Following last spring’s student body vote to disclose Pomona’s fossil fuel investments, Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC) hosted a Nov. 10 meeting open to the student body, at which Pomona’s financial officers presented information on the college’s endowment and budget support.
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Pomona workers’ strike vote set for next week, students rally behind dining hall staff
Pomona dining hall workers have called a vote for Oct. 20, which, if passed, will authorize union organizers to call in a strike in their fight for higher wages.
‘A solidarity space’: 5C students center Iranian voices at Stand with Iran event
Stand with Iran, an event open to students throughout the Claremont Colleges, took place on Sunday, Oct. 9 at Pitzer’s Grove House.
Climate strike rally encourages 5Cs to ‘Speak Out’
In solidarity with over 500 Climate Strikes happening worldwide, dozens of students from across the Claremont Colleges gathered last Friday at Pomona College’s Walker Beach to participate in a climate strike rally and share their personal experiences with climate change.
Hundreds of 5C students march as part of nationwide reproductive freedom protest
Joining peers at more than twenty colleges across the country, hundreds of 5C students marched Thursday in response to the release of a draft opinion that suggested the Supreme Court may overturn Roe v. Wade.
As KKR Kills protests continue, demonstrators denounce CMC’s response
When 5C student-activists arrived at Claremont McKenna College to protest two of its trustees’ investments in controversial pipeline developments, they weren’t the first ones there. Even before the protest began at the Cube midday on Nov. 19, members of CMC’s administration and security were already waiting — including an outside contracted videographer.
OPINION: Don’t separate professional sports and politics
OPINION: Fans should not separate politics and professional sports because doing so leads to stagnancy in social and political change, writes Phillip Kong PO ’24.
Scripps drops Sodexo, announces Bon Appétit as new dining services provider
In a victory for student activists, Scripps College is dropping Sodexo in favor of Bon Appetit to handle its dining services.
Sodexo presentation at Scripps met with student protest, dining staff support
Student activists turned out Tuesday to protest a presentation by Sodexo, Scripps College’s controversial food service provider, which is hoping to renew its contract with the school.
Claremont joins global climate strike warning of environmental crisis
Hundreds of people in Claremont participated in Friday’s global climate strike, which aimed to bring awareness to the environmental crisis.