Ian Gallogly

Claremont will be a host city for the 2011 Amgen Tour of California, an annual cycling road race that is one of the most well-known races in the U.S., race presenter AEG announced Oct. 7. The sixth annual tour, which is sponsored by the biotech company Amgen, will begin on

Representatives from the pro-unionization group of Pomona College dining hall workers, Workers for Justice (WFJ), met with college administrators on Monday to discuss the possibility of using a “vote-by-mail” system for unionization, which they proposed on May 12. Under the new system, workers would submit their votes for or against

Dining hall workers called for a student boycott of dinner at Frank and Frary dining halls on Wednesday in support of their push for a card check neutrality agreement on unionization. The boycott was organized by the Workers for Justice (WFJ), a pro-union coalition of workers, and supported by Students

Pomona’s primary environmental club, Pomona Students for Environmental Activism and Responsibility (PEAR), held a series of events last week to celebrate Earth Week. “The idea with the events was to reach as broad a swath of students as possible,” said Joanna Ladd PO ’10, a member of PEAR’s Leadership Team.

A sewage pipe ruptured and created a blockage at the Smith Campus Center (SCC) on Sunday, causing a temporary closing of the Sagehen Café and the SCC bathrooms. The plumbing blockage occurred beneath the SCC courtyard, according to Neil Gerard, associate dean of students and director of the SCC. “The

Pomona College students who lived in Lawry or Clark I dorms this year were given a 25 percent reduction in their room draw numbers due to their proximity to the construction at Claremont McKenna College and Pomona, according to Housing Director Deanna Bos. “The College acknowledges that the noise of

Zephanii Smith CM ’12 was named to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s (NAACP) National Board of Directors in February, becoming one of seven youth members from across the country to receive the honor. “It’s a wonderful opportunity for me to serve the [NAACP] in this capacity

Students cast their votes for next year’s Associated Students of Pomona College Senate on Tuesday, with five of the nine contested positions going to run-off elections. More than 740 students submitted ballots this year.North Campus Representative Stephanie Almeida PO ’11 was elected ASPC President in a three-person race. She ran

Toms F. Summers Sandoval, a Pomona College joint professor of History and Chicano/Latino Studies, is now the first Faculty Coordinator for the Draper Center for Community Partnerships. The Draper Center, inaugurated in October following the receipt of an endowment from alumnus Ranney Draper PO ’60 and his family, helps connect

Pomona College Alumnus Roy Edward Disney ‘51, the namesake of Pomona’s Disney Professorship in Creative Writing, died Dec. 16 after a yearlong bout with stomach cancer. Disney, the billionaire nephew of Walt Disney and longtime senior executive for The Walt Disney Company, graduated with a degree in English. A longtime