This fall, senior citizens from the city of Claremont are eligible to audit select Pomona College courses through the Claremont Avenues for Lifelong Learning Program (CALL) for the first time since the program was paused amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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OPINION: You should get to know the local candidates on your ballot
The gubernatorial debate hosted at Pomona College earlier this spring made it impossible to ignore the contest to become the governor of California. However, candidates for many other positions, including Claremont’s city council and the State Board of Equalization, deserve equal attention.
City Limits: On the Los Angeles County line
Nicholas Steinman CM ’28 continues his examination of how City Limits inform our life in Claremont
City limits: No, Claremont’s $2.50 Uber rides haven’t gone away — yet.
The era of students piling into city subsidized Ubers for under three dollars might be coming to a close. The program, Claremont Dial-a-Ride, which has provided waivers within Uber is facing challenges and cuts from the Pomona Valley Transportation Authority and Claremont City council due to ballooning costs from rampant student use.
5Cs admit class of 2030; CMC to reinstate testing in Fall 2028
As the 5Cs continue to evaluate test-optional policies, students said differences in access to standardized testing shaped their approach to the admissions process, particularly for international applicants. While some colleges have made their policies permanent, others plan to reinstate testing requirements in future cycles.
Perspectives from Claremont: Cesar Chavez sexual abuse allegations and the myth of the great man
In the wake of a New York Times investigation showing that Cesar Chavez sexually abused women and children, including Dolores Huerta, Zara Seldon PO ‘29 examines the consequences of lionizing the men at the center of political movements with the help of United Farmworkers union members and Professors.
MULTIMEDIA: Claremont Drag Club celebrates queer joy and chosen family in ‘Bad Romance’
Friday, Feb. 20, the Claremont Drag Club’s Bad Romance: Kiki & Tea event transformed The Motley into a night of unapologetic queer joy as drag performers danced to Lady Gaga hits, cheered on by students waving dollar bills. TSL’s Multimedia team captured the various performances.
Know your worth: What the 5Cs bring to the local economy
Claremont has long been synonymous with higher education. As the “city of trees and PhDs,” the tiny town on the border of Los Angeles County and the Inland Empire has been influenced by the colleges that have called it home since their founding in 1887.
As another school year nears its halfway point, TSL spoke with various stakeholders in the community to better understand the impact students and faculty at the 5Cs have on the local economy.
Claremont community voice opinions on Trump in wake of ‘No Kings’ demonstration
On Oct. 18, over 1,500 people gathered at the intersection of Foothill and North Indian Hill Boulevard to participate in a “No Kings” protest.
Pomona College to investigate disruption at Hillel memorial event
Pomona’s President’s Office informed the school community via email this morning that four masked individuals disrupted a Hillel memorial.