Clanging hammers and whirring drills, detours and fenced-off areas: All have become mainstays throughout the 5Cs as the colleges undertake a variety of major construction projects. Pomona College is managing two construction projects on opposite ends of its campus. Next to Seaver Theatre on South Campus, the new studio art
Author: Kelli Kokame
Holden Hall Vandalized Ahead of Scheduled Summer Demolition
The offices of the Latino Student Union (LSU) and the Pitzer Student Senate were left vandalized the night of April 16, apparently as part of a student-led demonstration against the demolition of Holden Hall at Pitzer College. “The vandals are believed to be Pitzer students,” wrote Josue Pasillas PZ ’17,
Frank Confronts Deficit
In response to a persistent budget deficit at Frank Dining Hall, Pomona College Dining Services has hired a consulting firm to recommend changes to dining hall operations. The consulting firm, Maryland-based Porter Khouw Consulting (PKC), led focus groups last week to gauge student opinion. “There’s a gap in how much revenue is generated
HMC Students Report Apathy in Elections
When polls for Associated Students of Harvey Mudd College (ASHMC) elected offices opened Feb. 20, the student body braced itself for a long voting period; it ended up taking two weeks to reach the required 50 percent student voting quorum. The elections ended Sunday, March 9, 24 hours after the
TedXClaremontColleges Funded by Every Student Government
It took 11 months to bring the third annual TEDxClaremontColleges, this time under the theme “Unexpected Narratives,” to Garrison Theater at Scripps College on Feb. 22. Funding for the event came from the five undergraduate colleges’ student governments, the Claremont Graduate University student government, student clubs, local businesses, and private
CMC Searches for New PPE Professor
In response to increasing competition for entrance to the Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) program at Claremont McKenna College, the college is interviewing philosophy professors to support a second track of the major. The second track will be launched as early as spring 2015, according to philosophy professor Paul Hurley,