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Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Claremont PD Recognizes Breast Cancer Awareness Month With Special Pink Patches (patch.com) — Claremont residents can spot local police officers wearing pink patches this month as the department highlights Breast Cancer Awareness Month and encourages conversations about early detection. Community members may also buy commemorative patches and challenge coins at the police lobby, with all proceeds benefiting cancer research at City of Hope.
2. 7C community rallies against sexual assault in solidarity with Cornell's Jane Doe (tsl.news) — Hundreds of students and staff from the Claremont Colleges rallied in town this week to protest sexual violence and show solidarity with the Cornell "Jane Doe" survivor. Marchers moved from Scripps to Pomona, heard from campus leaders and advocates, and highlighted hotlines and support services, while Mayor Jennifer Stark affirmed that the City of Claremont stands firmly behind survivors.
3. Men's soccer captures crucial road win at Pomona-Pitzer (chapman.edu) — Chapman University's men's soccer team shut out Pomona-Pitzer 2–0 in Claremont, capitalizing on two quick goals from corner kicks midway through the second half. Despite being outshot, the Panthers held off a late Sagehens push, while local fans now look ahead to Chapman's next SCIAC showdown against Redlands.
4. 7C leftist organizations host 'Week of Action' to commemorate third anniversary of Oct. 7 (tsl.news) — Student groups at the Claremont Colleges spent this past week staging walkouts, teach-ins, and a virtual talk to demand divestment from Israel and more support for pro-Palestinian organizers in Claremont. Their actions, and a controversial appearance by scholar Mohamed Abdou, have sharpened debates over free speech, antisemitism, and how local campus administrations police and support political activism.
5. Pro-Hamas Scholar Addresses Claremont Students Virtually on Oct. 7 (claremontindependent.com) — Claremont Colleges students quietly gathered this week to stream a virtual talk by scholar Mohamed Abdou, whose praise for Hamas and calls for "war" against American power have alarmed many on campus. After administrators blocked on-campus bookings, organizers shifted the event online from a hidden location, highlighting growing tensions between student activists, Jewish groups, and college officials in Claremont.
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