If Kim does it, so can we: Tania Azhang PZ ’25 and Adam Akins PZ ’27 invite you to state your opinions and claim your voice in spite the fear of being canceled.
Tag: Isolation
Following a rise in COVID-19 cases, Pomona College updates policies
In an email sent to the Pomona College community on Monday, Jan. 26, Dean Avis Hinkson announced multiple updates to the college’s COVID-19 policy in accordance with new guidelines issued by Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. The guidelines reflect updates to the recommended isolation period for asymptomatic and
Notes of a First Gen: Have you called your mom today?
Advice columnist Camila Navarrette calls her mom at least once a day. Being so far away from home as a first generation student is hard enough without talking to her once a day. Have you called yours?
OPINION: Pomona’s quarantine policies leave room for error
Maggie McBride PO ‘23 argues that Pomona’s isolation policies are contradictory, inconsistent, and put students’ health at risk.
Students lived alongside infected peers after CMC and Mudd ran out of isolation space
As COVID-19 cases surged to unprecedented levels at the 5Cs throughout April, Claremont McKenna College and Harvey Mudd College quickly found themselves in a complicated position: they didn’t have enough isolation space for everyone who tested positive.
‘It looked like a scene out of Titanic’: Pomona students’ belongings ruined in Mudd flood
A seemingly ordinary Monday night turned into a disaster for some Pomona College students when the Mudd Hall basement flooded with a foul-smelling black water around 10 p.m. April 4.
OPINION: Staying positive when you’re positive
You can always find ways to remain positive about and adapt to your situation, even in COVID isolation, writes guest columnist Vidusshi Hingad PO ’25.
5Cs sharply restrict activities as case count exceeds 200 this week
At least 190 people have tested positive across the Claremont Colleges since Monday, intensifying a surge in COVID-19 cases that began after students returned from spring break in late March.
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.
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.