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Arts & Culture Features Front Page 
April 29, 2021 11:37 pmMay 3, 2021 7:38 pm

5C Muslim students speak on rewards, institutional challenges of Ramadan amid a pandemic

By Sofia Ahmed and Oluyemisi Bolonduro 6541 Views Accommodations, Chaplains, Community, Fasting, Holidays, Iftar, Islam, Muslim, Muslim Chaplain, Ramadan, Religion, Religious Accommodations, Virtual, Virtual Social Life, Virtual Year

On top of pandemic restrictions, Muslim students observing Ramadan must navigate finals during the holiday. While all 5Cs offer accommodations to students who ask, some Muslim students argue it’s not enough.

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Arts & Culture Features 
April 29, 2021 10:28 pmApril 29, 2021 11:06 pm

‘Corona Cutie’ pokes fun at quarantine dating with sardonic musical numbers, campy costumes

By Alex Chun 6048 Views Corona Cutie, Dating, Musical, Online Dating, Theater, Virtual Social Life, Virtual Theater, Zoom

“Corona Cutie,” a musical written by Lucy Geller PO ’21, entertained audiences with virtual screenings from April 23 to 25.

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Arts & Culture Features 
April 15, 2021 11:43 pm

5C Humans versus Zombies organizers move a storied zombie apocalypse online

By Michele Tang 3875 Views Discord, Humans vs. Zombies, Online Social Life, Virtual, Virtual Game, Virtual Social Life, Virtual Year

With school now online, Humans versus Zombies moderators had to create a bite-sized version of the game.

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  • OPINION: I am Jane Doe. Let them fear us now
  • CGU announces planned cuts and consolidations to address projected deficit
  • Report finds four Claremont Colleges linked to ‘uncivil’ discourse programs with billionaire, anti-activist ties
  • OPINION: The 'Cornell 7' exposes that Title IX systems will not protect us — even at the 5Cs
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In her second column, “Film Through Time,” Maggie McAteer SC ’30 contemplates the power of satire in a world that seems increasingly absurd. 

Her article compares the 1964 classic “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb” and Mexican filmmaker Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s latest film “Digger,” suggesting that their satirical takes on modern politics allow us to shake off feelings of helplessness.

“Satire offers us a unique way to understand the world,” she writes. “It is the harsh mirror of reality held up in front of us, showing us everything we don’t want to admit. Yet, while it presents objectively awful truth, we don’t walk away feeling depressed or hopeless. Instead, we’re left feeling the aftereffects of a good laugh, or possibly inspired to prevent fiction from becoming reality.”

Words by Margaret McAteer | Graphic by Alexandra Grunbaum
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In her second column, “Film Through Time,” Maggie McAteer SC ’30 contemplates the power of satire in a world that seems increasingly absurd. Her article compares the 1964 classic “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb” and Mexican filmmaker Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s latest film “Digger,” suggesting that their satirical takes on modern politics allow us to shake off feelings of helplessness. “Satire offers us a unique way to understand the world,” she writes. “It is the harsh mirror of reality held up in front of us, showing us everything we don’t want to admit. Yet, while it presents objectively awful truth, we don’t walk away feeling depressed or hopeless. Instead, we’re left feeling the aftereffects of a good laugh, or possibly inspired to prevent fiction from becoming reality.” Words by Margaret McAteer | Graphic by Alexandra Grunbaum Read more at the link in our bio.
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Olivia Brinkman Schooler PO ’29 unveils how federal misconduct handbooks like Title IX are built to protect institutions over victims, and bureaucracy over justice. 

“Reading about the [Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS)] swim team, or the ‘Cornell 7,’ we intuitively feel like these punishments are not adequate,” Brinkman Schooler writes. “This is not an accident of the system, but a feature of its design.” 

Outlining the policies that govern college responses to misconduct, she draws a connection from Cornell University to the 5Cs, including recent 2019 and 2025 allegations of misconduct within the CMS swim and dive team.

“The CMS swim team’s misconduct violations were similarly met with a bureaucracy of reflection papers and disciplinary action centered not on justice for victims,” she continues, “but safety for administrations.”

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Olivia Brinkman Schooler PO ’29 unveils how federal misconduct handbooks like Title IX are built to protect institutions over victims, and bureaucracy over justice. “Reading about the [Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS)] swim team, or the ‘Cornell 7,’ we intuitively feel like these punishments are not adequate,” Brinkman Schooler writes. “This is not an accident of the system, but a feature of its design.” Outlining the policies that govern college responses to misconduct, she draws a connection from Cornell University to the 5Cs, including recent 2019 and 2025 allegations of misconduct within the CMS swim and dive team. “The CMS swim team’s misconduct violations were similarly met with a bureaucracy of reflection papers and disciplinary action centered not on justice for victims,” she continues, “but safety for administrations.” Words by Olivia Brinkman Schooler | Graphic by Finn Rigby Read more at the link in our bio.
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At the Pomona-Pitzer (P-P) Invite last Friday, Oct. 9, the men’s and women’s cross-country teams both came out victorious for the first time since 2018. Just one weekend after pre-nationals, Sagehen men swept the podium, claiming the top five places with a perfect score, the first in meet history.

“We just came off a travel trip last weekend, so we weren’t as fresh in the legs going into the race today,” said Emma DeLira, P-P’s associate head coach of cross-country and track & field. “Still, we executed to our best ability, and I think it just sets us up for the postseason in the coming weeks, which is going to be exciting.” 

The P-P teams emphasized the importance of coming together as a team despite running in an individual sport. Leaning on each other throughout the day helped to propel them to victories.

“Cross-country kind of seems like an individual sport, but it really is a team sport,” Maggie Avey PO ’27, this week's SCIAC Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week, said. “Going into every race, you have to accept that it’s going to be really hard, but it always makes it easier having your teammates with you. It's like a big hug.” 

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At the Pomona-Pitzer (P-P) Invite last Friday, Oct. 9, the men’s and women’s cross-country teams both came out victorious for the first time since 2018. Just one weekend after pre-nationals, Sagehen men swept the podium, claiming the top five places with a perfect score, the first in meet history. “We just came off a travel trip last weekend, so we weren’t as fresh in the legs going into the race today,” said Emma DeLira, P-P’s associate head coach of cross-country and track & field. “Still, we executed to our best ability, and I think it just sets us up for the postseason in the coming weeks, which is going to be exciting.” The P-P teams emphasized the importance of coming together as a team despite running in an individual sport. Leaning on each other throughout the day helped to propel them to victories. “Cross-country kind of seems like an individual sport, but it really is a team sport,” Maggie Avey PO ’27, this week's SCIAC Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week, said. “Going into every race, you have to accept that it’s going to be really hard, but it always makes it easier having your teammates with you. It's like a big hug.” Words by Lena Bibbler Parker | Photo by Sarah Ziff Read more at the link in our bio.
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After nine years of trivia nights, karaoke and community gatherings, Ironbark Ciderworks closed its doors in Claremont during the first week of October. For students and longtime residents alike, the bar offered more than a place to grab a drink — it was a space built around inclusion, connection and a sense of belonging beyond the campus bubble.

“It was my wife’s dream,” co-owner Jim Coffman said.

As Coffman and his wife prepare to move to Australia, Ironbark’s closure marks the loss of a community hub that brought the 5Cs and Claremont together. 

Words by Jennifer Sauter | Photo by Kahani Malhotra
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After nine years of trivia nights, karaoke and community gatherings, Ironbark Ciderworks closed its doors in Claremont during the first week of October. For students and longtime residents alike, the bar offered more than a place to grab a drink — it was a space built around inclusion, connection and a sense of belonging beyond the campus bubble. “It was my wife’s dream,” co-owner Jim Coffman said. As Coffman and his wife prepare to move to Australia, Ironbark’s closure marks the loss of a community hub that brought the 5Cs and Claremont together. Words by Jennifer Sauter | Photo by Kahani Malhotra Read the full story at the link in bio.
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The Claremont Student Worker Alliance (CSWA) held a rally on Oct. 9 outside of Frary Dining Hall, where around 20 students and faculty members gathered to hear speeches, sing picket chants and paint Walker Wall with messages of support for dining workers at Pomona College. 

Pomona and UNITE HERE Local 11, the union representing the college’s dining service employees, entered negotiations to renew their contract in early September. The rally aimed to bring attention to Pomona for “punishing workers for talking about the union, for being union leaders,” according to CSWA member Sinan Walji PO ’28.

CSWA alleges that Pomona engages in union-busting as well as demanding that Pomona pay its workers for their time spent at the negotiation table. Though the now-expired contract does not explicitly require paid bargaining time, CSWA member Elias Pluecker PO ’28 and UNITE HERE organizing director Noel Rodriguez said Pomona has historically paid its workers for their time spent negotiating.

“It’s again another union-busting tactic because … if they’re not paid during negotiations and they elongate negotiations, workers will be much less incentivized to keep doing this because it becomes a tax on their own personal lives, time that they have outside of work,” Walji said.  

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The Claremont Student Worker Alliance (CSWA) held a rally on Oct. 9 outside of Frary Dining Hall, where around 20 students and faculty members gathered to hear speeches, sing picket chants and paint Walker Wall with messages of support for dining workers at Pomona College.  Pomona and UNITE HERE Local 11, the union representing the college’s dining service employees, entered negotiations to renew their contract in early September. The rally aimed to bring attention to Pomona for “punishing workers for talking about the union, for being union leaders,” according to CSWA member Sinan Walji PO ’28. CSWA alleges that Pomona engages in union-busting as well as demanding that Pomona pay its workers for their time spent at the negotiation table. Though the now-expired contract does not explicitly require paid bargaining time, CSWA member Elias Pluecker PO ’28 and UNITE HERE organizing director Noel Rodriguez said Pomona has historically paid its workers for their time spent negotiating. “It’s again another union-busting tactic because … if they’re not paid during negotiations and they elongate negotiations, workers will be much less incentivized to keep doing this because it becomes a tax on their own personal lives, time that they have outside of work,” Walji said.   Words by Charlotte Preuss | Photo by Viet Pham Read more at the link in our bio.
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A September report by higher education research collective UnCivil called out four Claremont Colleges for their ties to civil discourse programs it says embrace anti-activist agendas or are funded by billionaire-led conservative nonprofits: the College Presidents for Civic Preparedness, the Constructive Dialogue Institute (CDI) and BridgeUSA.

UnCivil aims to map the donor networks and conceptual origins of the Civil Industrial Complex, or the series of conservative campus initiatives and private- and state-funded “civic thought” centers that claim to support civil discourse and viewpoint diversity.

“Campus programs focused on viewpoint diversity, pluralism and civil discourse are actually overwhelmingly bankrolled by conservative and pro-Israel donors,” Leila Markosian, an UnCivil advisory board member, said. “We want to help equip students and faculty to see that these programs are actually attempts to platform right-wing ideas and delegitimize progressive activism by setting protests up as the opposition to dialogue and stability.”

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A September report by higher education research collective UnCivil called out four Claremont Colleges for their ties to civil discourse programs it says embrace anti-activist agendas or are funded by billionaire-led conservative nonprofits: the College Presidents for Civic Preparedness, the Constructive Dialogue Institute (CDI) and BridgeUSA. UnCivil aims to map the donor networks and conceptual origins of the Civil Industrial Complex, or the series of conservative campus initiatives and private- and state-funded “civic thought” centers that claim to support civil discourse and viewpoint diversity. “Campus programs focused on viewpoint diversity, pluralism and civil discourse are actually overwhelmingly bankrolled by conservative and pro-Israel donors,” Leila Markosian, an UnCivil advisory board member, said. “We want to help equip students and faculty to see that these programs are actually attempts to platform right-wing ideas and delegitimize progressive activism by setting protests up as the opposition to dialogue and stability.” Words by Walter Giesen | Graphic by Floria Auerbach Read more at the link in our bio.
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Welcome back to What’s Happening at the Claremont Colleges. 🎥

Here’s what you missed across the 5Cs this week.

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Welcome back to What’s Happening at the Claremont Colleges. 🎥 Here’s what you missed across the 5Cs this week. Students at the Claremont Colleges can ride Foothill Transit for FREE! Grab your Class Pass with your student ID at the Connection today.
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Metrolink, the commuter rail transport system across Southern California, raised fare prices on Oct. 5 for the first time in 13 years. In a press release, Metrolink said that “limited fare increases” are due to rising operational costs, decreased ridership and a lack of federal funding.
 
One-way Metrolink fares rose by up to about 14%, while the weekday SoCal Day Pass rose from $15 to $19 and the weekend and holiday pass rose from $10 to $12. Metrolink maintained its 50% student discount, but students still had to pay more as the underlying fares increased. 

Isha Raheja PO ’27, Associated Students of Pomona College commissioner of facilities and environment, said transportation accessibility has been a focus of the 7C Transportation Working Group, a student group aiming to expand affordable student transportation and reduce student car dependency. 

“We’ve known for a long time that Metrolink has financial and operational difficulties,” Raheja said. 

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Metrolink, the commuter rail transport system across Southern California, raised fare prices on Oct. 5 for the first time in 13 years. In a press release, Metrolink said that “limited fare increases” are due to rising operational costs, decreased ridership and a lack of federal funding. One-way Metrolink fares rose by up to about 14%, while the weekday SoCal Day Pass rose from $15 to $19 and the weekend and holiday pass rose from $10 to $12. Metrolink maintained its 50% student discount, but students still had to pay more as the underlying fares increased. Isha Raheja PO ’27, Associated Students of Pomona College commissioner of facilities and environment, said transportation accessibility has been a focus of the 7C Transportation Working Group, a student group aiming to expand affordable student transportation and reduce student car dependency. “We’ve known for a long time that Metrolink has financial and operational difficulties,” Raheja said. Words by Sofia Latapie and Nate Littell | Graphic by Zoe Tang Read more at the link in our bio.
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Claremont Graduate University (CGU) announced plans for extensive cuts and consolidations to university operations in light of a projected $7.8 million deficit for the coming year, according to an Oct. 6 email to faculty and staff from President Michelle Bligh obtained by TSL. 

Bligh outlined five key areas where changes will be made to address the deficit. Among these is a voluntary separation program — a benefits package offered to employees for their resignation or retirement — for CGU faculty and staff. 

“Personnel is our biggest expense at CGU,” Bligh wrote. “[Voluntary separation programs] are a critical part of our broader effort to bring our workforce — both academic and operational — into alignment with the university’s restructuring and financial realities.” 

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Claremont Graduate University (CGU) announced plans for extensive cuts and consolidations to university operations in light of a projected $7.8 million deficit for the coming year, according to an Oct. 6 email to faculty and staff from President Michelle Bligh obtained by TSL. Bligh outlined five key areas where changes will be made to address the deficit. Among these is a voluntary separation program — a benefits package offered to employees for their resignation or retirement — for CGU faculty and staff. “Personnel is our biggest expense at CGU,” Bligh wrote. “[Voluntary separation programs] are a critical part of our broader effort to bring our workforce — both academic and operational — into alignment with the university’s restructuring and financial realities.” Words by Patrick McDowell | Photo by Andrew Yuan Read more at the link in our bio.
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