At an election panel hosted by Pitzer Political Studies Professor Rachel VanSickle-Ward, Emily Rose Pollins SC ’26, co-president of the Scripps Reproductive Justice Club (SRJC), Isabel Apfel PZ ’26 of Every Vote Counts Claremont (EVCC), Annika Weber PO ’27, a regional campus organizer for Swing Left’s Los Angeles chapter and Karen May PO ’89 of the Service Employees International Union Local 1000 (SEIU) shared their work to energize the college community around critical election issues, from reproductive rights to congressional races.
Tag: 2024 election
Voting Carnival sparks civic engagement ahead of 2024 election
The Voting Carnival, held on Oct. 9 on Parents Field, featured games, food and voter registration assistance to engage students ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Organized by Every Vote Counts Claremont, Kravis Lab and CIVES, the event aimed to educate students about voter registration and the absentee ballot process.
‘The Daily’s’ Michael Barbaro and Nate Cohn talk politics and the election at Scripps Presents
Michael Barbaro and Nate Cohn, two New York Times (NYT) journalists, discussed the 2024 election at Scripps College’s Garrison Theater on Oct. 1. Barbaro, co-host of the podcast The Daily, and Cohn, chief political analyst, shared insights on voter trends, candidate narratives and the volatile state of politics today.