Though health experts and fellow students have warned of the dangers of traveling and moving back to Claremont, some students have no choice but to move or have chosen to return regardless. Here are some things to know if you’re moving to Claremont for the spring semester.
Tag: Coronavirus Pandemic
OPINION: Claremont is not your personal playground
Students that recently moved to Claremont must respect their new communities by preventing the spread of COVID, argues Uma Nagarajan-Swenson SC ’22.
Claremont Colleges to require flu vaccines for students if on-campus in spring
The Claremont Colleges will require students to get a flu vaccine if they’re allowed to return to campus for the spring 2021 semester, per new campus reopening protocol.
Q&A: CGU epidemiologist Nicole M. Gatto talks COVID-19, masks and politics
As the United States continues to report record numbers of new daily COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, TSL sat down with Nicole M. Gatto, an associate professor of public health at Claremont Graduate University, to discuss the surge in cases and governmental response.
OPINION: How going vegetarian can help fight pandemics
Although it may feel like COVID-19 came out of nowhere, the meat industry, among other human practices, created the perfect conditions for new highly infectious diseases to arise. Going vegetarian could help prevent a future pandemic, says Max Proctor CM ’22.
OPINION: Not enough people are talking about anti-Asian sentiment during the pandemic
People need to start bringing more awareness to anti-Asian hate crimes during the pandemic; and they need to re-examine the historical biases that shaped Asian Americans’ socioeconomic positions in society, says Jadyn Lee SC ’24.
OPINION: Pitzer should rethink its fall grading system
Pitzer’s return to traditional letter grades fails marginalized students during the coronavirus pandemic, says Luciénne Reyes PZ ’24.
Citing budget shortfalls, Mudd plans to furlough employees if students cannot return to campus
Harvey Mudd College is planning to furlough some staff members and lower the salary of others if students are unable to return to campus in the fall.
CMS Athletics cancels all competition for the fall 2020 season
Following Claremont McKenna College’s decision to hold all fall semester classes online, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps has officially canceled all fall 2020 athletic competitions. No P-P or CMS teams will be suiting up for the rest of 2020.
Facing virus surge, some LA-area colleges reconsider in-person classes for the fall
Some LA County colleges have begun to reconsider reopening their campuses. But three in four still plan to offer some sort of in-person instruction this fall.