The Grove House Kitchen at Pitzer College welcomed customers for the first time this semester on Oct. 27 after a broken dishwasher delayed their operations. Despite the delay, the student-run restaurant saw over 200 visitors from across the 5Cs during its opening week, with many students emphasizing the role the Grove House plays in the college community.
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OPINION: It’s time to banish laptops from our classrooms
Phil Zuckerman, a professor of sociology and secular studies at Pitzer College, argues for a laptop ban in the classroom. After a conversation with senior students in which they discussed how laptops have made classroom environments increasingly tedious, he was inspired to write this op-ed.
A walk through the history of campus water systems with professor Char Miller
During a rainy Friday morning walking tour, Pomona College professor Char Miller led students and staff through the history of Pomona’s water systems, from the devastating 1938 flood to the bioswales surrounding the First Street parking structure.
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.
‘The Constitution isn’t working:’ Pitzer hosts town hall moderated by State Senator Sasha Renée Pérez
California State Senator Sasha Renée Pérez joined Pitzer College on Wednesday to host a ‘Town Hall on Civil Liberties and Freedom of Speech.’ Several students attended the town hall, a public meeting designed for local government officials to both inform and speak with local community members, which included a panel discussion and an audience Q&A session.
Pérez, who represents Claremont alongside the rest of District 25, moderated a panel consisting of five community members who are passionate about civil liberties, including 5C professors and civil liberty advocacy groups. The discussion spanned immigration laws, data privacy, surveillance technology, education and a call to action for college students.
5Cs and student governments invest in U-Pass program amid Metrolink fare hike in prices
Metrolink, the commuter rail transport system across Southern California, raised fare prices on Oct. 5 for the first time in 13 years. In a press release, Metrolink said that “limited fare increases” are due to rising operational costs, decreased ridership and a lack of federal funding. One-way Metrolink fares rose by up to about 14%, while the weekday SoCal Day Pass rose from $15 to $19 and the weekend and holiday pass rose from $10 to $12. Metrolink maintained its 50% student discount, but students still had to pay more as the underlying fares increased.
Report finds four Claremont Colleges linked to ‘uncivil’ discourse programs with billionaire, anti-activist ties
A September report by higher education research collective UnCivil called out four Claremont Colleges for their ties to civil discourse programs it says embrace anti-activist agendas or are funded by billionaire-led conservative nonprofits: the College Presidents for Civic Preparedness, the Constructive Dialogue Institute (CDI) and BridgeUSA.UnCivil aims to map the donor networks and conceptual origins of the Civil Industrial Complex, or the series of conservative campus initiatives and private- and state-funded “civic thought” centers that claim to support civil discourse and viewpoint diversity.
‘Hex Hexa:’ Are we putting too much faith in technology?
Why do we put so much faith in artificial intelligence? At Pitzer College, Los Angeles-based transdisciplinary artist Isabel Beavers explores humanity’s complicated relationship with technology through “Hex Hexa: forget nothing, have no dreams,” an exhibition blending ancient Greek mythology, copper mining and digital art.
OPINION: EA policy should have a writing and rhetoric learning objective
Luca Davis PZ ‘27 is an Environmental Analysis major on the policy track who proposes a new curriculum change: a writing and rhetoric learning objective. For an interdisciplinary major at a liberal arts college, Davis thought writing would come naturally, but for a field that requires rhetorical scrutiny and articulate argumentation, the lack of intense writing has been puzzling and hindering.
New visa and CPT restrictions threaten international students’ off-campus jobs
After the Trump administration placed new restrictions on Curricular Practical Training (CPT), a program that has historically allowed F-1 international students to work off campus, some international students have had to turn down jobs, while others expressed uncertainty about future opportunities.
In August, ICE sent a memo to colleges and universities directing them to issue CPT only when an internship or practical training experience is necessary for graduation, a stricter interpretation of the existing policy. The memo states that “improper CPT authorization” could result in “administrative or legal consequences,” such as a college losing its ability to enroll international students.