Author: Cecilia Hollenhorst

After about nine months working on the Pomona College campus, Piya Bose transitioned from her original position as Associate Dean of Campus Life and Director of Residence Life to Director of Programs at the Smith Campus Center (SCC) Jan. 28, 2013. Dean of Students Miriam Feldblum asked Bose to move

Malott Commons left meat off the menu Dec. 3, marking the return of fully vegetarian Meatless Mondays at the Scripps College dining hall. The practice of serving no meat on Mondays is back for a trial period through the end of the semester, said international political economy professor Nancy Neiman

The Pomona College Board of Trustees will discuss changing the college’s mark to one based on Pomona’s 125th anniversary logo, an idea proposed by the College Logo Advisory Group. The possibility of creating a new mark for the college has been discussed for years, said Mark Wood, Senior Director of

The Pitzer College Council has tabled a controversial proposal to remove three of the student representative positions on the Pitzer Campus Life Committee (CLC), which currently comprises five students and two faculty members.  After discussion at the College Council meeting Nov. 1, the council returned the proposal to the Faculty

Recently, several sophomore board members of the Pomona Student Union (the PSU), a nonpartisan organization that hosts events on campus covering a range of topics, met to discuss possible improvements. Events put on by the PSU are usually organized by one board member, who comes up with a topic, chooses

Some residents of Pomona College’s North Campus have complained about what they see as invasions of privacy in the name of policy enforcement, but Office of Campus Life (OCL) employees say the enforcement tactics are consistent with Pomona’s Student Handbook. Piya Bose, Associate Dean of Campus Life and Director of Residence

The coming months will see the construction of a studio art center and the renovation of Millikan Laboratory at Pomona College, in addition to several smaller projects.  Excavation for the new studio art building near Seaver Theatre should be underway by November, said Bob Robinson, Assistant Vice President and Director

TurboVote, a program that provides services that expedite both voter registration and absentee ballot requests, partnered with the Pomona College Dean of Students office and the Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC) last week. “Each time you have technology that can facilitate actually doing something important, you should take advantage

A new organization on campus, Pomona Ventures, is working to support student entrepreneurs and advance entrepreneurial spirit at Pomona College.  “We want to redefine entrepreneurship on campus,” said Walter Rivera PO ’13, a member of the organization’s student executive board. “We are here to support students and offer all the

Nourish International – Claremont Chapter, founded this year by Manya Janowitz PO ’15 and Jacob Fiksel PO ’15, is working to combine entrepreneurship and overseas community service by planning service projects for the summer. The Claremont chapter of Nourish International currently has 147 members. “Our mission is to make a lasting impact