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Multiple leftist student groups across the 7Cs collaborated on a “Week of Action” from Oct. 5 to 9, organizing a series of events including teach-ins, poetry readings, a 10:07 a.m. walkout and additional programming. The events marked three years since the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas-led attacks on southern Israel, with student organizers protesting Israel’s ongoing
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Makayla Tracy PZ ’30 argues that amid the 5Cs’ culture of deep political engagement, choosing to stay neutral in some political conversations should always be justified. Without the ability to step back from often-heated political discourse, one can fall into the trap of taking a side before having time to form a nuanced thought. The post OPINION: Let’s talk
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Claremont Hillel hosted Rom El-Hai, a survivor of the Hamas-led attack on the Nova Music Festival, for a memorial service on Thursday to mark the three-year anniversary of Oct. 7. El-Hai spoke about his experience during and after the attacks to a group of around 30 5C students and community members on Oct. 8 at the Hillel house. The post Claremont Hillel ho
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This fall, Pomona-Pitzer (P-P) athletics implemented new trainings titled “A Long Talk About the Uncomfortable Truth” aimed at cultivating an anti-racist culture and strengthening department-wide community. A Long Talk focuses on the simple formula that “information plus empathy equals action.” The post ‘A Long Talk’ trainings headline new P-P athletic anti-
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As the fall comes into full swing, infographics and flyers are plastered around the 5cs, each pitching clubs and events to students passing by. One club’s tagline: “Do you ever watch football and wonder what it would be like to play it yourself?” The Womxn’s Flag Football team, founded in fall of 2024, is gearing up for their first year of play in the Nation
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About 150 community members across the 7Cs gathered at Scripps College’s Elm Tree Lawn Thursday at 1 p.m. and marched to Pomona College’s Walker Beach to rally against sexual violence in the wake of drugging and sexual assault allegations at Cornell University. Co-organizers Don James (DJ) Posillico PO ’27 and Stephanie Li PZ ’28 brought together several stu
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Luca Davis PZ ‘27 is an Environmental Analysis major on the policy track who proposes a new curriculum change: a writing and rhetoric learning objective. For an interdisciplinary major at a liberal arts college, Davis thought writing would come naturally, but for a field that requires rhetorical scrutiny and articulate argumentation, the lack of intense writ
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In light of a lawsuit filed by former Cornell University student identified as Jane Doe against seven fraternity students, Aria Wang PO ’27 writes about the rally against sexual assault on Oct. 8, which attempted to display solidarity with Jane Doe. She situates the rally within institutional constraints, arguing that demandless action without adequate input
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Imagine Michigan Quarterback Bryce Underwood in a lab with the Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith just two days after a game. Anywhere else, most would call that absurd and even fight-worthy. In Claremont, that is just a normal Monday. This is because Claremont has something those rivalries cannot match: We live, study, and party with the opposing side.
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After the Trump administration placed new restrictions on Curricular Practical Training (CPT), a program that has historically allowed F-1 international students to work off campus, some international students have had to turn down jobs, while others expressed uncertainty about future opportunities. In August, ICE sent a memo to colleges and universities dir
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