Claire Welch SC ’27, Madeleine Farr PZ ’27 and Nadia Hsu PO ’27 are taking the reins as TSL’s editorial board this semester.
The three have big plans to revitalize key parts of the newspaper: they launched new journalism ethics workshops, prioritized training for TSL staff by pushing the regular publication cycle back by one week and brought back a pre-COVID-19 tradition of publishing an “Issue 0.”
A new semester at the Claremont Colleges brings new leaders to the helm of TSL. Adam Akins PZ ’27, Claire Welch SC ’27 and Joelle Rudolf SC ’28 have officially taken the reins as the newspaper’s spring 2026 editorial board. Rudolf noted the importance of student journalism in a time when the press is under fire. She said she believes TSL has the ability to identify oppression — especially regarding institutions that need to be held accountable — and tell stories to address it.
Pomona-Pitzer (P-P) athletics experienced significant fluctuations in expenses from the 2022-23 to the 2023-24 season. With a 364 percent increase in expenses for baseball between seasons and a $241,340 decrease for football, patterns emerge for athletes and students alike.
TSL took home 17 awards at the California College Media Association conference in its category of colleges under 15,000 students, with six first place, three second place and eight third place wins.
In the wake of the Oct. 7, 2024 occupation of Carnegie hall, Pomona College has subjected 10 students to extrajudicial suspension for the remainder of the academic year, removing them from their community, their homes and access to basic needs. These students have banded together to articulate their experience and the continued fight against the administration’s actions.
CMC student Lisa Gorelik felt an absence of her classmates in TSL staff demographics. Setting out to find the reason for this absence of CMC students in the TSL demographics, Gorelik names differences in culture, journalistic styles and political leanings as causes, uncovering part of the Claremont Colleges’ journalistic web.
Ansley Washburn SC ’26, June Hsu PO ’25 and Tania Azhang PZ ’25 begin their tenure as TSL’s Fall 2024 Editorial Board.
TSL took home 13 awards at this year’s California College Media Association awards ceremony.
Maxine Davey PO ’25, Ben Lauren PZ ’25 and Mariana Durán PO ’24 have taken the reins at TSL for the fall 2023 semester. Davey, TSL’s editor-in-chief, is a politics major and English minor from Dana Point, California. She worked as a news writer and editor for TSL during her
TSL won 20 awards at the California College Media Association’s (CCMA) annual award ceremony on March 11 in San Francisco, marking TSL as a top college newspaper in the state. With 10 first place wins and over 15 staff members represented, TSL took home some of the largest awards for
