Last fall, a group of 5C students began living in the off-campus residence they call the Goddess House or Denver House.
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Pitzer Senate demands school president reverse Haifa veto, rejects calls for his resignation
Pitzer Student Senate voted down a resolution of no confidence in president Melvin Oliver over his veto of the College Council’s vote to cancel the college’s Haifa study abroad program, but unanimously approved a motion condemning his decision.
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After Haifa veto, some call for Oliver’s resignation
In the wake of Pitzer President Melvin Oliver’s veto of the suspension of the Haifa study abroad program, some are calling for his ouster.
OPINION: The disposability of brown and black student organizing
Pitzer President Melvin Oliver’s decision to veto the conditional suspension of Pitzer’s study-abroad program at the University of Haifa highlights the institutional targeting of Palestinian students and identity.
OPINION: ‘Suspend Haifa’ is a rallying cry of intolerance
The push to suspend the study abroad program at the University of Haifa unfairly targets Israel and Jewish students, ignores the similar human rights violations of other countries, and denies students a chance to learn in a multicultural environment.
OPINION: We need to change the way we talk about the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
With tensions running high around Pitzer College’s study abroad program in Haifa, it’s important to take a step back and make sure discussion on the Israel-Palestine conflict is productive.