Author: Carrie Wu

In the middle of general budget constraints and a long search for a director, the Honnold/Mudd Library of the Claremont Colleges is rapidly removing books from its shelves to make space for new items.   “We are currently faced with a situation of ‘no growth’ for collections because of the lack of

This year’s commencement speaker lineup at the Claremont Colleges includes influential politicians, humanitarians, entrepreneurs and academics. Four of the 5Cs have announced their 2012 commencement speakers, and two have released the names of their honorary degree recipients.  Pomona’s speaker will be Cameron Munter, the U.S. ambassador to Pakistan, said Vice President and

Two candidates for a new ombudsperson position were scheduled to visit Pomona College this week. One candidate dropped out before arriving on campus, due to reservations about the college’s response to dining hall employees’ effort to unionize, said Alex Garver PO ’12, a member of the search committee. The ombudsperson,

The Intercollegiate Faculty Council (IFC) sent a letter to the presidents of the Claremont Colleges last month stating that Claremont McKenna College violated the 5C Demonstration Policy by placing “unwarranted restraints” on demonstrators  during former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice’s visit to the campus last semester.     The letter pointed

Students of the Claremont Colleges, past and present Pomona dining hall workers and members of the local community gathered Feb. 22 for a vigil to support the 17 Pomona employees fired in December and to show solidarity for the unionization efforts ahead.     The vigil was scheduled to coincide with

Pomona College settled a labor practice dispute with Workers for Justice (WFJ) through the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) this week, agreeing to revise its policy on student-worker communication in the dining halls. The settlement, which states that the college does not admit any guilt, resolved the two allegations of

 Pomona College dining hall workers who were fired in December said that General Manager Glenn Graziano and Assistant Director of Campus Services Margie McKenna should be fired for alleged anti-union intimidation in an open forum in Rose Hills Theatre Tuesday. Graziano and McKenna said the allegations against them were false.   “The

Next year, Pomona College foodies won’t even have to step off campus to buy organic greens or a carton of milk.  The Smith Campus Center’s Coop Store, which is operated by Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC), will be renovated and expanded over the summer. Plans to improve the Coop Store