Pomona College’s recently redesigned Smith Campus Center (SCC) was honored with the Facility Design Award by the Association of College Unions International. The SCC was one of six college student centers to win the award, which was based on the buildings’ appearance, the workability of the designs, and how the
Author: Jenessa Irvine
Compost Bins Installed on Campus by President’s Advisory Committee on Sustainability
Pomona has installed compost bins across campus to supplement ongoing efforts at the Organic Farm. The initiative, which launched in late March, was spearheaded by Samantha Meyer PO ’10 with funds from the President’s Advisory Committee on Sustainability (PACS). “I came up with the idea for the proposal because I
Pomona College Sponsor Applications Drop in Number
The number of Pomona College sponsor applications dropped significantly this year. According to the Pomona College website, about 35 percent of freshmen apply each year to be sponsors. This year’s 110 applicants out of a class of 391 make up only 28 percent of the Class of 2013. Last year,
5C Students March for Education Justice
On Mar. 4, a contingent of 5-C students joined a rally in Riverside to protest recent cuts to the California budget for public institutions of higher education. Sam Gordon PO ’11 and Alvin Sangsuwangul PO ’10 worked together to bring Claremont students to the rally. They gathered a group of
Spring Break Suggestions for Peripatetic Students
No plans for spring break? Here are some interesting places you could go, either for the day or for the whole week, to escape the Claremont bubble. If you’re in the mood to head South, catch a train at LA’s Union Station and take it down the coast to San
Pomona Professors Dazzle with Piano Duet
If you were busy last Saturday night, you missed a beautiful piano concert given by Margaret and Karl Kohn in Bridges Hall of Music. The couple played together seamlessly—not surprising after 60 years of practice. Margaret Kohn, born in Boston, and Karl Kohn, born in Vienna, met and began playing
Construction Begins on South Campus Parking Structure
The construction of a new parking structure on South Campus is underway. What was once a small parking lot will become a larger, two-level garage topped by an Astroturf sports field. The lot will occupy the space between Seaver Theater and First Street. Because the plot is on sloping ground,