The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) released their 2026 Free Speech Rankings, a report on speech climates on college and university campuses nationwide Sept. 9.
Tag: Free Speech
OPINION: Your vote for ASPC president didn’t matter. Here’s why
When Luke Brown PO ’26 tried to run for the Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC) election as a write-in candidate for president, they got the go-ahead. But less than two hours after this confirmation, they were disqualified.
CSWA and Motley discuss future of coffeehouse’s decoration policy at town hall
The Motley and CSWA held a town hall discussion on Nov. 12 about regaining autonomy over the coffeehouse following its reopening.
ACLU and civil rights organizations bring legal warning against Pomona College following student suspensions
On Nov. 13, five civil rights organizations issued a legal warning against Pomona College for its decision to suspend a group of students after their alleged participation in the Oct. 7 protest at Carnegie Hall.
Haverim paints over Walker Wall with ‘apolitical and inclusive’ designs
Haverim painted over Walker Wall on Oct. 19 with “apolitical and inclusive” designs in an attempt to help students feel more united on campus.
Motley closure sparks outcry: Students gather to call for transparency
The closure of Scripps College’s Motley Coffeehouse earlier this month, prompted by administrative concern about pro-Palestinian political organizing within the space, continues to stir debate on campus. On Tuesday, Oct. 22, over 40 students joined the 5C Student and Worker Alliance in expressing their frustrations with administration and demanding transparency
ASCMC Senate approves student resolution on Pomona protests
On Monday, April 15, the ASCMC Senate voted to pass a student resolution written in response to the April 5 arrests of 20 5C students at Pomona College.
‘Shut the hell up’: CMC professor Evrigenis on ‘Should Colleges Issue Political Statements?’
On Nov. 17, Claremont McKenna College’s Salvatori Center for the Study of Individual Freedom in the Modern World hosted a lecture by new CMC government professor Ioannis Evrigenis titled “Should Colleges Issue Political Statements?” The discussion was centered around recent statements by 7C faculty and student governments regarding Israel and
OPINION: 5C students should not be subject to regressive ideas of modesty
The censorship of a portrait that the author sent for an Instagram takeover for the Pomona Office of Communications shows that even the 5Cs are not immune to oppressive policing of female students’ attire, writes guest columnist Eshanya Agrawal PO ’25.
OPINION: The Second Amendment was never about protecting rights — it was about suppressing them
Pro-gun activists who use slogans like “the Second protects our First” forget that the Second Amendment wasn’t written with individuals in mind.