, she announced in an email Monday.
Updated LA County guidelines allow for campus residency and events at greater capacity
Updated LACDPH guidelines will allow for increased on-campus residency and indoor in-person instruction and events effective May 11.
Los Angeles County hits yellow tier threshold, restrictions could ease as soon as Wednesday
California moved into the least restrictive yellow tier, Governor Gavin Newsom announced in a tweet Tuesday.