Daniel Choi PO ’15 was half-asleep Tuesday night when a rock flew through his window, shattering the glass and narrowly missing him. Choi’s window was one of at least 15 hit by an individual who went on a rock-throwing spree on the Pomona College and Claremont McKenna College campuses late
Author: Natalie Orenstein
Personal Experiences Reveal Limits of Understanding of Mental Illness
Caitlin Plefka PO ’13 was first diagnosed with Seasonal Affective Disorder at age eight, and has been struggling with depression ever since. “The first thing my mother told me when I saw a therapist was that I shouldn’t tell my friends because they wouldn’t understand,” Plefka said. “It kind of
5Cs Can Look Beyond the Boobies
“Do you like tits?” That’s what the “gentlemen of Kappa Delta” asked the student body last week via a Facebook invitation to Pink PUB. The fraternity brothers sure do—breasts are the “greatest creation on this earth,” they explained. In honor of boobs, they asked everyone to come dance to Top
Oxtoby To Take 3-Month Sabbatical Next Semester
Pomona College President David Oxtoby announced his plan to take a three-month sabbatical Feb. 28. Starting in September, Oxtoby will conduct research in chemistry and issues in higher education at the University of Cambridge while Dean of the College Cecilia Conrad serves as acting president. “I started thinking about
Frank Remains Closed on Weekends
Pomona College’s Frank Dining Hall will remain closed on weekends until further notice, Dining Services wrote in an e-mail to the Pomona community Thursday. Frank was initially expected to revert to normal hours by the end of January, but the dining hall is still understaffed after the termination of 16 dining
$13.5 Million Donation Goes Toward Pitzer BFS Initiative
Armed with a $13.5 million gift from a trustee, Pitzer is moving forward with the Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability Initiative. The college aims to acquire a portion of the Bernard Field Station (BFS) and to open a center there dedicated to the study of environmental sustainability, with
Fitzpatrick Wins Grant to Study Internet-Based Peer Review
Pomona Media Studies Professor Kathleen Fitzpatrick and her colleagues at MediaCommons and New York University Press (NYUP) received a $50,000 grant earlier this month from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The grant will enable the group to conduct a year-long study of peer-to-peer (P2P) review, a process through which a
Students Petition for Creation of New Classics Position
Students of Visiting Professor of Classics Andrew Lear have obtained hundreds of student signatures on a letter petitioning Pomona College Dean of Faculty Cecilia Conrad and President David Oxtoby to hire Lear as a tenure-track professor. They plan to present the petition to Conrad at a May 2 meeting. “It
Petition to Relocate Hammer Throw Field Draws Criticism
Pomona's hammer throw field became the subject of heated debate last week after students circulated an online petition that called for replacing the hammer throwing pit with an extension of the school's Organic Farm, located on the southeast corner of Pomona's campus. Supporters of the proposal have since removed the
Investigation into Robinson Incident Closed, No Charges Pressed
The nearly month-long investigation into an incident last month involving three students and a vice president has been closed and no charges are being pressed, according to an email President David Oxtoby sent to the student body March 31. The investigation was in response to three students’ allegations that Assistant