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‘Progress, not perfection’: Body Compassion Week at the 5Cs
Body Compassion Week kicked off on Monday, Oct. 27, consisting of six body-positivity events over four days across the Claremont College campuses.
Pomona College changes meal swipe policy at The Shakedown Café
Pitzer College’s The Shakedown Café announced on Oct. 20 that Pomona students will no longer be able to use a meal swipe at the establishment.
As the government shutdown continues, 5C students feel impacts on outdoor access
U.S. national parks have been running on skeleton crews and dipping into their emergency funds to continue operations since the government shutdown began Oct. 1, impacting students and clubs across the 5Cs, including On the Loose (OTL), People of Color Outside and the 5C mountain biking club.
With Proposition 50 on the ballot, voter education efforts increase at the 5Cs
In the California special election on Nov. 4, Proposition 50 will appear on voters’ ballots,
deciding whether or not to draw new, temporary congressional district maps starting in 2026. For some at the Claremont Colleges, this issue highlights the importance of student participation in politics.
Claremont community voice opinions on Trump in wake of ‘No Kings’ demonstration
On Oct. 18, over 1,500 people gathered at the intersection of Foothill and North Indian Hill Boulevard to participate in a “No Kings” protest.
Students protest Starbucks at Pomona’s Café 47, business slows
On Thursday, Oct. 16, several Claremont and national labor organizing groups held a teach-in at the Motley Coffeehouse in response to Pomona College’s Café 47 switching their supplier from Peet’s Coffee to Starbucks Coffee.
The teach-in, titled “Why Starbucks?”promoted a petition to remove the corporation from Claremont campuses alongside nationwide anti-Starbucks movements, and encouraged the boycott of Café 47 and other Starbucks-supplied establishments across the 7Cs.
Interim Catholic Chaplain instated at Claremont Colleges
Fr. Vitus Mbamalu stepped into the role of interim Catholic chaplain at the Claremont Colleges Chaplains Office on Oct. 6.
Scripps installs cameras in Balch Hall following vandalism incident
Scripps College installed cameras on the third floor of Balch Hall on Oct. 7 in response to a report of vandalism of a faculty member’s door. The college notified faculty of the newly placed cameras, though a general statement has not been made to the larger Scripps community. The third
Pomona College to investigate disruption at Hillel memorial event
Pomona’s President’s Office informed the school community via email this morning that four masked individuals disrupted a Hillel memorial.