Editorial Board

Scripps College recently announced that former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright would be the 2016 Scripps Commencement speaker, as Colin Gamm reported in this week’s issue of TSL. Albright’s selection has already been a subject of controversy among Scripps community members, especially since Albright recently received backlash for quipping that there’s “a special place in hell for women

As Saahil Desai reported in this week's issue of TSL, about a dozen members of The Remembrance Project, an anti-immigrant group with ties to the Republican Party, protested outside Scripps College's Garrison Theater during Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s afternoon talk on Feb. 18. The protestors’ main grievance was in regard to Pelosi’s support of

On Feb. 8, students received an email from Director of Campus Safety Stan Skipworth, informing students that drug-laced drinks were allegedly served at three on-campus parties over the last two weeks. We are disappointed by Campus Safety's response to these reports, which places more emphasis on how partygoers should protect themselves from these kinds

In this week’s issue of TSL, Elizabeth Wilcox reported that Pitzer College students are generally hopeful that the appointment of Dr. Melvin L. Oliver as Pitzer’s new president will usher in an era of increased transparency, shared governance, and an emphasis on academics. The significance of Oliver’s appointment, however, stretches far

This semester has been a whirlwind, to say the least. Much has happened in the nation and the world, and much has happened on the campuses of our five undergraduate colleges. Sexual assault became a hotly debated topic at Pomona College early in the semester with students protesting the administration's

When it was announced that Harvey Mudd College and the intercollegiate Keck Science Department would be hosting a representative from Monsanto Company, an agricultural and biotechnology corporation that has received criticism internationally for its environmental and ethical practices, students had mixed responses. Some student environmentalists immediately expressed concern, given Monsanto's past actions and corporate status.  In an open letter to

In the wake of recent race-related events on campus, we both condone certain responsive actions but ardently condemn others. Let us be explicit: Racism has no place here. And that statement does not belabor the point or exhaust a topic that folks feel they’ve heard before, as some critics have

The results of last spring’s Sexual Assault and Campus Climate Survey, released yesterday to students at the Claremont Colleges, are an incredibly valuable resource to any student at the Claremont Colleges attempting to wrap their head around the issues of sexual violence as it impacts our campuses. This week's article

In 1986, representatives of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) came to campus to recruit Claremont students. This attempt, however, ended up being more controversial than the organizers anticipated, as students marched to protest this recruitment outside the Career Placement Office. But in spite of this history of protest, the CIA