Deans in Pomona’s Office of Campus Life (OCL) are preparing to shuffle responsibilities for the coming academic year, when Housing Director Deanna Bos will retire and the office will bring in a new Associate Dean of Campus Life to oversee the sponsor program and other areas of residential life. _x000D_
Author: Maya Booth
Pomona May Install Security Cameras
As part of Pomona College’s comprehensive efforts to bolster security on campus, preliminary discussions have begun about the installation of a video management system in all residence halls. The idea has some students and administrators concerned that installing cameras could negatively affect aspects of privacy and community on campus, while
Students File Report Against Pomona VP Bob Robinson
Three student volunteers for Workers for Justice (WFJ) filed a report with Campus Safety and the Claremont Police Department (CPD) early this week alleging that Pomona’s Assistant Vice President of Facilities and Campus Services Bob Robinson displayed an act of “public violence” during a March 3 meeting between Robinson and
WFJ Contests Firing of Dining Hall Worker
Members and supporters of the pro-union group of dining hall employees Workers for Justice (WFJ) marched to Pomona Vice President and Treasurer Karen Sisson’s office Mar. 1 to voice their concern over the Feb. 18 firing of dining hall worker Emilio Flores Arellano. “We have seen a lot this year,
Workers Call Off Boycott
Frank and Frary dining halls were more crowded with patrons than expected on Saturday, Feb. 19, after the pro-union group of Pomona College dining employees, Workers for Justice (WFJ), decided to call off their previous plans to boycott the dining halls. After a year of stalemated efforts to unionize, the
WFJ Organizes Boycott Over Family Weekend
In an effort to end negotiations and move closer toward a vote on unionization, members and supporters of Workers for Justice (WFJ), the pro-union group of Pomona College dining hall employees, are organizing a boycott of Pomona’s dining halls this Saturday, Feb. 19, during Family Weekend. During brunch and dinner
Harvey Mudd Professor Carl Baumgaertner Shares WWII Experiences on NPR
Harvey Mudd College engineering professor Carl Baumgaertner remembers crawling in a foxhole with his buddies in 1945, hearing a German artillery shell land 50 feet away, and seeing one soldier get a nasty piece of shrapnel through the arm. “I’m outta here,” he remembers the man saying. “See ya!” After
Erin Gruwell Inspires Freedom Writers and Students
After inspiring a class full of disadvantaged students, a Hollywood film starring Hilary Swank and Patrick Dempsey, and teachers in public school systems across the nation, Erin Gruwell hasn’t lost the vivacious attitude that helped her win the affections of students and admirers. Gruwell, or “Ms. G,” as her students
Senate Postpones Decision on Elimination of Flex
After discussing an informal proposition to combine Claremont Cash and Board Plus (“Flex”) last month, the Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC) Senate has decided to table the debate until they receive a more formal proposal to work with. Wanting to cut down on the cost of the meal plan
CMC to Offer More Friday Classes
Claremont McKenna College, which has traditionally offered very few courses on Friday, will increase the number of Friday classes next semester due to a significant loss of classroom space. According to CMC Dean of Faculty Gregory Hess, the college has temporarily lost a large number of classrooms to the construction