Three finalists for the position of Associate Dean of Students and Director of the Smith Campus Center (SCC) and Student Activities visited Pomona College last week to meet with students, faculty, and members of the administration. The candidate who is selected will replace Neil Gerard, who has held the position
Author: Jamie Goldberg
Five Sponsors to Switch from Sub-Free to Sub-Opt Halls
Five future sponsors who requested to live in substance-free hallways next year were asked to switch to substance-optional hallways due to an overabundance of sub-free sponsor requests. According to head sponsor Alex Garver PO ’12, of the 58 students picked to be sponsors next year, 23 requested to live in
ASPC Discusses Rights of Groups to Endorse Candidates
In the aftermath of several close races in last week’s ASPC elections, the current Senate formed a subcommittee at its weekly meeting April 18 to address the endorsement of candidates for ASPC Senate by ASPC-funded organizations. The discussion came in response to an e-mail sent to all members of the
ITS Responds to Problems with E-mail Changeover
Pomona College e-mail services switched from Hotmail to Outlook on Monday, causing a number of issues for students, faculty, and staff. According to Information Technology Services (ITS) Director of Client Services Julie Journitz, problems were reported with e-mails sent to the alias firstname.lastname@pomona.edu on the changeover day. E-mails that were
Rains Center Thefts Remain Unsolved
Rains Center, Pomona's athletics facility, was hit with a string of thefts between Thursday, March 31, and Saturday, April 2. Although Director of Athletics Charles Katsiaficas reported the thefts and a suspected break-in to Campus Safety, Sergeant Charles Salazar said that the Campus Safety report is still pending as they
New ASPC Senate Elected
Nate Brown ’12 was elected Tuesday to serve as next year’s Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC) President, earning the majority of the 735 votes cast in the election. Leslie Appleton ’12 was named the new Vice President of Finance, and theory friction practice ’12 won a run-off election for
After 14 Years, Bedoya Steps Back from Sponsor Selection Process
For the past 14 years, Senior Associate Dean of Campus Life Frank Bedoya has overseen the sponsor application process. According to students involved in the process this year, however, Bedoya had little to no involvement in sponsor selection. Dean of Campus Life Ric Townes and Campus Life Coordinator Jacque Debose
First-Year Halls to Have Same-Sex Sponsors
Next year, approximately eight Pomona College sponsor groups will have two sponsors of the same gender. The same-sex pairing was the result of a significantly smaller applicant pool, and it marks the first time that Pomona has ever paired co-sponsors of the same gender together in first-year halls. 92 first-year
Rose Institute Disqualified in Bid to Redraw California Districts
The Rose Institute at Claremont McKenna College was disqualified in its bid to redraw California’s political districts March 19 for failing to disclose all of its donors over the last ten years. _x000D_ _x000D_ The Rose Institute of State and Local Government works to address issues surrounding California’s state and
CUC Hires Interim BFS Manager
The Claremont University Consortium (CUC) named Jennifer Gee Interim Manager of the Bernard Field Station (BFS) on March 1. According to Tim Morrison, CUC Vice President for Facilities Management and Planning, Gee will be responsible for supervising 5C programs and activities at the BFS. Gee will also maintain all BFS