Ups and downs: Two power outages hit 5Cs in first half of semester

Two major power outages hit the Claremont Colleges this fall, disrupting campus operations and raising questions about electrical infrastructure reliability across the consortium. The Oct. 12 outage led to multiple disruptions including a loss of power at Auen Hall at Claremont McKenna College and Liam Grady PZ ’30 being stuck in an elevator for an hour and a half.

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‘Ve a votar:’ La comunidad de los 5C se prepara para las elecciones del 3 de noviembre

Estudiantes a lo largo de los 5Cs se han estado preparando para las elecciones intermedias el 3 de noviembre, haciendo campañas para políticos locales, proveyendo ayuda con las inscripciones de votantes y manteniéndose involucrados con las elecciones desde Claremont hasta las del Congreso.

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‘Go vote:’ 5C community gears up for Nov. 3 midterms

Students across the 5Cs have been gearing up for the midterm elections on Nov. 3, campaigning for local politicians, providing assistance with voter registration and staying engaged in elections from Claremont to Congress.
This semester, 5C Democrats ran three to five events each week, professors are incorporating conversations regarding the upcoming election into classes and nonpartisan clubs such as Every Vote Counts (EVC) Claremont have been tabling outside dining halls recently. Despite much of College Republicans’ leadership being abroad this fall, acting President Shiv Parihar CM ’28 stressed the importance of voting in every election.

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CMC’s Turning Point USA chapter yields debate and ‘bike porn’

More than 150 5C students engaged in debate at a political tabling event hosted by Claremont McKenna College’s chapter of Turning Point USA on Thursday.

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Pitzer’s First Year Representative Nicholas Coughlin wants to know his class — one person at a time

Nicholas Coughlin PZ ’29 stood out to his peers with his sunny personality and outgoing spirit, as he was elected as First-Year Representative. Two months into his first semester of college, he’s already on a first-name basis with most of the 5Cs freshmen. Coughlin has consistently developed a knack for asking questions and solving problems long before he moved to California. Having lived in Washington, D.C., he witnessed how power works — and sometimes fails —which has led him to already become a reliable leader at Pitzer College.

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