A warm, dry Friday got even drier in parts of the 5Cs when repairs by local utility Golden State Water Company caused water service to shut off on the consortium’s northern campuses. Pitzer College, Scripps College and Harvey Mudd College were affected.
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Claremont Colleges will begin spring semester with two weeks of remote learning
Citing the global explosion in cases of COVID-19 driven by the infectious omicron variant, the undergraduate Claremont Colleges will move to remote instruction for the first two weeks of the spring semester.
Some 5Cs begin mandating booster shots in response to case surges
Three of the 5Cs will require all students to get booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, citing the rise of the omicron variant and case increases around the country as sources of concern.
CMC and Pomona cancel events as case spike unsettles end of semester
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is now consulting with 5C administrators after two clusters and at least 32 new cases of COVID-19 emerged this week. As the final week of classes unfolded, the schools canceled gatherings and asked community members to be vigilant against further transmission.
Senior Week to remain, but it’s still in flux for future years
5C administrators have been looking at doing away with Senior Week, the abridged end of spring semester for graduating students, but the tradition will still be in place for this academic year.
5Cs release third round of pandemic relief funds
Over the last month, the 5Cs began releasing a third round of federal aid in response to the pandemic to students who qualified.
Attempting parody t-shirts, The Golden Antlers learns that copyright infringement is no joke
On Oct. 26, The Golden Antlers announced it was selling parody t-shirts featuring the 5Cs, however, on Nov. 9, the publication announced on Instagram that orders for CMC, Pomona, and Pitzer shirts had been refunded.
SCAMFest postponed to spring as a cappella groups struggle with pandemic restrictions
Event cancellations, testing requirements and other public health guidelines in flux have posed significant issues for 5C a cappella groups in recent weeks.
Return to campus brings new goals for Harvey Mudd and Pomona mutual aid groups
A return to campus following the COVID-19 pandemic brings new goals for Harvey Mudd College and Pomona College mutual aid groups.
Harvey Mudd opens doors to new Scott A. McGregor Computer Science Center
Harvey Mudd College has finally opened the doors of its brand-new Scott A. McGregor Computer Science building.