On Apr. 21, poet Claudia Rankine read from her most recent work, a book-long poem entitled Citizen: An American Lyric, at Scripps College's Garrison Theater. Rankine joined Pomona College English faculty in 2006 but left in 2015 to become the Aerol Arnold Chair of English at the University of Southern California, where she is currently teaching. After
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Senate Briefs
Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC) _x000D_ _x000D_ This week in Senate was mainly dealing with announcements. Orientation Committee has chosen the Class of 2020 first year book, which will be Citizen by Claudia Rankine. Also, there will be a Senior Rummage Sale event which will most likely have lots
Senate Briefs
Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC) _x000D_ _x000D_ ASPC Senate is winding down in the last few weeks of the semester but still had some business to address on Monday, Apr. 18. It looks like a Senior Sale might be taking place, at which students would bring all unwanted items
Scripps Hosts Prominent Feminist Writer Roxane Gay
On Mar. 31, critically-acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Roxane Gay spoke at Scripps College about how intersectional feminist issues have shaped her identity and influenced her writing. When writer Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah, who engaged Gay in conversation on the stage of Garrison Theater, asked Gay how to remove the
Senate Briefs
ASPC (Associated Students of Pomona College) _x000D_ _x000D_ On Monday, Feb. 8, the ASPC Senate met with Vice President and Chief Communications Officer, Marylou Ferry, to discuss venues through which the Pomona College Office of Communications can contact students regarding ways to better promote the college through social media. In the
David Cross Walks the Line, Tests Limits at Big Bridges
It was 8:07 p.m., and the stage was still empty. A low murmur of anticipation filled Pomona College’s Big Bridges Auditorium as students waited for comedian David Cross to step out on the stage and tell them, as his program advertised, how to make America great again. And he was
5C Student Body Presidents Form Consortium-Wide Governance Committee
During this year's winter break, the student government presidents of all five undergraduate Claremont Colleges will draft bylaws for the Associated Students of the Claremont Colleges committee (ASCC), a new body comprised of student representatives from all 5Cs. Presidents Maddie Hartley HM ‘16, Nico Kass PO ‘16, Minjoo Kim SC ‘16, Andrew Lydens PZ ‘16 and Will Su CM ‘16 already
5C Student Leaders Unite to Affirm Student Demonstration Rights
The Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC) passed a resolution on Nov. 2 in support of student demonstration rights. The resolution was a response to a revision of the 7C demonstration policy that provoked widespread backlash among students across the colleges. The revision to the demonstration policy, which was approved by the Claremont
Pomona Turns on Fountains Despite Continuation of Drought Conditions
Pomona College’s fountains made quite a splash when students walking to class on Monday, Oct. 12 found water flowing through some of them after having been turned off for months. Given the severe ongoing drought in California, on April 1 of this year Governor Jerry Brown mandated that the state reduce water usage
Drug and Alcohol Policies Across 5Cs Draw Scrutiny
Every Friday and Saturday night, students from the Claremont Colleges get to choose between parties at the five different campuses. But, this also means that they are potentially subject to five different drug and alcohol policies. While all 5C policies adhere to federal laws regarding controlled substances, there are minor deviations in drug and alcohol