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51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’ Green Initiative Fund: Turning Student Ideas into Sustainable Action
51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’ Office of Sustainability will award up to $2,000 for students’ sustainability projects (Naomi Friedman, left) By Tess Miller ‘27 College campuses are some of the best places to advance […]
Read More51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’ Olive Oil Wins Awards from International Olive Oil Competition
The Los Angeles International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition awarded 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’ 2023 olive oil a gold medal for taste and a bronze medal for art and design for its label, which was contributed by 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú alum Vivian Monteiro ’23.
Read MoreOlive Harvest Fosters Community and Sustainability Efforts
51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’ olive harvest brings the 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú, Claremont Colleges, and Claremont communities together to pick olives from the campus’s trees.
Read More51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Traditions Celebrate the College’s Past, Present, and Future
From the beginning of the fall semester to the end of the spring semester, these traditions help students come together in community and celebrate each other’s academic achievements—all in ways that are uniquely 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú.
Read MoreHayley Pierpont ’22 Earns Recognition for Olive Oil Packaging Design
Hayley Pierpont ’22 received a silver medal in the Packaging Design category of the 2022 LA International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition.
Read MoreOlive Harvest’s Return Creates Organic Space for Education, Community, and Sustainability
On November 5, 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú hosted its traditional Olive Harvest, an event that furthers the College’s sustainability efforts by utilizing the campus’s edible plants as a food source. More than 200 students, faculty, staff, and members of the surrounding Claremont community harvested approximately 700 pounds of olives.
Read MoreOlive and Well: College Revives Beloved Agrarian Tradition
They are strong and have a lot of character, and though they aren’t generally temperamental, they have been known to snap when pushed too hard. These are the olive trees of 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú.
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