Students returning from studying abroad in Argentina can now find a reminder of South American culture in Pomona College dining halls: yerba mate. Pomona’s dining halls started serving yerba mate, a popular drink in Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, and southern Brazil, with tastings Feb. 26 at Frank Dining Hall and Feb.
Author: Jennifer Jia
ASPC Finalizing Public Budget
Although the Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC) Senate voted to publish the 2012-2013 budget Feb. 8, the senators are still in the process of updating the information. As far as the senators have planned, no timeline has been set to publish the budget. According to Senate Adviser Ellie Ash-Balá,
Oxford Study Abroad Program Reinstated
The Pomona College fall semester study abroad program at University College, Oxford in England, which was cancelled last year, has been replaced with a new program at St. Edmund Hall and Lady Margaret Hall at Oxford. Five Pomona students have applied for this newly established yearlong program. “We had been
5Cs Release Admissions Statistics
The applications are in for the Class of 2017 at all the 5Cs, and the schools have begun to process the information. Claremont McKenna College reported that applications for the incoming Class of 2017 increased by nine percent, with 5,509 applications. “The number of applicants increased [for CMC] this year
Claremont Colleges Ballet Company Debuts
The Claremont Colleges Ballet Company (CCBC), formed earlier this semester, had its first performance Saturday, Dec. 1 in Richardson Dance Studio at Scripps College. The CCBC opened their performance with a lighthearted excerpt from The Concert: the Perils of Everybody by Jerome Robbins to warm up the audience and illustrate
Pomona Students Co-Found Axio Inc.
Arye Barnehama and Laura Berman, who would have been seniors at Pomona College this year, discontinued their studies of cognitive and computer science to create an EEG sensor headset that aims to help people learn to better control their brains. On Wednesday evening, Barnehama and Berman returned to Pomona to give a talk
SCORE Holds Events for Becoming an Ally Week
Scripps Community of Resource and Empowerment (SCORE) held Becoming an Ally Week from Monday to today. The week included workshops, lectures and documentaries around the Scripps College campus to encourage 5C students to act as allies to the queer community. “[There is a] disconnect that seems to exist between the
TMI Sketch Comedy Group Performs at Pitzer
The TMI Hollywood sketch comedy performance last Friday, Nov. 2, at Pitzer College’s Benson Auditorium was not just the usual crude comedy; it was better. The show featured Ashley Williams, who plays Victoria on How I Met Your Mother. TMI Hollywood is a Los Angeles-based comedy group that keeps the
Scripps Hosts African Dance Conference
Scripps College will host the African Soul International Dance Conference this Saturday, Nov. 3. Four African Soul dancers will teach dance classes in the Pendleton Studio at Pomona College and perform at Scripps’ Garrison Theater. There will be a blend of reverent, ceremonial dances originally used to welcome royalty and
Scripps Live Arts Showcases Students
Last Friday, Oct. 9, Scripps Live Arts (SLA) held its opening show of the semester in Clark Hall Living Room at Scripps College. SLA is a club that promotes all types of live art—from concerts to stand-up comedy to poetry recitals. Among the student performers featured were comedian Ellie McElvain