TCCS confirmed this week that SHS over-reported the number of COVID-19 cases at the 5Cs in recent weeks, leading to inconsistent dashboard numbers.
Tag: COVID
OPINION: Two years later, Pomona is still living in 2020
Pomona must acknowledge its hypocrisy in implementing contradictory and excessive COVID-19 policies while claiming to have students’ best interests in mind, argues guest columnist Frances Sutton PO ‘22.
Senior week trips discouraged by ASPC, shortened by ASHMC due to COVID concerns
Traditional senior trips to San Diego were impacted by student leaders’ concern about COVID-19 exposure before commencement ceremonies.
A tenth of 5C students have tested positive since spring break
With at least 264 new cases reported since Monday, 10 percent of 5C students have now tested positive since spring break. But officials expressed optimism that mitigation efforts would pay off.
5Cs take measures to address post-spring break COVID-19 spike on campus
The rise in COVID-19 cases across the 5Cs following students’ return from spring break is leading 5C administrators to respond with several pertinent changes, some effective immediately.
As LA County eases indoor mask mandate, the 5Cs’ guidelines largely remain intact
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.
OPINION: Pomona must clarify its COVID-19 testing policy as students return to in-person learning
Pomona College and Student Health Services must reassess their COVID-19 testing guidelines to accommodate false-positive cases and improve their lines of communication to address discrepancies in instructions given to students, writes Annika Reff PO ’25.
OPINION: You don’t truly know your home until you’ve gotten lost in it
Allowing yourself to get lost in an unfamiliar place is a truly enlightening experience that everyone should have at least once, writes Willa Frank PO ’25.
OPINION: It’s time to rethink cross-campus dining
Cross-campus dining can be reopened while keeping COVID-19 spread under control, argues Madison Lewis PO ’24.
Scene it: Watching ‘Sweet Tooth’ was like pulling teeth
From uncanny visuals to a lifeless plot, “Sweet Tooth” is not worth your watch, TV and film columnist Rorye Jones PO ’23 argues.