The lack of affordable housing for college students across California requires immediate action, writes Yifei Cheng PO ‘24.
Tag: California
Before Inside-Out and PAYS, Danny Wilks PO ’71 brought activism into the community
Teaching partnerships between incarcerated people in California and the 5Cs might seem like a recent development. But in the late 1960s, student members of Pomona College’s Black Studies Center developed an educational program for prisoners in Chino, led by BSU founder Danny Wilks PO ’71.
Claremont Colleges have first right to buy Claremont School of Theology campus, state court rules
In the latest development in a five-year legal battle between the Claremont Colleges and the Claremont School of Theology, the Superior Court of California ruled Jan. 14 in favor of the Claremont Colleges’ legal right to repurchase the land owned by CST. The graduate school is now prohibited from leasing or selling the land to third parties.
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: California’s juvenile justice system needs a complete overhaul
A proposal to raise the minimum age at which California juveniles can be tried as adults is only scratching the surface of the complete transformation the state’s juvenile justice system badly needs, argues Kenny Le PZ ’25.
OPINION: California can’t afford more spills — stop current and future offshore oil drilling
The Orange County oil spill provides further evidence that California must end all offshore oil drilling in the state, argues Kenny Le PZ ’25.
OPINION: Save lives by keeping AB 988 alive
Assembly Bill 988 will save lives by providing funding for California’s mental health crisis response system, but we need to advocate for it now so it will pass, argues Porter Reyes PO ’25.
Outdoor classes experience turbulence amid persistent plane noise
Interference from planes flying overhead has made outdoor classes tricky, especially when students are also muffled by wearing masks.
OPINION: California recall election shows that voting in college doesn’t have to be a hassle
The California gubernatorial recall election demonstrates why vote by mail should be made more accessible and widespread, especially for students, argues Madison Lewis PO ’23.
‘Drought is the norm:’ California’s water crisis becomes perpetual
5C students returning to California this year are finding the water crisis has only worsened. The U.S. Drought Monitor now finds nearly half of California meets the highest level of severity, “exceptional drought,” with more than 85 percent of the state in “extreme” conditions.