Author: Diane Lee

With an inaugural director finally at its helm, Scripps College’s LASPA Center officially launched on April 2 with an event-packed day at Alumnae Field and a line of impressive speakers. The LASPA Center is named in honor of trustees Eileen Schock Laspa SC ’67 and Jude Laspa HM ’65. According

Last week, Scripps College announced the appointment of Lisa Watson as the inaugural director of the LASPA Center, which seeks “to develop and support future generations of women in leadership,” according to the college’s website. Watson, a 20-year veteran in the field of nonprofit management, spent the last decade as

Scripps College announced the appointment of Lisa Watson as the inaugural director of the LASPA Center after a search process that lasted almost a year. Watson was one of the three final candidates who visited the college in February to meet with staff, faculty and students. The LASPA Center is

The Dot Party [stylized .Party()] near Bridges Auditorium at Pomona College was shut down by the Claremont Police Department (CPD) on the night of March 7 after CPD received several noise complaints. Three Pomona students were arrested during the dispersion process on various charges. According to CPD call logs, all

Pomona College is in the process of reevaluating its general education (GE) requirements. The Curriculum Committee released a report last week presenting the results of surveys taken by faculty, students and alumni in order to relate the Pomona community’s attitude toward the current GE requirements. According to the report, the

A small fire was started in Pitzer College’s Mead Hall on the evening of Feb. 23 when an electronic skateboard malfunctioned and caught on fire. Mead Hall Residence Director Annie Greaney said that no students were injured. “That is the best scenario, the small accidents, no injuries,” she said. Investigation

As part of the Presidential and Department of Education College Opportunity Event in January 2014, leaders across academia and in various scholastic fields met with key policy makers in Washington, D.C., to discuss the nature of higher education. Recognizing the growing increase in diversity amongst college admissions and a subsequent

An unauthorized party with students and alumni in and around Claremont McKenna College’s Green Hall Lounge was shut down by a combined force of the Claremont Police Department (CPD) and La Verne Police Department on the night of Jan. 31. Dean of Students Mary Spellman said she asked Campus Safety

Amid the tumultuous buildup to midterm elections this Tuesday, it was also an eventful week for student politics at Pitzer College, where a recall petition for Senior Class Representative Alex Cromidas PZ ’15 gained traction but was defeated by the Pitzer Student Senate.  Nour Bundogji PZ ’15, Kara Powell PZ