On Sunday, Dec. 4, Pitzer College Student Senate's Budget Committee will propose new changes to the budget bylaws. The bylaw changes on Dec. 4 involve modifications to the structure of the committee and future changes will include changes to the structure of the budget. According to Senior Class Representative Chance Kawar PZ
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NYT Columnist Thomas Edsall Speaks at Pitzer on Election Results, National Political Trends
New York Times columnist Thomas Edsall spoke at Pitzer College’s Benson Auditorium on Monday, Nov. 14. Edsall, who has taught Public Affairs Journalism at Columbia University in addition to his position as a regular columnist for the Times, offered his insight into Trump’s victory. Edsall attributed the surprise win to
Harvey Mudd Increases Tuition for 2016-2017 School Year
“Would it be such a bad thing if we weren’t the most expensive college in the country?” Luis Viornery HM ’18 said, when he heard news of Harvey Mudd College’s decision to raise its tuition this year. Since 2012, the cost of tuition at HMC has increased by over $8,000. This
5C Students, Staff React to Election Outcome
On Nov. 9, the day after Donald Trump was elected president, students and staff began to grapple with the events of the previous night, what Trump might mean for America, and how they would mobilize for action. Some students initially felt shock at the results of the election, but many
HMC, Scripps Report Incidents of Vandalism
On Nov. 11, two locations at Scripps College and four locations Harvey Mudd College were found to have been defaced with graffiti referencing Donald Trump’s campaign, Stan Skipworth, Director of Campus Safety, wrote in an email to TSL. The vandalisms were all made using a green wax pencil. According to Sneha Deo
CA Marijuana Law Will Not Impact 5C Policies
California resident Rachel Oda PO ‘20 voted in the election, and cast a ‘Yes’ ballot on Proposition 64, which legalized the use of recreational marijuana for California residents over the age of 21. She defended her vote by saying that marijuana was already partially legal through medical use and that “our
Eddie Huang Addresses Election, Food, Race at Scripps’ Garrison Theater
Eddie Huang, author of The New York Times’ bestselling memoir “Fresh Off the Boat,” spoke at Scripps College’s Garrison Theater on Tuesday, Nov. 15, about food, politics, and race. His book, which comments on race and integrating into American society, was inspired by his personal experience as a Taiwanese-American. Published
VIDEO: Claremont Colleges Despair, Celebrate, and Protest after Trump’s Win
On Election Day—Tuesday, Nov. 8—5C students voted and attended evening watch parties. Many expected Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton would be victorious. As the night wore on, however, Republican nominee Donald Trump pulled out a surprising victory, smashing the Democratic firewall in Midwest states like Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania. Afterwards, Clinton
5C Students Protest Trump’s ‘Vitriolic Hate’
Hundreds of students gathered in front of the Honnold-Mudd Library to stage a protest in the name of Claremont Colleges United Against Hate on Friday, Nov. 11. The aim of the protest, according to its Facebook event page, was to “condemn the vitriolic hate spread by Donald Trump.” Waving signs,
5C Community Expresses Shock, Seeks Unity After Trump Victory
Shortly before the election results started to roll in Tuesday, the Pitzer College Student Senate promoted Pitzer Activities’ election night party on Facebook by proclaiming that there would be “a legendary balloon drop to celebrate the election of our next President!” A few hours later, it was all over. The balloon