The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments last week in a labor case that calls into question the legality of neutrality agreements, the prohibition of which could be a serious impediment to unionization campaigns like the one recently concluded at Pomona College. The attorneys who designed the Pomona union supporters’ neutrality
Author: Maya Booth
Letter Sent to CMC President Criticizes Response to SJP Incident
A representative from the Center for Constitutional Rights sent a letter to Claremont McKenna College President Pamela Gann on Wednesday criticizing the college’s handling of informal and formal complaints leveled by Najib Hamideh PZ ’14. Hamideh’s complaints regarded an incident with a professor at a Students for Justice in Palestine demonstration
SJP Denounces Ongoing Investigation; Complaint Names Professor
In a written grievance submitted to the Claremont McKenna College (CMC) and Pitzer College deans early this morning, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) member Najib Hamideh PZ ’15 identified CMC Associate Professor of Economics Yaron Raviv as the person who allegedly made insulting and explicit remarks to Hamideh on
In Memoriam: Tamar Kaplan CM’14
Today at 2 p.m., Claremont McKenna College will hold a service to remember the life of Tamar Kaplan CM ’14. Kaplan died Jan. 6 due to injuries she sustained in a car accident while traveling in Bolivia with Haley Patoski CM ’14 after their semesters abroad. Tamar’s parents, Daniel Kaplan
Study Abroad Column: Contrasting Claremont With Buenos Aires
Baking in the 28-degree Celsius late-spring heat of Buenos Aires, I daze off for a few minutes in my class on Crime and Society at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) as another spell of restless horn-honking ascends from the street below, through the desperately cracked windows, drowning out the
Faculty Resolve to Support Workers; Students, Staff Protest Document Checks
At a faculty meeting Nov. 16, Pomona College President David Oxtoby pointed to fears of potential involvement from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and reiterated that the college must re-verify the work authorization documents of 84 college employees before Dec. 1. The Pomona College administration has been under fire this
WFJ Accepts NLRB Election for Union
Negotiations to organize a unionization vote resumed April 25 after a three-month hiatus at a meeting between Workers for Justice (WFJ) and the Pomona administration. The resumed negotiations come on the heels of an announcement to dining hall staff over spring break that the college would allow them to elect
SAC Proposes Change to Alcohol Enforcement in Dorm Suites
Pomona's Student Affairs Committee (SAC) proposed three changes to the Pomona Student Handbook last week that would allow students to hold private gatherings and drink alcoholic beverages if they are 21-years-old in the common living room areas of residence hall suites, and which would create a fine of $1000 for
Pomona’s Pursuit of Video Surveillance Part of 5C Trend
In recent months, Pomona College administrators have discussed joining a growing number of colleges and universities nationwide that have implemented video surveillance systems on campus to combat crime, provoking some student criticism surrounding the idea. Although Pomona currently has some cameras in places near bike racks and in computer labs,
Administration Allows Universal Access to Sontag Hall
Resistance to proposed access restrictions in Pomona's new residence halls culminated this week in what students who led the opposition called “a victory.” Vice President and Dean of Students Miriam Feldblum announced in an April 6 e-mail that the default security measures in the hallways of the new residence halls