“Migrant rights are human rights!” chanted a large crowd of 5C students and community members. “USA! USA!” responded another, significantly smaller group, many of its members wearing red, white, and blue Trump apparel. This heated interaction was the landscape of the Claremont City Council meeting last Tuesday, Jan. 24. In a
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Pomona Faces Obstacles, Controversy in Bid for New Art Museum
Behind two locked doors at the back of the Pomona College Museum of Art is a small art classroom. Past that, dozens of paintings reside in a crowded vault, unseen by the public. Museum director Kathleen Howe said that she would love to put the paintings and other pieces of art on
Walkout, “Action Fair” Inaugurate Claremont Students to Trump Presidency
Students from across the Claremont Colleges gathered in front of Honnold/Mudd Library on Inauguration Day, Friday, Jan. 20, to rally against President Donald Trump and his incoming policies. The walkout was organized by the Claremont chapter of Young Progressives Demanding Action (YPDA), a nationwide organization which partners with Progressive Democrats
At Pitzer, Senate Elections Spark Controversy
On Thursday, Sept. 8, and Sunday, Sept. 11, Pitzer Student Senate Communications Secretary Cindy Onyekwelu PZ ’18 sent out a series of three emails accusing Senate President Josue Pasillas PZ ’17 of changing the Student Senate election ballot and lacking transparency. These emails prompted Pitzer student senators to send an email on Sept. 12
Q&A with G. Gabrielle Starr, Pomona College’s Tenth President
G. Gabrielle Starr, currently the Seryl Kushner Dean of the College of Arts and Science and Professor of English at New York University, will become the 10th president of Pomona College on July 1, 2017, the college announced in an email to students on Dec. 8 following a vote by the Board
Pitzer Senate Bill Proposes Changes to Executive Board Elections
The Pitzer College Student Senate will vote on Bill 53-B-6, which would radically revise the election process for the Senate’s Executive Board, on Sunday, Dec. 3. If the bill is passed, candidates for President and Vice President would run together and the other positions on the Executive Board would be filled by
Pomona Student Union Explores Campus Conservatism in Walker Hall
The Pomona Student Union (PSU) held a discussion on Nov. 28 about conservatives at the Claremont Colleges. The discussion, held in Walker Lounge at Pomona College, had about 15 attendees, including three staff members of the Claremont Independent, a conservative-leaning publication on campus. PSU board member Audrey Jang PO ‘19 began
Pitzer Student Senate Declares Support for Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
On Nov. 20, the Pitzer College Student Senate unanimously approved Resolution 53-R-4, a resolution in support of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. This resolution is a symbolic move by the Senate to stand in solidarity with the water protectors at Standing Rock, North Dakota and against police brutality toward the protectors, said Charlotte
STEM Majors No Longer Eligible for Mellon Mays Fellowship
Effective this year, students majoring in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) subjects will no longer be eligible for the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF). The MMUF is a program that seeks to address the underrepresentation and lack of diversity among faculty in colleges and universities across the nation by
CMC to Introduce Courses With a Focus on “Diversity”
Since last year’s protests calling for more institutional support for marginalized students, Claremont McKenna College students have witnessed a number of changes to their campus, including the introduction of more classes that focus on “diversity,” according to ASCMC Diversity and Inclusion Chair Patrick J. Elliott CM ’19. Among these classes