Three weeks ago I was fortunate enough to be a part of Bottom Line Theatre’s (BLT) adaptation of The Laramie Project, a documentary theater play about the 1998 murder of an openly gay university student named Matthew Shepard in Laramie, Wyoming. The hate crime drew national attention and, in the
Author: Ian Gallogly
Claremont Centaurs Lead West Coast in DIII Roller Hockey
“There’s a hockey team here?” For members of the Claremont Centaurs, the hockey team of the Claremont Colleges, this question is all too common. “Every time I mention that I’m going to hockey practice, people kind of look at me funny,” said Travis Beckman HM ’15, who plays defense for
This Student’s Life
Quito, Ecuador Ian Gallogly is studying abroad in Ecuador during the Spring 2012 semester with the School for International Training’s (SIT) Culture & Development program. He left the U.S. Jan. 29 and is currently living with a family in Los Chillos, a suburban valley southeast of Quito. He keeps a
BOT Hears Criticism, Suggestions in Meetings with Faculty, Staff, Students
Members of the Pomona College Board of Trustees held a series of three meetings with faculty, current and former dining services employees, and students on Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss the recent employment authorization reviews that resulted in the termination of 17 college employees on Dec. 1, general worker concerns,
NLRB Will Investigate Labor Practice Charges at Pomona Dining Halls
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) informed Pomona College this week that it will issue a formal complaint over two claims associated with unfair labor practice charges that were made on behalf of workers in Pomona’s dining halls earlier this semester, according to a statement issued by the college on
Mt. SAC Student Shot by Police; Questions Linger
They said he was asleep in a car with his girlfriend when the cops arrived. “They were asleep. In an automobile. Sunday morning. Two squad cars arrived, and they ordered both of them out,” said Luis Carrillo, an attorney. “Andy was unarmed.” What happened next remains a mystery to family
Pomona Cuts Employee Insurance Premiums
Pomona College employees earning less than $52,000 per year will be required to pay less than half as much in monthly health care insurance premiums in 2012 as they have in past years, the school told staff members last Friday. Pomona Vice President and Treasurer Karen Sisson said the administration
Bill McKibben Talks Climate Change
Renowned environmentalist and prolific author Bill McKibben spoke at Bridges Auditorium last night. He is the Schumann Distinguished Scholar at Middlebury College in Vermont and the founder of 350.org, an international environmental organization aimed at raising awareness of anthropogenic climate change and cutting emissions of carbon dioxide. McKibben held a
The Limits of Dorm Security
The new North Campus dorm, Sontag Hall, will be completed this summer and open for students in the fall. Most of the junior class is hoping to live there, and they should be; the suites are great, there’s a garden on the roof, and the rooms have full-size beds. But
Zipcar Hourly Rates to Increase Next Semester
Zipcar, the Massachusetts-based car-sharing company with cars at Pomona and Pitzer Colleges, will increase its hourly rates for Pomona students from $7 per hour to $8 per hour beginning Jan. 1, 2011, according to Richard Paisner, Zipcar’s Senior Account Manager for the university sector. “It’s a slight increase,” Paisner said.