TSL: What are your goals as Ambassador and what have you been doing so far? Houda Nonoo, Bahraini Ambassador to the United States: Traveling, visiting different states, visiting different universities, visiting different institutions, telling them about Bahrain. A lot of [people I talk to] don’t even know where Bahrain is
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Gay Rights Activist Lt. Dan Choi Speaks at Athenaeum
Lieutenant Dan Choi, an American infantry officer who was discharged last March when he came out as gay, spoke to students at the Claremont McKenna College Athenaeum on Friday.Choi began his speech with a poem in Arabic about identity and the importance of being true to oneself. He then said
Pomona Hosts Forum Stemming from “Beer Scavenger Hunt”
Pomona College students and deans gathered in the Rose Hills Theater Thursday to discuss “Policies, Procedures, and Pomona.” Dean Daren Mooko said the event was an open forum established as a direct response to an op-ed article published in The Student Life on September 25. This piece concerned a “beer
Administration Looks to Stem the Tide of Student Swimmers in Skyspace Pool
5-C students and members of the Claremont community have been enjoying the Skyspace art exhibit on Pomona’s campus since it was unveiled in 2007. But Pomona College Museum of Art Director Kathleen Howe and Associate Dean of Students Ric Townes have become concerned with students and community members’ recent use
Profile: New Student Health Director
Denise Hayes began her job as the new director of Student Health Services on July 13, overseeing the Claremont Colleges’ several health departments. She came from DePauw University in Greencastle, Ind., where she was the director of student health and counseling.Hayes said she is excited about working in a consortium
Pomona Senior Detained at Philadelphia Airport
Nick George PO ’10 arrived at the Philadelphia International Airport an hour and a half before his flight back to Pomona College this fall. Ninety minutes later, as his plane thundered down the runway, he was sitting in a police holding room in handcuffs. Transportation Security Administration officials pulled George