To the Pomona College Community: As has been reported in TSL, I am retiring at the end of June, leaving my position as Associate Dean of Students and Director of the Smith Campus Center. I have held this position for 18 ½ years, capping a 40+ year career in higher
Author: Jordan Cohen
Comedian Ansari to Perform at Bridges in April
This week, the 5C Activities Committee received confirmation that comedian Aziz Ansari will be performing at Big Bridges on Thursday, Apr. 14. According to Assistant Director of the Smith Campus Center and Student Programming Ellie Ash, who is on the 5C Activities Committees, the Committee is made up of student
Senate Briefs 11/29/10
Coup de Aussie As the gathered senators looked around the table, they quickly realized that their almost always-punctual president, Stephanie Almeida ’11, was nowhere to be found. Vice President Cosimo Thawley ’11 immediately took advantage, using the opportunity to rally support for him taking over the presidential duties. The plan
Senate Briefs 11/15/2010
Pressing Issues After President Stephanie Almeida ’11 banged her gavel at 5:17 to open the meeting, she turned things over to Environmental Affairs Commissioner Nate Wilairat ’11 for the first and most important thing on the day’s agenda: Balloon Pollution. According to Wilairat, 10% of all balloons released into the
Senate Briefs 11/12/10
Blind Luck Pomona’s Vice President for Technical Advancement Christopher Ponce began the meeting with a summary of the college’s new Daring Minds campaign. Part of this campaign, Ponce explained, involved choosing current students to represent the school. Ponce quickly added that this decision process was “thoughtful, but random,” noting that
Senate Briefs 11/1/2010
The Pomona Grading Scale Environmental Affairs Commissioner Nate Wilairat ’11 started the meeting with a summary of the recently released College Sustainability Report Cards. Pomona, Wilairat explained, was one of a handful of schools to receive an “A” grade in 2011. However, Wilairat quickly added that the college’s energy use
Senate Briefs 10/25/10
Let’s not get too involved… Shortly after ASPC President Stephanie Almeida ’11 pounded her gavel at 5:15, signaling the beginning of Senate, Ellie Ash handed out Conflict of Interest forms for the senators to sign. The point of these forms, Ash explained, was to state for the record that the
Heat Wave Hits Claremont, Temperatures Exceed 110 °
A record heat wave stormed through Claremont this week, producing an average high of 104 degrees Fahrenheit. On Monday, the recorded high was 112 degrees Fahrenheit, the hottest temperature ever recorded on that day, and only 5 degrees short of Claremont’s all time high, set in 1948. In addition to
Pomona Welcomes 3 New Members to the Board of Trustees
The Pomona College Board of Trustees has elected three new members: Joel Feuer ’76, Bryan White ’84 and Reza Zafari ’82. The three began serving their terms on the board July 1 of this year. Feuer majored in English at Pomona and served as Commissioner of Communications as well as
Meal Plan Options Pruned for Upcoming School Year
Following recommendations made by the ASPC Food Committee, the Pomona College Office of Campus Life will reduce the number of meal plans offered from twelve to six for the 2010-2011 school year. Currently, students can choose any combination of four meal options—12, 14, 16, or 19 meals a week—and three