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5Cs and student governments invest in U-Pass program amid Metrolink fare hike in prices

By Sofia Latapie and Nate Littell 502 Views Associated Student of Pomona, Associated Students of Claremont McKenna College, Associated Students of Harvey Mudd College, Associated Students of Pomona College, CMC, HMC, Metrolink, Pitzer College, pitzer student government, Pomona College, Scripps Associated Students, Scripps College, Student Government, Student transportation

Metrolink, the commuter rail transport system across Southern California, raised fare prices on Oct. 5 for the first time in 13 years. In a press release, Metrolink said that “limited fare increases” are due to rising operational costs, decreased ridership and a lack of federal funding. One-way Metrolink fares rose by up to about 14%, while the weekday SoCal Day Pass rose from $15 to $19 and the weekend and holiday pass rose from $10 to $12. Metrolink maintained its 50% student discount, but students still had to pay more as the underlying fares increased.

Uncivil report calls out the Claremont Colleges for ties to civil discourse programs that embrace anti-activist agendas or are funded by billionaire-led conservative nonprofits.

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October 15, 2026 7:49 pmOctober 16, 2026 5:45 pm

Report finds four Claremont Colleges linked to ‘uncivil’ discourse programs with billionaire, anti-activist ties

By Walter Giesen 981 Views Activism, BridgeUSA, Carolyn Robles, Civil Industrial Complex, Claremont McKenna College, College Presidents for Civic Preparedness, Constructive Dialogue Institute, Harvey Mudd College, Israel, Jack Horan, Leila Markosian, Palestine, Pitzer College, report, Scripps College, The Civility Files, UnCivil, Walter Giesen, Zena Almeida-Warwin

A September report by higher education research collective UnCivil called out four Claremont Colleges for their ties to civil discourse programs it says embrace anti-activist agendas or are funded by billionaire-led conservative nonprofits: the College Presidents for Civic Preparedness, the Constructive Dialogue Institute (CDI) and BridgeUSA.UnCivil aims to map the donor networks and conceptual origins of the Civil Industrial Complex, or the series of conservative campus initiatives and private- and state-funded “civic thought” centers that claim to support civil discourse and viewpoint diversity.

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October 2, 2026 1:38 amOctober 3, 2026 3:06 pm

CMC celebrates 50 years of co-education

By Thea Wachtler and Caprice Bielby 611 Views Claremont McKenna College, CMC, Co-ed, co-education, Faculty, Staff, Students

From Sept. 25 to Sept. 26, Claremont McKenna (CMC) celebrated its 50th anniversary of co-education. CMC was initially founded as a men’s college in 1946, but officially opened enrollment to all genders in 1976. The Sept. 25 panel invited members from the class of 1980 — the first class of graduates that included women — to reflect on the historical evolution of CMC’s co-education, during which speakers emphasized the importance of accessible education to all genders. In interviews with TSL, some alumni explained what it was like to be women at CMC then and how that experience persists today.

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October 2, 2026 12:39 amOctober 2, 2026 3:48 am

Pomona, CMC and Harvey Mudd top U.S. News & World Report’s liberal arts college rankings

By Sofia Latapie 992 Views CMC, College Rankings, Harvey Mudd College, Pomona College, Sofia Latapie, U.S. News & World Report

In the new U.S. News & World Report’s 2027 Best National Liberal Arts Colleges ranking, Claremont McKenna College (CMC) and Pomona College tied for third place, an increase from their joint seventh place spot last year. Harvey Mudd College also made its way into the top 10, ranking eighth. The publication considered “earnings by major” for the first time this year, a shift that placed greater emphasis on measurable post-graduate outcomes.

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September 25, 2026 1:24 amSeptember 25, 2026 2:46 pm

William Dudley kicks off first semester as CMC’s sixth president

By Nate Littell, Hiro Rose and Kahani Malhotra 817 Views Amrit Dhaliwal, Associated Students of Claremont McKenna College, Claremont McKenna, Claremont McKenna College, CMC president, Hiram Chodosh, Hiro Rose, John Pitney, kahani malhotra, Nate Littell, Northwestern University, President, Roman Williams, Washington and Lee University, William Dudley, Williams College

William Dudley took on the mantle of president at Claremont McKenna College in July, officially succeeding Hiram Chodosh. Originally a philosophy professor and most recently the president of Washington & Lee University, Dudley will be the college’s sixth president.

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August 27, 2026 6:27 pmSeptember 25, 2026 2:51 pm

Gas leak reported at CMC Sports Bowl, CGU under lockdown soon after

By Madeleine Farr 1983 Views CGU, Claremont Graduate University, Gas Leak, LACFD, lockdown, TCCS, The Claremont Colleges Services

The Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to a gas leak at the Claremont McKenna College (CMC) Sports Bowl in the afternoon on Aug. 27, prompting a temporary road closure on Claremont Boulevard between Foothill Boulevard and 6th Street. Less than 20 minutes later, The Claremont Colleges Services (TCCS) reported

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April 24, 2026 1:25 amSeptember 25, 2026 2:53 pm

CMC and Scripps join SoCal campaign for stricter gas boiler regulations

By Kahani Malhotra 2522 Views 5CEJ, Boiler regulations, Claremont McKenna College, Clarissa Aquino, Climate Action Campaign, Ian Akers, Jaden Yang, kahani malhotra, Maddie Huq, Scripps College, student senate

Claremont McKenna College and Scripps College passed resolutions this month to support phasing out large industrial gas boilers in Southern California.

Jaden Yang PO ’28 and Clarissa Aquino PZ ’26 have led the charge at the 5Cs to pass student resolutions on gas boilers. The end goal of the campaign is to convince the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), a government agency that oversees air quality standards, to phase out the use of medium to large-sized boilers across Southern California.

They hope to get all 5Cs to support the resolution by the end of April, so they can show full support for shifting away from gas boilers at the SCAQMD’s next board meeting on May 1.

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April 17, 2026 2:34 amApril 17, 2026 2:45 am

CWPD and QCL see declines in sign-ups; student employees say AI is to blame

By Kahani Malhotra 1927 Views AI, Chloe Ray, Claremont McKenna College, CWPD, Eleanor Larson, Georgia Evrigenis, Kahani Malhorta, QCL, Writing Center

Sign-ups at Claremont McKenna College’s Center for Writing and Public Discourse (CWPD) and Quantitative and Computing Lab (QCL) have declined significantly this academic year. Some student employees attribute the trend to students’ growing use of AI tools for academic support and say a continued lack of sign-ups may result in staff cuts.
This spring, the CWPD has only seen around 345 appointments, according to its sign-up portal — an approximate 50 percent decline in use compared to last spring, when the center received 700 student appointments, according to an email from Associate Director Chloe Ray sent to writing consultants last May.
Several current and former student QCL employees confirmed the center experienced a similar decline in sign-ups.

CMC and Pitzer College Commencement speakers Akshata Murty, Rishi Sunak, and Angela Davis

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April 10, 2026 3:30 amSeptember 25, 2026 2:56 pm

Angela Davis and Rishi Sunak among commencement speakers this May

By Kahani Malhotra 1742 Views Akshata Murty, Angela Davis, Claremont McKenna, Commencement, Feven Aklilu, kahani malhotra, Mia Pickett, Narayan Murty, Rishi Sunak, Speaker, Tom Inouye

Last Thursday, Claremont McKenna College announced that former U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and businesswoman Akshata Murty CM ’02, his wife, will be the joint speakers at its commencement ceremony this May. On Monday, Pitzer College announced that it would be welcoming Angela Davis — author, professor and political activist — as its commencement speaker.

These historically controversial speakers have sparked excitement on campus for their arrivals and the values they represent.

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April 10, 2026 1:31 amSeptember 25, 2026 2:58 pm

5Cs admit class of 2030; CMC to reinstate testing in Fall 2028

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As the 5Cs continue to evaluate test-optional policies, students said differences in access to standardized testing shaped their approach to the admissions process, particularly for international applicants. While some colleges have made their policies permanent, others plan to reinstate testing requirements in future cycles.

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