OPINION: My name is not your choice

What’s in a name? Vaidehi Srinivasan PO ’27 says it’s up to you to decide.

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FLI, international students push for Pomona summer storage options

As the spring semester winds down, 5C students are facing the annual question of where and how to store their personal belongings over the summer. Pomona College students — who have typically had the option to store their belongings on campus over the summer — were told that, this year, on-campus spaces are “not suited for long-term storage,” according to a March 1 email from Dean of Campus Life Josh Eisenberg.

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Invasion of Ukraine weighs heavily on 5C community members with connections to the conflict

When Maria Lyven PO ’22 asked her family how they were doing last week, her mother told her that she woke up to the sound of explosions.

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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.

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Scripps hires first international student advisor

In a first for Scripps College, an international student advisor will facilitate the academic and institutional needs of international students. Ge-Yao Liu arrived at Scripps this semester, coming from a post as associate director for the Center of Global Engagement at San Francisco State University.

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