Jessica Shen-Wachter SC ’23 reflects on her weeks at home since her first year of college life was interrupted by a pandemic. “Though many stressors are very present in my life because of COVID-19, separation from my moms and my sister isn’t one of them. For better or for worse, time feels almost suspended in this moment of almost soothing monotony,” she writes.
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Study abroad offices making conservative plans for fall programs
As 5C study abroad offices help students finish the semester in quarantine, they’re also managing uncertainty about programs for the fall.
Scripps revokes some summer 2020 internship grants due to pandemic
Based on college travel restrictions, Scripps is revoking grant funding for some summer internships. Other 5Cs took more minor steps.
As Claremont Colleges clear campuses, students watch semester disappear
With the threat of coronavirus bearing down, 5C students saw their semesters on campus cut short as administrators asked them to leave.
Pomona cancels all public events in response to coronavirus
Pomona College will cancel all public events and admissions programming in response to growing coronavirus fears.
A Brit abroad: It’s true, dreams are made in the Big Apple
New York embodies everything I imagined America to be: fast-paced, with bright lights and lots of interesting people.
Traveling is the best decision I made abroad
While traveling, travel. This might sound like a nonsensical truism, but studying abroad opens up a wealth of opportunities for additional travel outside of one’s host city, and traveling outside of Freiburg has been one of my favorite experiences thus far. As I write this column, I am on a
Contextualizing Climate Change in Vietnam
The first time I crossed the street in Vietnam, I looked for traffic signals. Stuffed backpack high on my shoulders, I remember wondering if we were just bypassing the crosswalk; a slew of motorbikes and vans weaved between my classmates and me, honking and maneuvering without hand signals. Unnerved and