Students at the 5Cs may be used to eating tomatoes and bananas every day at the dining halls, but some students are raising awareness that serving such exotic foods is an injustice. Caitlin Watkins PZ ’13 said that providing local food, as several institutions in the 5Cs already do, might
Author: Jared Kalow
Albert Changs Mystical Night of Magic, Mentalism and Music
Last Friday, Albert Chang PO ’14 held ‘CODA: An Evening of Magic, Mentalism, and Music’ in the Pomona SCC Social Room. Chang began performing magic in middle school, and several years later, began to perform mentalism. When Chang was in elementary school, his father bought him a magic set. He
Scholars Discuss Class-Based Affirmative Action at PSU Event
Class-based affirmative action was the topic of debate last week at a well-attended event sponsored by the Pomona Student Union (PSU), a self-described nonpartisan student organization committed to raising the level of open and honest dialogue on campus. The event, “The Price of Admission: Class-Based Affirmative Action at Top Colleges,”
Athenaeum Renovation Reflects a Changing CMC
Claremont McKenna College’s (CMC) Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum underwent a major renovation this summer—its first since the building was built in 1982. The Athenaeum, known to students as the “Ath,” is a conference and academic center on CMC’s campus that houses a dining room, lounges, and guest accommodations for visiting
Pitzer Adds New Secularism Major
Beginning this year, Pitzer will offer an interdisciplinary program in Secular Studies, which will focus on the study of non-religious people and their ideas, history, movements, politics, and culture. Secular Studies counts in the “Field Group B” category of academic programs, a status that designates it as an experimental program
New Addition Mary Raymond Reinvigorates CDO Team
_x000D_ Mary Raymond, Pomona College’s new Associate Dean of Students and Director of the Career Development Office (CDO), has come to campus with a passion for career development in liberal arts education. As the director of the CDO, Raymond said she plans to “build upon… the core” of the office,