Tired of seeing band-aid solutions in climate action? Harrison Chapin PZ ’24 is calling for 5C students to take long term action against climate change.
Tag: Environment
OPINION: The real problem with Mindful Mondays
A recent TSL OpEd about Meatless Mondays struck an environmental chord with Sara Anderson PO ‘23, creator of ‘Mindful Monday,’ and Hannah Hughes PO ‘25: vegetarianism is not the problem.
OPINION: No, Meatless Mondays will not cause eating disorders
Daniela Sechen HM ‘23 argues that a recent TSL OpEd about Meatless Mondays, which draws a connection between vegetarianism as food restriction and disordered eating, trivializes the complexity of a severe mental illness.
Roberts Environmental Center hosts 9th annual Green Careers Conference
Last Friday, Feb. 3, the Roberts Environmental Center (REC) hosted its 9th annual Green Careers Conference. The REC is a student-run research institute at Claremont McKenna College involving undergraduates in research and analysis of environmental issues. The 2023 Green Careers Conference included a wide array of industry representatives and alumni
Climate strike rally encourages 5Cs to ‘Speak Out’
In solidarity with over 500 Climate Strikes happening worldwide, dozens of students from across the Claremont Colleges gathered last Friday at Pomona College’s Walker Beach to participate in a climate strike rally and share their personal experiences with climate change.
OPINION: The 5Cs need to be more shady
The lack of trees at the Claremont Colleges exacerbates heat and hinders community — so let’s plant more, writes Aaron Matsuoka PZ ’26.
OPINION: Mutual aid is the future of environmentalism
Lack of action on the national level requires local communities to step up mutual aid efforts to protect the most vulnerable from the effects of climate change, argues Nicholas Black PO ’24.
Literary wanderings: On fiction as environmental activism
Book columnist Ryan Lillestrand PZ ’23 argues that despite its fictional nature, Richard Powers’ “The Overstory” is a powerful vehicle for environmentalism.
‘Drought is the norm:’ California’s water crisis becomes perpetual
5C students returning to California this year are finding the water crisis has only worsened. The U.S. Drought Monitor now finds nearly half of California meets the highest level of severity, “exceptional drought,” with more than 85 percent of the state in “extreme” conditions.
OPINION: Environmentalism is egotism
Amid the climate crisis, Ty Rocker PZ ’23 argues against an anthropocentric view of Earth, describing how nature might regenerate on its own.