Matt Wolfson, stop hating on Skins! In last week’s issue of TSL, Matt Wolfson argued that the new MTV series Skins is a work of fantasy escapism that portrays an unrealistic world to susceptible teens. The show, in his estimation, is devoid of the institutional rules or “everyday polite relationships”
Author: Justine Selsing
Students, Faculty React to Field Station Manager’s Departure
Former Bernard Field Station (BFS) Manager Stephen Dreher is no longer employed by the Claremont University Consortium (CUC) and will vacate his on-site residence. CUC, which supervises the BFS, could not confirm that Stephen was fired and could not comment on the reason for his departure as CUC personnel matters
Website of the Week: Our Pomona
Our Pomona Our Pomona is a reworked 5C course search engine created by Joseph Long PO ’14. The site is vastly superior to the search engine Pomona students have been forced to use—until now—on my.pomona.edu. Pomona’s version is slow, clunky, and generally painful to use. If you accidentally press the
HMC Employee Fired and Banned from Campus
A Harvey Mudd College dining services employee was dismissed and banned from campus Tuesday, Nov. 2. Raul Oliveros had worked for the college for rougly 10 years, said Vice President for Administration and Finance/Treasurer Andrew Dorantes. “The reason that led to his termination had to do with a conversation he
Workers for Justice Rallies Support
Workers for Justice held a brief rally on the steps of Frary Dining Hall Thursday. During the dining hall workers’ 4:00 p.m. break, students and staff came together for half an hour in support of labor peace. Mariachi Serrano de Claremont played several songs to open the rally. Dining hall
Theater: Ibsen’s “Borkman” Stark and Poignant
The barren winter landscape that sets the stage for the Pomona College Department of Theater and Dance’s production of Henrik Ibsen’s John Gabriel Borkman establishes an icy tone that pervades the entire production. Against a stark background and a stage sprinkled with white snow, the players deftly explore themes of
Pomona Faculty and Students to Protest Napolitano at Commencement
On May 16, a group of Pomona College students and faculty will wear white stoles to the commencement ceremony of the class of 2010 to express concerns with commencement speaker Janet Napolitano’s stance on immigration. The planned action will augment the efforts of the May 16th Coalition, a group of
Pomona College Ranked Sixth in Media Awareness
Pomona College is currently ranked sixth out of all colleges on The Global Language Monitor’s TrendTopper MediaBuzz College and University Rankings. The report, released biannually, ranks colleges and universities in terms of their presence in international print and electronic media. The report is meant to assess schools’ media awareness and
Former Claremont High School Student Convicted of Rape
Former Claremont High School (CHS) student Tyler Singleton, 18, chose not to contest felony charges against him for two counts of unlawful sex with a minor, or statutory rape. He appeared at the Pomona Superior Court on Mar. 30 for his second arraignment, after opting not to plea and waiving
Former LA Dodgers Security Chief Hired to Head Campus Security
Shahram Ariane has been hired as the Director of Campus Safety for the Claremont University Consortium (CUC). Ariane will fill the position left open by the departure of Lena Robinson in July. Robinson opted to take advantage of an early retirement plan offered by CUC to reduce its operating budget.