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“We value the right to peaceful protest and expression. It is also essential to maintain a balance that respects the rights of every member of our community, including those we might disagree with. Demonstrators must adhere to appropriate polices and not cause major disruptions that might interfere with maintaining a safe and productive learning environment for all.” Photo/courtesy of Pitzer College
Surrounded by friends and family, Kim Patterson, center, a licensed vocational nurse and health assistant at Claremont High School, was announced as the 2024-2025 classified employee of the year at Thursday’s Claremont Unified School District Board of Education meeting. She has been with CUSD since 1992. Photo by Elaine Kong/CUSD
Claremont Graduate University hosted Paisley Rekdal, pictured left, and Jacqui Germain Thursday for its 2024 Kingsley and Kate Tufts Poetry Awards Reading and Reception. Rekdal, a 53-year-old University of Utah professor and director of the school’s American West Center, won the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award for her 2023 book, “West: A Translation.” Kate Tufts Discovery Award honoree Jacqui Germain, 33, won for “Bittering the Wound.” Courier photos/Andrew Alonzo
Pitzer College President Strom C. Thacker announced plans to veto a Pitzer College Council resolution that, if approved, would permanently shut down the college’s study abroad program with the University of Haifa in Israel. Photo/courtesy of Pitzer College
About 70 Sycamore Elementary School students and 30 chaperones took a bus to see “Swan Lake” at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles on March 9. The trip was arranged by Foothill Philharmonic Committee, as part of LA Philharmonic Orchestra’s Symphonies for Youth, which allows third grade students to enjoy a concert and ballet. For more information, visit laphil.com. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
“We uphold the right to free speech and to protest within the lines of our long-established Claremont Colleges demonstration policy. We will not permit the presence of masked, unidentified individuals on our campus refusing to show identification when asked. Nor will we stand for harassment of visitors or racial slurs shouted at college employees – all of which have taken place this week.” Photo/courtesy of Pomona College
Protests continued Thursday after police from at least four jurisdictions — many in riot gear — descended on Pomona College Friday, April 5 and arrested 20 masked protesters after some had occupied President Gabrielle Starr’s office. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
By Annabelle Ink | Special to the Courier Pitzer College removed its study abroad program with the University of Haifa from its list of pre-approved programs last week, and though […]
Susan Warren will be feted in two award ceremonies this month recognizing her contributions to Pitzer College and society at large: The Upland resident and co-founder and director of Project Think is being recognized as one of the 28th Congressional District’s Women of the Year by U.S. Representative Judy Chu. Then Warren, a 1978 Pitzer grad, will be the school’s Distinguished Alumni awardee. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Police from at least four jurisdictions — many in riot gear — descended on Pomona College Friday and arrested 20 protesters after some had occupied President Gabrielle Starr’s office. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Cal Poly Pomona students got a glimpse recently into of how IRS Criminal Investigation special agents conduct challenging investigations during a full-day criminal investigation simulation known as the citizen academy.
The Claremont Unified School District Board of Education has appointed Andrea Deligio as San Antonio High School’s new principal, taking over for interim principal Brett O’Connor. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
by Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com With Claremont Unified School District Board of Education Vice President Kathryn Dunn absent, its March 21 meeting proceeded as follows: There were closed door talks […]
Pomona College will host a free screening of “35000 Watts: The Story of College Radio,” followed by a panel Q&A, at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 28 at Smith Campus Center, 170 E. Sixth St., Claremont. “35000 WATTS charts the wild journey of visionaries and rebels on college campuses across America who changed the course of music history and made an indelible imprint on our culture,” read a Pomona College press release. The free event also serves as a fundraiser for Pomona College’s venerable radio station KSPC, with donations accepted at the door. Photo/courtesy of the filmmakers
Claremont High softball: at the Upland tournament, CHS lost, 7-1, against Roosevelt February 15, then fell, 4-0, to Upland the following day. The team beat Rancho Cucamonga, 10-4, February 23, and Western Christian, 15-4, February 27, then lost to Alta Loma, 6-2, March 1, Etiwanda, 11-2, March 11, Bonita, 7-1, March 13, and Ayala, 10-3, March 15. The Pack beat Alta Loma, 3-2, on Wednesday. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Longtime Claremont resident and University of La Verne professor Richard Rose is about to take a big idea to South Africa’s 2024 Ubuntu Festival, a four-day global conference held in conjunction with South Africa’s Human Rights Day. Rose, 64, and his daughter Rochelle will show a video they made, “Building the beloved community,” at the festival on March 22. The video describes a curriculum he is building, “the beloved course.” Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Ramadan is a special month for Muslims around the world in which prayer, fasting, and charitable giving are paramount. Each day of fasting begins with sunrise and concludes with sunset. It is a holy month and one in which some Muslims come together joyfully at sunset to break the fast (iftar) at the local mosque and to pray communally and recite/read the Qur’an. The Prophet Muhammad set a precedent when he nibbled on dates to break his daily fast, and Muslims everywhere follow that today. Photo/courtesy of CGU