After serving the Claremont Colleges’ COVID-19 testing needs for almost 18 months, Student Health Services’ (SHS) Tranquada Center discontinued in-person testing this Wednesday, officials across the consortium announced in emails to students and faculty this week. At the Tranquada Testing Center, located on the first floor of the SHS building,
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Antisemitic flyers alarm 5C community
On Saturday, Jan. 7, the Claremont Colleges Campus Safety Department was alerted that flyers containing antisemitic messages had been distributed both on campus and in surrounding residential areas. Administrators from Scripps College, Pitzer College, Claremont McKenna College and Pomona College notified their respective students and faculty of the incident shortly
New leader of Pomona’s OEC embraces Claremont’s ‘outdoor love’
On Jan. 9, 2023, Pomona College hired Outdoor Education Center (OEC) manager Connor Bigenho. In his new role, Bigenho will be in charge of overseeing future Orientation Adventure (OA) programs, managing the hiring of OA leaders and organizing OA leader training and logistics for Pomona College and the 5C community.
Claremont’s Laemmle Theatre lives to see another year
Claremont’s pandemic burdened, local movie theater finally closes an unsteady chapter in the fate of the neighborhood’s historic landmark. To the relief of many 7C students and Claremont locals, the 16-year-old Laemmle’s Claremont 5 Theatre is not set to close any time soon. However, with sparse business since the beginning
Harvey Mudd appoints CMC alumna Harriet Nembhard as sixth president
The Harvey Mudd College Board of Trustees voted unanimously to appoint Harriet Nembhard CM ’91 as HMC’s sixth president.
Medication abortions coming to a college near you, but not to the 5Cs
All public universities will be required to provide on-campus access to abortion pills, but the 5Cs have no intention to follow suit.
A tale of two parties: Tensions rise between 5C event organizers following recent party shutdowns
5C student governments have implemented new safety policies in response to safety concerns at upcoming 5C parties.
Despite less time on campus, 2021 reports show uptick in sexual misconduct cases
Instances of sexual violence at the 5Cs were reported in 2021 at similar levels to previous years on campus, although students were only on campus for the fall semester.
Joshua Greene HM ’02 awarded national prize for mathematics paper
Joshua Greene HM ’02 won the Levi L. Conant Prize with his article, cited to become a “canonical reference for experts and non-experts alike.”
Red house, blue senate: 5C students, professors react to ‘abnormal’ midterm elections
To understand the significance of the recent US midterm elections, TSL spoke with 5C students and faculty about their reactions.