Aamanya Sejpal brings you along with a professor to their favorite spot on campus in a new human interest column, Where to? This week’s subject is classics professor Jody Valentine.
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‘First in time, first in right’: Understanding Pomona College’s water rights
Saving water is a key sustainability initiative at the Claremont Colleges. But where does our water come from? Pomona College has two active wells on campus, which produce 1.85 percent of the Claremont area’s water. These wells allow Pomona to pay less for its water, and even occasionally turn a profit. As climate change continues, understanding water — and student-led water sustainability advocacy — is key.
Behind The Claremont Independent: Its origins, funding and wider impact
The Claremont Independent (The CI) is the only 5Cs student publication that receives funding exclusively from outside sources, instead of from the schools. Earlier this year, the newspaper’s coverage of pro-Palestine action on campus was cited by a letter sent by The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Education and the Workforce to Pomona College demanding student disciplinary records related to alleged “occurrences of antisemitism.” Given The CI’s national spotlight, this article seeks to go behind the publication. It reviews their funding sources, national affiliations, and origins in the 1990s to illustrate the CI’s political significance both on campus and beyond.
Hidden curriculum, community and visibility: A look into the 5C first-gen experience
First-generation students make up between 9.6-20 percent of the student body at each of the 5Cs. Amidst national legislation targeting DEI enrollment and threatening already-vulnerable students, Maya Zhan PO ’26 unpacks first-generation students’ spaces and experiences.
The 5Cs Class of 2028 by the numbers
This fall, TSL surveyed first-years from throughout the 5Cs to take a glimpse at the Class of 2028. From demographic info like race, sexuality and family background to lifestyle choices like dating habits or drugs and alcohol use, the survey chronicles some key aspects of the newest members of the