Los Angeles County recently amended its public health guidelines to relax its indoor mask mandate, but in an email to students Friday morning, several of the Claremont Colleges announced they will largely continue to hold on to mask mandates.
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Marianne Williamson joins call with Claremont DISCOVR in support of hybrid learning options
On Saturday, former presidential candidate and previous Pomona College student Marianne Williamson participated in a Zoom call with Claremont DISCOVR — a 5C advocacy group for students with disabilities — in support of flexible hybrid learning options for vulnerable students.
Increase in COVID-19 cases at Harvey Mudd exhausts isolation housing
An increase in COVID-19 cases at Harvey Mudd exhausted isolation spaces and pushed officials to cancel social events over the weekend. Nineteen students tested positive throughout the week.
As California eases pandemic restrictions, LA County will continue to require masks indoors
California has relaxed many of its statewide pandemic restrictions, but a more significant drop in COVID-19 cases will still need to occur for Los Angeles County to ease its indoor mask mandate, officials said this week. LA County would consider lifting some of its mask mandates if conditions improved, Barbara
Student petition calls for hybrid class option, citing ‘equitable access to education’
When in-person classes at the 5Cs resumed Jan. 31, not everyone celebrated the return to the classroom. Some students have been advocating for the colleges to offer a hybrid learning option, citing issues of educational inequity.
OPINION: International students need more support as COVID-19 travel restrictions continue
The 5Cs must offer more support to international students facing restrictions on travel to their home countries due to COVID-19, with possible actions including recruitment of domestic host families over winter break and increased support with job and internship searches, writes Scarlett Liu CM ’24.
Cross-campus dining will resume at 5Cs beginning Feb. 26
After a nearly two-year hiatus, cross-campus dining will gradually return at the 5Cs beginning Feb. 26, according to emails from college administrators Thursday. A decline in COVID-19 cases across the consortium allowed for the reopening, which will take place in stages to accommodate for operational challenges and flexibility as case counts change.
5C Lunar New Year events impacted by pandemic for second consecutive year
Like many festivities whose in-person celebrations have been altered by COVID-19, Lunar New Year celebrations by Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese student associations were limited once again this year.
OPINION: The 5Cs should make their courses hybrid-flexible this semester
The 5Cs should offer a hybrid option so that immunocompromised students can choose to continue attending classes online, out of concern for their health amid a pandemic that is still not over, writes guest columnist Luciénne Reyes PZ ’24.
Pomona students in COVID-19 isolation say they’re struggling to get what they need
From surprise roommates in rooms designated for one to a lack of basic cleaning supplies and repeated disconnects on when and how students could leave or test out, Pomona students in isolation tell TSL the experience has often left them feeling isolated in more ways than one.