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.
Tag: Coronavirus Pandemic
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.
5 things to know about a possible on-campus fall semester at the Claremont Colleges
Decisions are likely to come in July. Dining halls would become 1C. Here’s what we know so far about the 5Cs’ plans for the fall.
What could college look like in the fall? The CDC weighs in
As colleges start to make plans for the fall, the CDC has released guidelines that would change campus life in order to limit the spread of COVID-19.