The Pomona College class of 2026’s final celebration the night of their graduation ended in confrontations with Campus Safety and, eventually, the Claremont Police Department (CPD). Officers followed the group from Pomona to Harvey Mudd College and ultimately called the CPD on students. What multiple students and HRL student employees described as an excessive and abnormal response prompted TSL to investigate protocols surrounding HRL and Campus Safety’s relationship to the CPD.
Tag: Residence Life
‘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.
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.
Water shutoff impacts Pitzer, Scripps and Harvey Mudd
A warm, dry Friday got even drier in parts of the 5Cs when repairs by local utility Golden State Water Company caused water service to shut off on the consortium’s northern campuses. Pitzer College, Scripps College and Harvey Mudd College were affected.
5C move-in timelines stretch through semester’s first week
Having announced that the 5Cs will kick off the spring semester with two weeks of remote instruction, some schools are walking back the dates by which students are expected to arrive in Claremont.
Scripps residential coordinator’s probation sparks outcry, demands on work reform
Scripps College residential coordinators are protesting the Nov. 8 probation of one of their members, the latest in a spate of grievances the team has reported with the college’s administration this semester.
Ant anxiety? Pomona students share their tried-and-true insect combat strategies
Dorm-ant? No, these uninvited insects are alive and active in your room. To rid these squatters, try the methods these students swear by.
EDITORIAL BOARD: Reopening is hard, but students deserve better
As the 5Cs prepare to return to campus, the Editorial Board writes, chaos and confusion will be the default unless administrators work to prioritize clarity.
More 5Cs shift to online room draw systems
Pomona and Pitzer will shift to an online room draw system. Claremont McKenna used an online system for its mid-year room draw.
Pomona makes RAs hourly workers, but students question the details
Pomona College is making its resident advisors hourly employees, administrators announced in a meeting with RAs Monday evening, a change from previous policy that treated RAs as independent contractors and paid them an annual salary.