Students may soon be able to text Claremont University Consortium (CUC) Campus Safety officers to report incidents or receive assistance. The initiative has been spearheaded by Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC) Commissioner of Off-Campus Relations Hsuanwei Fan PO ’12 and Vice-President for Finance Kelly Schwartz PO ’10. Fan proposed
Author: Justine Selsing
Pomona College Food Committee Conducts Dining Hall Survey
The results of the Associated Students of Pomona College’s Food Committee’s Dining Hall Survey came in Mar. 26. The committee has and will continue to discuss the results and how relevant changes can be implemented at the school’s dining halls. The idea to create a Food Committee-sponsored survey came up
Frary Dining Hall Open for Spring Break
Frary Dining Hall will be open for lunch and dinner this spring break, unlike in previous years.Although all dining halls will be closed over the upcoming weekend, as well as on Mar. 20, Frary will serve two meals a day on Monday through Friday of break. Lunch will run from
“Says You!” Taped at Pomona and Aired on NPR
National Public Radio stations from across the country broadcast Pomona College trivia Mar. 6, as part of the game show Says You! Two hour-long shows were taped at Bridges Auditorium on the Saturday of Parents’ Weekend, Feb. 13. The first show aired last weekend, and the second will air this
Access to Grooveline to be Restored
The Pomona College North Campus lounge located on Eversole Courtyard, popularly known as “Grooveline,” underwent thorough renovations last summer, and is currently available for any type of gathering. Though students have had trouble accessing the lounge due to a faulty card reader, Associate Dean of Students and Dean of Campus
Pomona Professor Tinker Salas Chosen as Faculty Mentor for Incoming Posse Group
Miguel Tinker Salas, a professor of history and Latin American studies at Pomona College, has been chosen as the faculty mentor for Posse 6.Tinker Salas, who has taught at Pomona for more than 16 years, will supervise the group of 10 students in the incoming class of 2014 who have
Claremont Institute to Host Dick Cheney
The Claremont Institute, a conservative, Claremont-based think tank, will host former Vice President Dick Cheney as keynote speaker at their 30th anniversary dinner Mar. 27. Cheney will address a crowd of 300 to 500 people at the Millenium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. Although Cheney was hospitalized for a mild
Novelist Edie Meidav Interviews at Pomona
Novelist Edie Meidav, a finalist for the Roy E. Disney Professorship in Creative Writing, visited Pomona’s campus Thursday as part of the English department’s interview process to fill the endowed faculty position. In the morning, Meidav led a mock fiction writing workshop for a group of students, in which she
Tips for Simple Summer Meals
For the dozens of students who will be living on Pomona’s campus this summer, a major concern is finding food to sustain them through hours of research and other academic activities. Even if you are on the summer meal plan, you still have to survive the weekends without prepared food,
Post Pomona: Academia
This week in our series on life and careers after Pomona, we have the stories of alumni who pursued a career in teaching at the university level. The accounts and advice of these four graduates should prove helpful for any current students interested in becoming a professor. “I had a