Patrick McDowell

2 weeks ago | tsl.news | Dania Anabtawi |Patrick McDowell

Earlier this month, Pomona and Scripps Colleges elected their student governments for the 2025-2026 academic year. This election cycle, Pomona gathered a turnout of 1,001 students, and Scripps cited a record number of voters. Grace Zheng PO ’26, the incoming Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC) president, and Simran Sethi SC ’26, the incoming Scripps Associated Students (SAS) president, sat down with TSL to reflect on the election and discuss their goals for next year.

1 month ago | tsl.news | Patrick McDowell

With students at the 5Cs beginning to submit their financial aid applications and federal funding for higher education growing increasingly uncertain under the Trump administration, many students have begun to question how their aid packages might be affected. The Claremont Colleges frequently rank among the most expensive colleges in the U.S. All 5Cs boast a tuition fee of at least $60,000 annually and a total cost of attendance averaging around $90,000.

2 months ago | tsl.news | Macy Puckett |Patrick McDowell

President Donald Trump threatened to freeze federal funding for colleges and universities that allow “illegal protests” in a Truth Social post March 4, leaving members of the campus community concerned that the 5Cs might be a target. Penalties for student “agitators” include imprisonment, expulsion and deportation.

2 months ago | tsl.news | Patrick McDowell

Both the Claremont McKenna College Model United Nations (CMCMUN) and Pomona College Model United Nations (PCMUN) teams traveled to Boston this past weekend to attend the “Super Bowl of Model UN,” as characterized by The New York Times. In a standout performance, CMCMUN walked away with the award for Best Large Delegation, the conference’s top honor. The event, hosted by Harvard National Model United Nations (HNMUN), took place at the Boston Marriott Copley Place in Boston, Massachusetts, from Feb.

Nov 7, 2024 | news.bloomberglaw.com | Patrick McDowell

Donald Trump won’t return to the White House for another 10 weeks, but he’s already casting a shadow over central banks. And his presence provided more or less the only note of interest after a FOMC meeting that felt like a total anticlimax after this week’s election drama. The fed funds rate came down by 0.25% as universally foreseen, but the bottom line is that the expected course of rates over the next year barely moved at all.