Author: Jordan Cohen

Frank Dining Hall’s dishwasher, which had been “non-operational” for over two weeks, was fixed just before dinner on Tuesday, allowing students to once again use the more sustainable washable plates.The dishwasher, which is more than 30 years old, stopped working when the belt that carries the plates through water broke.

The fines for parking violations in the City of Claremont will increase once a city council resolution goes into effect on Tuesday.Part of the reason for this resolution is to standardize the fines for parking violations in Claremont. Currently, parking fines in Claremont range from $20-55 for first-time offenses.The resolution

Alex Kozinski, Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and Stephen Reinhardt ’51, Pomona alumnus and current circuit judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, came to Pomona’s Edmunds Ballroom to speak at PSU’s “Governing with the Gavel?” on

New York Times op-ed columnist Ross Douthat and Nation columnist and contributor to the Center for American Progress Eric Alterman spoke at this year’s installment of the Pomona Student Union (PSU)’s Great Debate. The event, entitled “Can We Trust the Media?” took place at Pomona’s Bridges Hall of Music on

Pomona’s tennis complex is expected to undergo some major renovations before the season begins next semester.Lights will be added to the four courts that currently do not have any, and a small building near the courts will be expanded for use as a team meeting room and storage space. In

Melvin Henriksen, professor of mathematics emeritus at Harvey Mudd College, died on Oct. 14 at the age of 82. Henriksen came to HMC in 1969 as the chair of the mathematics department and continued working there until 1997, when he retired from teaching. Even after he retired, however, he remained

At this time last year, members of Pomona’s Model United Nations (MUN) were preparing for their conference at McGill University in Montreal with some of the biggest universities in North America.This year, however, the club will not be attending the conference. The club will also miss the MUN conference in

The Pomona Student Union hosted the year’s first on campus social debate about copyright issues in Doms Lounge on Thursday. The speakers in the debate, which was sponsored by the Politics, Philosophy, and Economics program, were David Menefree-Libey of the Politics department, Peter Kung of the Philosophy department, and Stephen

Pomona’s endowment investment returns are down 22 percent as of Jun. 30.Although this may appear to be a significant loss, Vice President and Treasurer Karen Sisson said this drop is actually less severe than anticipated. Last year, the school predicted that returns on investments would drop by 30 percent.“The endowment

Pomona’s Bridges Hall of Music hosted a memorial service for former Professor of Philosophy and Kappa Delta Fraternity advisorFrederick Earl SontagSaturday.Sontag, who recently retired from Pomona after 57 years of service, died June 14. He was 84.Grant F. Sontag, the late professor’s son, was the first to take the podium