Clarissa Aquino Archives - The Student Life

By Kahani Malhotra 300 Views 5CEJ, Boiler regulations, Claremont McKenna College, Clarissa Aquino, Climate Action Campaign, Ian Akers, Jaden Yang, kahani malhotra, Maddie Huq, Scripps College, student senate

Claremont McKenna College and Scripps College passed resolutions this month to support phasing out large industrial gas boilers in Southern California.

Jaden Yang PO ’28 and Clarissa Aquino PZ ’26 have led the charge at the 5Cs to pass student resolutions on gas boilers. The end goal of the campaign is to convince the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), a government agency that oversees air quality standards, to phase out the use of medium to large-sized boilers across Southern California.

They hope to get all 5Cs to support the resolution by the end of April, so they can show full support for shifting away from gas boilers at the SCAQMD’s next board meeting on May 1.

News

March 6, 2026 3:39 amMarch 9, 2026 3:55 pm

Boilers Begone! ASPC and Pitzer Senate support stricter gas boiler regulations

By Quinn Bolster 1374 Views Clarissa Aquino, Evelyn hao, Gas Boilers, Harry Webster, Harvey Mudd College, Jaden Yang, Pitzer Student Senate, Pomona College, Quinn Bolster, SCAQMD, Tomas Souza de Castro

On March 1, Pitzer Student Senate passed a resolution to support phasing out large industrial gas boilers in Southern California, including at Pomona College and Harvey Mudd College, after Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC) did the same on Feb. 19.

If the regulatory agency South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) amends certain regulations, as the resolutions urge, Pomona and Harvey Mudd would have to replace their gas boilers with electric options based on a phase-out plan.

CAC organizer Tomas Souza de Castro broke down the importance of this issue into two main categories: public health and climate change.

Sports

April 20, 2023 10:22 pm

‘Joy in the water’: BIPOC Surf Trips provide students with the opportunity to reclaim surfing

By Amalia Koch 4497 Views Aditi Madhok, Clarissa Aquino, Color the Water, Corrie Waters, Pitzer Outdoor Adventures, Pitzer’s Womxn of Color Collective

Making waves (in the water and in the world). Aditi Madhok PZ has been organizing surf trips for 5C BIPOC students this year in collaboration with Color the Water – a non-profit organization dedicated to providing a space for BIPOC to enjoy surfing in LA County. On campus, Madhok partners with Pitzer Outdoor Adventures (POA) and Pitzer’s Womxn of Color Collective (WCC) to advertise the trips.