As the semester draws to a close, the Pomona College administration has concluded several investigations of reported sexual assaults, which students were notified of earlier in the semester via a new e-mail notification system. Among the concluded cases is the sexual assault reported at the Sept. 18 Pub which resulted
Author: Clare Anderson
Pitzer Student Senate Briefs
With Thanksgiving break tantalizingly on the_x000D_ horizon, the Nov. 24 Pitzer Student Senate meeting was a brisk affair. Senators were treated to a celebrity cameo in_x000D_ the form of Pitzer College Vice President for Student Affairs Brian Carlisle, who gave an administrative update on the_x000D_ New Resources Students (NRS) housing
ASPC to Cap Harwood Funding at $20K
Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC) senators voted Nov. 12 to cap Pomona Events Committee (PEC) future spending on Harwood Halloween at $20,000 per year. Cutbacks to the event, which has exploded in cost over the last few years, are intended to free up cash for other events throughout the
Pitzer Student Senate Briefs
Pitzer College Student Senate Chair Nicolás Romo PZ ’14 kicked off the Nov. 10 Senate meeting with the regrettable news that next week’s Senate meeting is canceled. The cancellation stems not from a lack of governmental drive, but from a power grab by the Pitzer administration: The Office of the
ASPC Senate Briefs
Commissioner of_x000D_ Off-Campus Relations Kimberley Africa PO ’15 opened the Nov. 12 Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC) Senate meeting with a proposal_x000D_ for some sort of ASPC-backed relief effort to aid the Phillipines. Among other things, she suggested putting_x000D_ Claremont Cash donation stations in the Coop Store and Coop
ASPC, Pomona to Discuss Future of Harwood Halloween
In a presentation about the expenses of Harwood Halloween at the Nov. 5 Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC) Senate meeting, ASPC Vice President of Finance Eric Martinez PO ’14 laid the groundwork for a conversation next week when the Senate will begin discussing whether to radically alter or cancel
Pitzer Student Senate Briefs
The Pitzer College Student Senate convened Nov. 3 without its fearless leader, Senate Chair_x000D_ Nicholas Romo PZ ’14, who was away on emergency business. Brushing away a tear for his absent superior, Senate Vice Chair Matt Hoffer PZ ’14 drove senators through what was perhaps the_x000D_ fastest meeting in Senate history.
Workers Object to “Unfair” Reprimands
A group of approximately 20 dining hall workers and students crowded into the Pomona College Human Resources Office Oct. 31 as part of a rally organized by Workers for Justice, an organization of pro-union dining hall workers. The delegation informed Vice President of Human Resources Brenda Rushforth of burdensome workloads,
Pitzer Student Senate Briefs
The curtains at the Oct. 27 Pitzer College Student Senate meeting opened on a club approval request. Kristen Park PZ ’17 proposed a running club called Mile for Mile, whose members would run a half-marathon each year to raise funds for a nonprofit organization. Eventually, the club would partner with
Pitzer Senators Seek On-Campus Housing for Older Students
Pitzer College student senators are calling for on-campus housing for participants in the college’s New Resources Students (NRS) program in a resolution they plan to present today to the Pitzer Office of Student Affairs. The NRS program, which allows students at least 25 years old to complete a bachelor’s degree at