The San Gabriel River Trail stretches 37 miles from the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains to Seal Beach, California. On a clear morning, I decided to explore the northern portion of the trail, which can be accessed easily from the Santa Ana Dam Recreation Area. The park is a
Author: Joanmarie Del Vecchio
College Pursue Authenticity in Branding Strategies
Branding for higher education is, in a way, “reputation management,” said Marylou Ferry, Vice President of Communications and Marketing at Scripps. For institutions of higher learning, that means communicating to donors, media, and potential students that the school is a worthy investment of time and resources. The 5Cs all place
Expert Opinions Weigh in on Divestment Strategies
Proponents of the movement to divest at the Claremont Colleges claim that the economic and political pressure of divestment will cause real change in government and energy firms and catalyze large-scale environmental action. However, once market-savvy professors on campus weighed in on the merits of the divestment campaign, it became
Drug Policies Prove Difficult to Enforce
Walking through the corridors of Mudd-Blaisdell Hall at Pomona College, the smell of marijuana can be hard to ignore. A jaunt through the Pitzer College mounds may result in a sighting of students smoking unidentified substances. A quick perusal of the Lawry Court balconies on a Saturday night might reveal
Value of Study Abroad Lies in Pushing Boundaries
Erin Phelps PO ’12 was ready for a change of scenery when she applied to study abroad in Nepal. “I’d heard great things about the Pitzer in Nepal program,” Phelps wrote in an e-mail to TSL. But that was as much as she knew about the mountainous sovereign state. In
Letter: Keep the Political Correctness Debate Going
To the Editor: I have pored over each issue of The Student Life since arriving here at Pomona, and I cannot be the only one who believes that discourse in the Opinions section finally arrived at the heart of what truly drives Pomona students’ thoughts and discussions. The political correctness