Author: Jordan Cohen

The Pomona College Student Affairs Committee will make a number of changes to student employment on Pomona’s campus next year, according to Dean of Students Miriam Feldblum. The changes were made by a working group consisting of Dean of the College Cecilia Conrad, VP for Planning Richard Fass, Director of

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

After Pomona College’s room draw last Friday, a number of students found themselves without a room and placed into deferred housing. However, unlike in previous years, the students who did not choose a room may be deferred off campus into the College Park Apartments, rather than into a room on

Later this week, Pomona’s Student Affairs Committee (SAC) will vote on proposed changes to the current sexual misconduct policy in the student handbook. The changes were drafted by an SAC subcommittee that consists of ASPC Vice President of Finance Kelly Schwartz PO ’11, Dean of Campus Life Ric Townes, Oldenborg

Richard Walter, co-chair of the screenwriting program in the Department of Film, Television and Digital Media at UCLA, came to Pomona College to give a lecture and seminar for selected screenwriting students on Apr. 9. Professor Rick Blackwood, who was Walter’s student in 1980, was one of many Pomona faculty

Pro-union food service workers asked for formal talks between Pomona College staff and administration Wednesday night, a day after the college’s first public discussion on a union vote. The statement, signed by a group that named itself the Independent Labor Organization of Pomona College Dining Hall Workers, said the employees

Pitzer College announced this week that Newark, N.J. Mayor Cory Booker will be this year’s commencement speaker. Other Claremont College speakers include Freeman A. Hrabowski III at Harvey Mudd, and Sue Monk Kidd at Scripps College. Pitzer students selected Booker from a list of candidates that included actress Tina Fey,

The City of Claremont’s Planning Commission voted 6-1 on Tuesday against the construction of a 7-Eleven store on Foothill Boulevard. The decision came after more than 20 Claremont residents spoke against the conditional use permit that had been brought to the City. The permit sought approval for a new 7-Eleven

The City of Claremont’s Planning Commission unanimously approved a drive-through ordinance Tuesday. The ordinance, which the City Council will consider Mar. 9, would allow drive-through facilities for banks and pharmacies in specific areas of Claremont. If the City Council passes the ordinance, it will allow a Fresh and Easy Market

The city of Claremont sold its trolley to Nevada-based Specialty Vehicles earlier this month. The trolley, which was purchased for $75,000, will be used as part of a Disney project in Hawaii that is currently under construction. The trolley had a relatively short lifespan. In January 2008, the Claremont City