Writing truthfully and openly about alcohol is not easy because I neither want to seem judgmental nor to scare away future employers. However, it’s a rather important and relevant issue. Recently Scripps has made necessary changes to its alcohol policy to give amnesty to students who need medical care after
Author: Jayci Spivey
The Message is Right, but the Methods are Not
For three years I have supported Workers For Justice (WFJ) and tried to help by going to protests, boycotting the dining halls, and wearing WFJ buttons and orange armbands. The recent events have created an even stronger need for WFJ, but it is rather disappointing the way certain actions have
Snapping Paints a Biased Picture
Friday morning, I cheerfully grabbed an issue of TSL and skipped nonchalantly back to my room. Along the way, I glanced down and read the title of one of the front-page articles: “‘Snapping’ Causes Controversy at RHS Training.” I immediately froze, but I kept reading incredulously. My eyes trailed over
One More Step Toward Sustainable Dining Services: All-Organic Fruit
As part of this year’s Earth Month, Pomona College Dining Services has begun serving only seasonal, local, and/or organic hand-picked fruit. The dining halls began the transition toward sustainable fruit at the beginning of the year, and April 1 marked the completion of that effort. “We are committed to buy[ing]
Allotments Will Increase for Next School Year
Pomona student work allotments will increase next year and the system for awarding grants for health insurance will be restructured, the Office of Financial Aid told students in an April 9 e-mail. Currently, first-years on financial aid can earn up to $1,900 for the year through on-campus employment, and this
Professor’s Memoir Describes Life of a Woman in Science
At the encouragement of students, Pomona College Biology Professor Laura Hoopes is writing a memoir about her life. Hoopes held a reading March 8 at Scripps’s Malott Commons in anticipation of the release of her book, Breaking Through the Spiral Ceiling: An American Woman Becomes a DNA Scientist. When it