Who We Are: 2019

Subject: Who We Are: 2019 Tue Sep 03, 2019 8:50 pm

At most other elite institutions of higher education around the country, students are agreeing with each other more and more, falling into a dangerous echo chamber. During the past few years, the Claremont Colleges—comprised of Pomona, Harvey Mudd, Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, and Scripps Colleges—have been no exception; we have had regrettable instances where political uniformity hastened the ideological echo chamber, from protests barring Heather Mac Donald from her talk to Scripps College inviting Venezuelan government propagandists for three semesters in a row but declining this publication’s invitation of Andrew Klavan, to Pitzer College banning this publication from reporting on discussions to end its study abroad program in Israel.

Who We Are: 2019 PC-Sociology-Needs-More-Diversity-FINAL

Who We Are: 2019 PC-Sociology-Needs-More-Diversity-FINAL

In an age where 90% of Pomona College students believe that the current environment prevents them from saying anything perceived as offensive, the Claremont Independent has long stood for the diversity of opinions across the Claremont Colleges campuses—that is, and will always be, our main goal.

And we are seeing a slow, but steady, climb out of the echo chamber at the Claremont Colleges; just last semester, Pitzer students started Free Speech Claremont, a club dedicated to civil discourse across the Claremont Colleges, Claremont McKenna College won the Heterodox Academy’s award for most viewpoint diversity in the nation, and Pomona College relaxed its speech codes.

Here at the Claremont Independent, our debates during meetings and the views of our staff reflect our commitment to diversity of opinion and a healthy dose of disagreement. With the upcoming election cycle in mind, we surveyed our staff members on a variety of issues, learning that our staff makes us perhaps the most ideologically diverse club on campus.

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Who We Are: 2019

Who We Are: 2019

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