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Big Bridges at Pomona College standing tall in the sunlight

By Ila Bell 780 Views 7Cs, court, electrical shop, Embezzlement, employee, Laura Muna-Landa, Lawyer, Steven Anthony Cowles, Stig Lanesskog, TCCS, tccs employee, The Claremont Colleges Services

On Wednesday, April 22, Steven Anthony Cowles, a former employee of The Claremont Colleges Services (TCCS), was sentenced to 13 months in federal prison after admitting to embezzling over $1 million from the Claremont Colleges this January.

Over a period of 10 years, Cowles embezzled $1,000,571 through 1,343 unauthorized wire transactions. According to court documents, Cowles used a “P-Card,” an employee purchasing card provided by TCCS intended for buying parts and supplies for the colleges, to conceal the wire fraud. He created fictitious invoices and documents while also linking the P-Card to his personal PayPal account, court documents said.

Affinity Arts & Culture Multimedia Multimedia

February 20, 2026 12:07 amMarch 6, 2026 3:07 am

MULTIMEDIA: A taste of home, right here at the 7Cs — inside the annual International Festival

By Bianca Mirica and Isabella Leyton 454 Views 7Cs, Bianca Mirica, Claremont Colleges, Culture, International, International Festival, Isabella Leyton, Multimedia

On Feb. 13 from 12:30 to 2 p.m., the second floor of Roberts Pavilion hosted “The World Meets at 7Cs,” a festival organized by the International Student Community Programming Council. With booths representing more than 30 countries, TSL’s Multimedia team captured the 7Cs’ vibrant international community.

Carnegie Hall stands tall in the sunlight

Opinions Uncategorized

October 25, 2024 4:23 amOctober 25, 2024 10:07 am

You can’t silence us: A united front against Pomona’s repression

By Outback Editors, Undercurrents Editors and The Scripps Voice Editors 11469 Views 5Cs, 7Cs, Freedom of Press, Palestine, Palestine Exception, Pomona College, Protest, Student Bans, Student Media, student suspensions

In the wake of the Oct. 7 20204 student protests, wherein students occupied Carnegie Hall, 5C students have been suspended and banned from the Claremont Colleges. Student reporters were also among those banned or suspended, and some student media organizations are under investigation. In response, The Outback Newsprint Magazine, The Claremont Undercurrents, and The Scripps Voice come together to argue why it’s important for Pomona’s administration to respect student reporters and freedom of press.

Police in full riot gear walk up the steps into Alexander Hall.

Front Page News

April 6, 2024 11:41 pmApril 18, 2024 10:33 pm

7C and national organizations denounce Pomona College’s response to student arrests

By Ben Lauren, Elena Townsend-Lerdo and Ansley Washburn 16358 Views 19, 5Cs, 7Cs, Alexander Hall, April 5, Arab Student Association, ARMY for Palestine, Arrest, Arrested, ASA, ASPC, Associated Students of Pomona College, Claremont, Claremont Colleges, Claremont Police Department, Claremont Students for Justice in Palestine, CPD, divest, G. Gabrielle Starr, Gabi Starr, Gaza, genocide, Israel, Jail, James Gutierrez, Jewish Voice for Peace, Palestine, Pitzer College, Pitzer College Student Senate, Pitzer Student Senate, Police, Pomona College, Pomona Divest From Apartheid, Prison, SAS, Scripps College, SJP, Starr, Student arrest, SWANA, SWAT, Timi Adelakun, Writers Againt the War on Gaza

Following the arrest of 20 students at Pomona College by the Claremont Police Department (CPD) on Friday, April 5, several 7C and national organizations have released statements condemning Pomona’s response, pointing to both the academic disciplinary and legal prosecutions sanctioned by its president, G. Gabrielle Starr.

The Harvey Mudd Quadrangle featuring the Honnold Mudd library.

News

November 17, 2022 11:30 pmNovember 18, 2022 1:56 pm

Design class crafts blueprint for all-in-one 7C student center, to be finished in August 2025

By Mariana Duran and John Paul Ferrantino 3413 Views 7c student center, 7Cs, Claremont Colleges, human centered design, SHS, student center, Student Health Services, The Hive

In 2025, the 7Cs will welcome a new student center meant to foster connection between students at the different colleges, thanks in part to its collaboration with the Human Centered Design class. Set to be constructed to the north of the Honnold-Mudd Library, the center aims to help students “gather

A person stands at the end of a row of books in a library.

News

March 10, 2022 11:21 pmMarch 11, 2022 12:14 pm

Honnold Mudd Library staff voting on unionization

By Siena Swift 2715 Views 5Cs, 7Cs, Claremont Colleges, Collective bargaining, Honnold-Mudd Library, Library, National Labor Relations Board, TCCS, The Claremont Colleges Services, Unionization, Unions, Voting, Workers

Staff at the 7Cs’ Honnold Mudd Library are deciding by secret ballot whether to form a union after at least 30 percent of approximately 40 eligible employees expressed interest. The California Federation of Teachers filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board filed a petition to represent the staff, according to a Feb. 9 statement from The Claremont Colleges Services (TCCS).

A student takes a PCR test for COVID-19.

Front Page News

November 11, 2021 11:44 pm

SHS implements pooled COVID-19 testing, citing cost and efficiency

By Ava Francis-Hall 3319 Views 7Cs, Claremont Colleges, Coronavirus Testing, COVID-19, Hamilton Health Box, Pooled testing, SHS, Student Health Services, yik yak

This month, some 5C students were puzzled to discover their COVID-19 test results from Student Health Services read “Pnegative,” rather than the formerly reported “negative.”

The reason for their confusion? SHS began pooled testing on Nov. 1, and results shifted accordingly to reflect the new process in place.

A blue, gloved hand holds a small, glass bottle with a label that says "COVID-19 Vaccine".

News

March 18, 2021 10:54 pmMarch 18, 2021 11:34 pm

Students, faculty react to getting vaccinated as California COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues

By India Soranson Way 2480 Views 7Cs, Coronavirus Vaccine, LA County Department of Health, Vaccination Phases

5C faculty and some students employed by the colleges were able to get vaccinated after LA County moved to Phase 1B Tier 1 March 1.

Opinions

November 15, 2018 9:14 pmNovember 16, 2018 3:52 am

OPINION: Peaceful protests won’t save marginalized groups

By Donnie Denome 6295 Views 7Cs, Opinion, Protest, UC Berkeley, Westboro Baptist Church

I am tired of calls for peaceful protests. I want to make it clear: I am not advocating for violence. I don’t think violence is an answer, nor do I think peaceful protest is. When it comes to marginalized students being confronted with those who seek to harm or outright

Opinions

November 2, 2018 12:21 amNovember 2, 2018 2:20 am

OPINION: Hold On! A criticism of the ‘move forward’ response by President Starr and others to the PA Shooting

By Talia Ivry 3475 Views 7Cs, Anti-Semitism, Opinion, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Shooting

The events of this past weekend horrified and disgusted the world, yet left the Jewish community, on the whole, unsurprised. Perhaps due to the fact that I revisit anti-Semitism week after week in Post-Holocaust Philosophy Theory with Pomona College professor Oona Eisenstadt, I have become especially inured to the idea