Pomona College is currently only planning to fly the California and U.S. flags at commencement this year, prompting a petition with more than 700 signatures.
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Following Officer Red Dogg’s death, Campus Safety hires Bessie Beagle
Following the death of Red Dogg, Campus Safety hired a new dog, Bessie Beagle.
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Pomona will pay for name and gender change document fees and CMC elects the new ASCMC executive board.
Pitzer Student Senate approves bill to buy opioid overdose reversal medication
Pitzer Student Senate approved a bill to buy 12 doses of naloxone, a non-prescription nasal spray that can save the lives of people who overdose on opioids.
Administrators cancel Residential Hall Council program, try to revamp for next year
Pitzer administrators are attempting to revive the Residence Hall Council program after it did not run in the 2018-2019 year due to lack of interest.
All 5Cs but Scripps to withhold early decision data
Four of the 5Cs have decided not to publicly release their early decision admissions data this winter, a departure from past years, when the schools have published ED data and released acceptance letters to ED students simultaneously. Scripps College did release its ED statistics. Administrators said they made the change
Pomona announces plan for new $55 million athletic center
Pomona College announced last December that it will remodel and expand the 30-year-old Rains Center for Sport and Recreation, adding 15,000 square feet of space for recreational fitness, cardio workouts, fitness classes and more. The $55 million construction project is slated to begin in 2020, and should be completed by
Students unaware that Wilderness Remote First Aid program requires them to join Emergency Response Team
Some Pomona College students who participated in the Wilderness Remote First Aid program were unaware of the requirement to join the Emergency Response Team that subsidizes the cost of the course for Pomona students. The Wilderness Remote First Aid program run by the Outdoor Education Center started in 2013 and
Inconsistent Wi-Fi connection prompts Pomona College Information Technology Services to conduct a network overhaul
The Pomona College Information Technology Services Department is taking action to resolve wireless network instability issues by replacing the entire campus Wi-Fi network, Computer Resources Manager Steven Hurtado wrote in an email to Pomona students, faculty, and staff. “ITS is physically replacing every single wireless access point around campus with
5Cs join plastic straw-banning trend
Following Scripps College’s lead from 2017, the other Claremont Colleges have limited plastic straw use for the 2018-19 academic year. Bon Appétit Dining Services, which manages both Collins Dining Hall at Claremont McKenna College and McConnell Dining Hall at Pitzer College, implemented a company-wide plastic straw ban on May 31,