The stresses of in-person learning during a pandemic warrant making finals optional for this semester, if not canceling them, argue guest columnists Rob Zintl PO ’23 and Julia Haudenschield SC ’23.
Opinions
OPINION: Mudders, 5C clubs want you
Mudders shouldn’t be afraid to join 5C clubs, so that they can fully reap the benefits of the consortium, argues Serena Mao HM ’25.
OPINION: The 5Cs must take an active role in water conservation
California’s ongoing drought demands more active measures to conserve water from 5C colleges and their students, argues Willa Frank PO ’25.
OPINION: The 7Cs should incorporate sustainability throughout their curricula
The 7Cs should implement a petition from Claremont Climate Initiative to incorporate discussions of sustainability into their classes as much as possible, argues Luciénne Reyes PZ ’24.
OPINION: Registering for classes shouldn’t be so hard
The 5Cs have a responsibility to fix the technical and accessibility issues that students experienced during recent course registration, argues Kenny Le PZ ’25.
OPINION: The not-so-glamorous truth of being an international student at CMC
CMC needs to stop neglecting and dismissing international students’ needs, and work towards addressing them, argues guest columnist Bertha Tobias CM ’24.
OPINION: Sibling rivalry should not define your life
Don’t compete with your siblings, instead learn to be proud of their achievements and to define your own success, argues Mishaal Ijaz SC ’24.
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION EDITORS: Our progress on newsroom diversity & inclusion
As The Student Life works to serve the 7C community with integrity, the process of fostering accessibility needs to start within our own newsroom. That’s why we’re serving as TSL’s first-ever diversity & inclusion editors.
OPINION: The issues with excluding allies and straight-passing queer people from queggers
Advertising and policing ‘queggers’ as queer-only parties excludes straight identifying, questioning and closeted students, which can complicate LGBTQ+ students’ experiences at them, argues Porter Reyes PO ’25.
OPINION: ‘Did I peak in high school?’ Let’s talk about impostor syndrome
Addressing impostor syndrome with positive affirmations and reassuring conversations can avoid serious mental health consequences, argues Shay Suresh CM ’24.