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Pomona Administration Accepts Modified Rehiring Proposal
Pomona College will rehire any of the 17 workers fired last December and who obtain a valid work permit through a new federal program, provided that those workers’ former positions are vacant, Acting President Cecilia Conrad said. She added that former Pomona employees whose positions have been filled will be given priority if they
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_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Meet the New Boss, Just as Unknown as the Old Boss _x000D_ Newly elected Senators joined the ASPC Senate meeting last week, marking their monumental first step on a journey to maybe get something done by next year. The new senators include
Torres, WFJ Ask Pomona to Guarantee Employment for Fired Workers Who Get Work Permits
Former Pomona College chef Christian Torres, along with Workers for Justice (WFJ) supporters, 5C students and members of the Claremont community, asked the Pomona administration to guarantee that it will rehire any former employee who, after being fired for their lack of valid work authorization last December, obtains a work permit
ASPC Office Pushes Use of CollegiateLink
The office of the Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC) has moved all ASPC, Pomona Events Committee (PEC) and Smith Campus Center (SCC) forms to the online system CollegiateLink this year in an effort to streamline budget requests, event registrations and other services provided by the organizations. CollegiateLink is used
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_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Student-Trustee Retreat: Let’s Talk (but not that much) _x000D_ Before this week’s ASPC Senate meeting got into full swing, President Sarah Appelbaum PO ’13 brought up the upcoming annual Student-Trustee Retreat, which will be held Friday, Oct. 4, in Hahn 101 from
Pomona Snack Reduced Because of Financial Strain
A $900,000 budget shortfall last year has forced Dining Services, the Office of Campus Life (OCL) and Student Affairs to make considerable changes to Snack, the free and popular fourth meal offered to Pomona College students Sunday through Wednesday nights at Frary Dining Hall, Pomona administrators said. Dean of Campus
Addressing the Kony 2012 Controversy
“I’m sick of all these bandwagoners posting about Kony,” said pretty much everybody on Facebook who didn’t share the video. I’m talking about the viral video produced by Invisible Children, an organization dedicated to spreading awareness about crimes against humanity in Uganda. This video, which aims to “make Joseph Kony
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Bob Robinson: Redefining “Fashionably Late” since 2011 This week’s Senate meeting set a Guinness World Record (source not found) for shortest ASPC meeting in the last 100 years, largely due to the absence of Director of Campus Services Bob Robinson. ASPC President Nate Brown mentioned at the beginning of