The Student Life

2 months 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.

2 months ago | tsl.news | Charlotte Renner

The Claremont Colleges women’s club volleyball team took a trip to Phoenix, Arizona, and came back to Claremont with gold. On April 17-19, the Panthers attended the National Collegiate Volleyball Federation (NCFV) tournament and defeated American University in the final round to take first place in the Women’s Division 2AA National Championships. Club volleyball practices span the entire school year, with preseason tournaments starting in the fall and regular season beginning in the spring.

2 months ago | tsl.news | Ben Lauren

In the world of 5C varsity baseball, no series is a better barometer for a team’s season than the annual duel on Sixth Street. This year, the Sagehens defended the coop in a high-scoring slugfest versus Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) on April 12, taking two out of three against the Stags. With two weeks left in the season, only three games separate the third and fifth seeds in the SCIAC.

2 months ago | tsl.news | Will Dunham

Luke Brown recently published an opinion piece outlining their dissatisfaction with their disqualification from the Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC) presidential race, claiming ASPC has “a malicious disdain for being challenged, and [a] questionable practice of disqualification.” As the current elections commissioner and member of the elections committee, I find it necessary to correct the inaccurate statements in candidate Luke Brown’s opinion piece and provide transparency for...

2 months 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.