Author: Lauri Valerio

The number of students with flu-like symptoms on the 5Cs peaked in November of this year. In response to the national swine flu outbreak, the 5Cs have taken several preventative measures this semester. To curb the spread of the influenza, Student Health Services (SHS) distributed flu kits and H1N1 vaccinations

A number of staff members frustrated with the workers’ compensation system at Pomona College have not been reporting injuries obtained on the job. Rather than deal with managers and limitations within the system, some staffers are paying out of their pockets or not treating their injuries.Ana, a worker whose name

The United States Commission on Civil Rights launched an investigation into whether liberal arts colleges are discriminating against women during the admissions process.At the end of October, the commission finalized a list of schools to investigate after deciding in August to pursue the proposal by Gail Heriot, a commissioner and

Pomona College faculty spoke about past and present labor struggles on campus at “Pomona College: Community or Corporation?” on Nov. 13 in the Frank Blue Room.History professors Sidney Lemelle and Toms Summers Sandoval gave short lectures followed by small group discussions and a question-and-answer portion.Lemelle, who also is a professor

A gift from an alumnus prompted the official creation of the Speaker Series Working Group last year. The Pomona College group, which was given a three-year donation by the Broe family to bring big-name speakers to campus, brought political strategist David Plouffe as its first speaker last spring.Made up of

The sold-out Girl Talk concert and after-party made this year’s Harwood Halloween one of the largest ever.However, the size and location of the event caused many problems for audience members and event organizers alike.Because of the number of students pushing against the stage during the concert, which was held in

A furniture show for the new Pomona College residence hall is being hosted in the lobby of Big Bridges Auditorium this week until Thursday. Six vendors are presenting their furniture lines so that students can fill out surveys in which they rank the vendors, listing their top two preferences, and

In recent budget cuts, Pomona College slashed an estimated $400,000 from campus job allotments, capping total annual earnings for students not on financial aid at $1,000. The cut, the second largest in size of the 2009-2010 school year, is almost 17 percent of the $2.38 million previously allocated for student

Gaby Mendoza PO ‘12 drives exceptionally well. She has a license now. And a car. But if she had been pulled over three years ago, her biggest fear would not have been her parents or even the police; it would have been deportation officers.When she was nine years old, Mendoza

Gaby Mendoza PO ‘12 drives exceptionally well. She has a license now. And a car. But if she had been pulled over three years ago, her biggest fear would not have been her parents or even the police; it would have been deportation officers. When she was nine years old,