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On the verge of victory: Adan Campos set to return to Pitzer

Words by Ben Lauren PZ ’25 Graphic by Genevieve O’Mara SC ’28 In February 2024, after working in Pitzer College’s dining services for nearly a decade, Bon Appétit Management Company terminated Adan Campos for a lapsed visa. Now, nearly a year later — after a seven-month-long campaign calling on Pitzer to rehire him — he is just a step away from returning to the community … Continue reading On the verge of victory: Adan Campos set to return to Pitzer

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Student responses to ADL Report Cards and lawsuits on campus 

Words by Ben Lauren PZ ’25 and Willa Umansky PZ ’27 Graphic by Willa Umansky PZ ’27 On March 3, Pomona, Scripps, and Pitzer Colleges all received an F grade on their Campus Antisemitism Report Cards issued by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). Three weeks earlier, the ADL and the Louis D. Brandeis Center filed a Title VI complaint against Scripps.  Then, on March 18, the … Continue reading Student responses to ADL Report Cards and lawsuits on campus 

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Pitzer students banned from Pomona enter final Pitzer hearings

Words by Ben Lauren PZ ’25 After nearly four months, Pitzer College has begun the final stages of its judicial process for students banned from Pomona College campus for their alleged participation in the Oct. 7, 2024 takeover of Carnegie Hall. Over the past two weeks, the banned students completed their individual exploratory hearings where they met with Pitzer Assistant Dean of Residential Engagement and … Continue reading Pitzer students banned from Pomona enter final Pitzer hearings

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With a New Campaign for Divestment, SJP is ‘back in full force’

By Ben Lauren PZ ’25 As Pitzer College’s Board of Trustees arrived for their first meeting of the semester on Feb. 7, they were confronted by dozens of letters addressed to Pitzer President Strom Thacker and the members of the Board awaiting them at their seats. The letters, handwritten and signed anonymously by members of Claremont Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), are part of … Continue reading With a New Campaign for Divestment, SJP is ‘back in full force’

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Pomona and Scripps Colleges admins enforce disciplinary measures against students involved in recent protests

In response to a sit-in by student protesters’ inside Pomona College’s Carnegie Hall on Oct. 7, Pomona College administration has invoked mass disciplinary measures, placing 12 Pomona students on interim suspensions — immediately removing students from campus and revoking housing and access to dining halls — and banning dozens of Scripps and Pitzer students who they allege were involved in the protest in some capacity. Then on Oct. 16, Scripps administration implemented new surveillance measures at Denison Library in response to a planned study-in. Continue reading Pomona and Scripps Colleges admins enforce disciplinary measures against students involved in recent protests

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Over 400 5C students rally, over 100 sit-in at Carnegie Hall to demand Pomona College’s divestment from Israeli weapons manufacturers

On the morning of Oct. 7, over 400 students rallied at the intersection of Sixth Street and North College Ave before over 100 students marched into Carnegie Hall at Pomona College, commencing a sit-in calling for divestment that would last for nearly five hours. Pomona administration condemned the protest and has indefinitely closed Carnegie Hall after they found graffiti throughout the building and damage to AV equipment. Continue reading Over 400 5C students rally, over 100 sit-in at Carnegie Hall to demand Pomona College’s divestment from Israeli weapons manufacturers

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How one hour at Campus Safety made me an abolitionist

By Ben Lauren PZ ’25 Just before students returned to campus this fall, Pomona College announced their new “enhanced safety program,” requiring ID cards to access buildings, outright banning encampments, continuing their crusade against masked protestors and most significantly, adding five new Campus Safety officers to be on constant patrol throughout the college. For Pomona, these changes are all about “safety” and according to them, … Continue reading How one hour at Campus Safety made me an abolitionist

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‘I see them as a family’: Former Pitzer College employee Adam Campos is fighting an unfair battle to rejoin his community

On August 1, Adan Campos entered Pitzer’s Human Resources (HR) office holding a petition signed by over 70 of his former colleagues with a single demand: That he be granted a fair hiring process as he reapplies to work for Pitzer directly. Continue reading ‘I see them as a family’: Former Pitzer College employee Adam Campos is fighting an unfair battle to rejoin his community

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Pitzer Student Senate announces executive board election results

By Ben Lauren PZ ’25 With a record number of ballots collected Pitzer College has officially elected its new executive board for the upcoming school year, led by its incoming President Elect Paa Thompson PZ ’25. Thompson narrowly edged out runner up Isa Iqbal PZ ’26 in a nail biting final round of the ranked choice vote that saw Thompson receive 281 votes to Iqbal’s … Continue reading Pitzer Student Senate announces executive board election results

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