Author: Jamie Goldberg

The fire alarm in Pomona College’s Lawry Court has gone off improperly more than 10 times this fall, including three times between 8 and 10 a.m. Monday, due to problems with the exhaust fan in suite A3. Assistant Director of Maintenance Operations Judy Brown said the problem has now been

President Barack Obama held a conference call with college and university journalists Monday to discuss the steps his administration has taken to address the issues facing young Americans, particularly issues surrounding higher education. “I want to just take a minute to underscore something that is probably going to make as

The Claremont City Council voted 4-1 Tuesday to reject a proposal that would have amended the city’s No Smoking Ordinance to include a ban on smoking in outdoor public places. The Community Services Commission drafted and presented the City Council with a proposal that stated that smoking would be prohibited

Roughly 550 admitted students and their families flocked to Pomona College for Admissions Days on Apr. 12 and Apr. 19. According to Vice President and Dean of Admissions Bruce Poch, a high percentage of the students who come to the Admissions Days typically enroll at Pomona, and this year a

Due to a perceived lack of student interest and low attendance rates, the Pomona College Committee for Campus Life and Activities (CCLA) has decided to eliminate its Themed Parties Committee. According to Vice President for Campus Activities and CCLA Commissioner Kayleigh Kaneshiro PO ‘10, CCLA’s themed parties have struggled to

Despite last week’s e-mail to the Pomona College community claiming the school would not offer any on-campus storage this summer, the Office of Campus Life (OCL) has decided to offer a limited amount of summer storage to students who opt to pay a fee. In previous years, Pomona has given

Saturday night, just a few hours after members of the Queer Resource Center (QRC) finished painting a rainbow flag over the entirety of Walker Wall––a process which took two days––students participating in “Beverage Scavvy,” an annual scavenger hunt in which hundreds of 5C students participate, covered the wall with their

Members of the Pomona College Student Affairs Committee (SAC) approved a proposal on Apr. 2 to change the wording of the college’s policy toward drinking games. The proposed policy change is open to student comment until Apr. 23, at which point SAC will make a final decision regarding the modification.

The Claremont City Council unanimously selected Linda Elderkin as the city’s new mayor on Mar. 9. Elderkin has served as Associate Dean of Students at Pitzer College and both Dean of Campus Life and Associate Dean of Students at Pomona College. Her husband Rick is a math professor at Pomona.

Human Rights attorney Scott Horton debated Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Peter Berkowitz on human rights and the rules of warfare in a debate organized by the Pomona Student Union on Mar. 4 at 7 p.m. in Edmunds Ballroom. Horton, who specializes in Human Rights Law and the Law of Armed