Less than twenty-four hours after Donald Trump was elected as the 45th President of the United States, thousands of Angelinos took to the streets to voice their discontent. More than 5,000 people, including dozens of students from the Claremont colleges, gathered at Los Angeles City Hall at around 7 p.m., waving
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5C Mental Health Alliance Unveils EASY Resource Program
Easy Access to Support for You (EASY), which works to provide access to mental health resources, held its first information session on Nov. 7. The 5C Mental Health Alliance (MHA) created this program to provide access to mental health resources and create a supportive environment that acknowledges student needs, experiences, and identities.
CMC’s CARE Center Emphasizes Identity and Inclusion
Earlier this year, Claremont McKenna College unveiled its new Civility, Access, Resources, and Expression (C.A.R.E.) Center. “The C.A.R.E. center is a space that seeks to proactively engage and educate the community and build communication across difference,” Timothy Song CM ‘19, a Fellow at the Center, wrote in an email
Students Walkout for #NoDAPL
“They’re still out there, fighting on the front lines, being abused and damaged mentally, physically, spiritually,” Philip Brayley PZ ’19, a member of the 5C Indigenous Alliance, said at the Claremont #NoDAPL walkout on Nov. 4. “Being here together is a way to show our support and recognize the work
Pitzer Student Senate Disagrees Over Funding for Pro-Israel Student Retreat
During the Oct. 30 Pitzer College Student Senate Budget Committee meeting, a student’s request for $50 for transportation to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Progressive Student Retreat sparked lively debate when students sitting on the Budget Committee suggested that Senate not fund the student’s request. The student who made
Pitzer New Resources Program Pressures Administration to Renovate Lounge
On Nov. 6, the Pitzer Student Senate opened debate on Bill 53-B-5, an initiative that would allocate $3000 for New Resources Student Lounge renovations. Pitzer College’s New Resources Program allows students of nontraditional college age, usually 23 or older, to experience an elite, liberal arts education. Nick Flores PZ ‘17, the
Q&A with Bertil Lindblad PO ’78, Retiring Head of Pomona’s International Initiatives
Bertil Lindblad PO '78, head of Pomona College's International Initiatives office, will be retiring this year. In 1975, Lindblad began his education at Pomona as one of the few international students on campus. He studied Politics (called “Government” at the time) with a focus on International Relations, as well as Russian and French.
In Pictures: How the 5Cs Heeded Trump’s Victory
Since Nov. 8, students, faculty, staff, and community members from across the 5Cs have expressed a myriad of emotions and responses to the presidential election of Donald Trump. TSL photographers documented the reactions of students watching live election results Tuesday and the community discussions, forums, demonstrations and rallies held in
Students, Community Members Criticize City Council’s Opposition to Prop 57 Parole Reform
“I was kind of in disbelief when I was watching them talk about it,” said Jessica Chairez, a community fellow with the Pitzer Community Engagement Center and member of Claremont for Prop 57, after attending the Claremont City Council meeting on Oct 25, during which the Council unanimously adopted a resolution
Pitzer Bathrooms Marked with Names of Alleged Perpetrators of Rape Culture
Three bathrooms on Pitzer College’s campus were found marked with the names of people considered by the writers to be “perpetrators of rape culture” and “perpetrators of sexual assault” on Oct. 26. According to Sachi Watase PZ ’17, a member of Pitzer Advocates for Survivors of Sexual Assault, a