The Pitzer Student Senate began discussing two bills that could significantly change Pitzer College’s policies for punishments for students found responsible for “non-consensual sexual intercourse” on Sunday, March 5. Pitzer’s Student Handbook defines “non-consensual sexual intercourse” as any non-consensual sexual act involving penetration of any sort. Any non-consensual sexual act that does not involve penetration
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Lack of Competition, Gender Parity in CMC Executive Board Elections
Eight candidates, all of whom were men, ran for a position in the Associated Students of Claremont McKenna College 2017-18 executive board Feb. 23 election. The seven positions on the ballot included ASCMC president and executive vice president. Co-President of the CMC Women’s Forum Shruti Topudurti CM ’18 attributed the
PZ Dean of Students Moya Carter Bids Farewell to Community
Moya Carter, assistant vice president and dean of students at Pitzer College, will leave Pitzer at the end of the semester after sixteen years as Director of Campus Life, Associate Dean of Students, and Dean of Students, according to a recent email from Vice President for Student Affairs Brian Carlisle. Carter, who is
Potential PZ Senate Presidents Promise Inclusivity in Debate
UPDATE 3/10: Hajar Hammado PZ ’18 won the presidential election early Friday morning. On March 7 at the Gold Student Center, the Pitzer College Student Senate Presidential Debate featured presidential candidates Hajar Hammado PZ ’18 and Shivani Kavuluru PZ ’19, marking the first presidential election where both candidates are women
Incumbent Claremont City Council Members Win Re-election
Incumbent Claremont City Council members Larry Schroeder and Corey Calaycay won re-election early Wednesday morning, besting a slate of six other candidates. Schroeder won 32.18 percent of the vote and Calaycay won 28.53 percent. Prior to the election, both candidates pledged to improve the city’s relationship with the Claremont Colleges.
Totem Sculpture Erected at CMC
A 40-foot, stainless steel sculpture painted white and created by late artist Ellsworth Kelly was installed at Claremont McKenna College on Feb. 15. The sculpture, donated by George Roberts CM ’66, is part of CMC’s initiative to bring more art to campus. “President [Hiram] Chodosh’s administration has been really supportive of
Q&A with Daren Mooko, Pomona’s First Full-Time Title IX Coordinator
Associate Dean and Title IX Coordinator Daren Mooko will be leaving Pomona College at the end of the year to become vice president of student affairs and dean of students at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, according to a Feb. 24 email from Pomona College Dean of Students
Conservative Pundit Criticizes Welfare, Black Culture in Ath Talk
“The African will starve rather than engage in a regular system of agricultural labor, unless impelled by the stronger will of the white man,” wrote Samuel A. Cartwright in July, 1858, invoking the stereotype of black people as inherently lazy as a defense for slavery. 158 years later, in
Pomona, Scripps Vote to Restructure Student Governments
Pomona College and Scripps College students recently voted to revise the Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC) constitution and bylaws and Scripps Associated Students (SAS) constitution, respectively. These changes primarily involved internal restructuring, but also addressed a variety of other issues. Pomona’s voting period concluded Feb. 15, while Scripps’s ended Feb.
Pitzer Senate Seeks to Prevent Embezzlement
Pitzer College Student Senate is adding a policy to their constitution stating that all student activities funds must remain in the budget of the student organization and not be used for personal benefit. Student Senate Secretary Shivanu Kavuluru PZ ’19 has also started to perform audits on all Pitzer clubs