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.
Tag: Isolation
‘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.
5C students in quarantine face a steep learning curve: ‘You really don’t know what you’re supposed to do’
5C students are experiencing a steep learning curve around quarantine, contact tracing, and COVID-19 policy discrepancies.
Mudd offers students up to $2,000 worth of gifts to give up dorm room for quarantine spaces
What would it cost for you to give up the dorm room you drew on campus? If your price is under $2,000, then Harvey Mudd may have had a proposition for you.
‘Nomadland’ redefines our idea of home in a breathtaking journey across the West
With its focus on a nomadic woman’s solitary journey west, “Nomadland” may appear to be about only individualism — but in reality, it’s mainly about community, Claire DuMont SC ’23 writes.
Fisher out of water: Learning to embrace the not-so-glamorous parts of studying abroad
Gabe Fisher CM ’21 recounts his experiences of culture shock while abroad in Amsterdam, leading to mishaps and miscommunications.