Take it from a senior, where you live matters. Do you want to be happy? Then pick a good room. The following is a guide to the Pomona College dorms.Oldenborg: This is the best dorm on campus. While undeniably ugly on the outside, appearances can be deceiving. Huge L-shaped singles
Author: Rebecca Golden
Ke$ha’s Lyrics Tik Me Off…Blah Blah Blah Blah
Like most of us, I’m all for blaming it on the goose, making love in this club, just leaving with me now say the word and we’ll go, and getting low low low low low low low low. But you have to draw the line somewhere, and I draw it
The Presidents Deserve Our Recognition, Too
When it comes to American figures, we all have our favorites. Emerson and Thoreau had some good lines, Warren’s got a whole court named after him, Twain’s always good for a quote or two, and for contrarians, there’s always Aaron Burr. There are so many awesome historical Americans, however, that
Gym Tan Laundry for Valentine’s at the Jersey Shore
We’ve got a situation: Valentine’s Day. It’s in two days, and you still don’t have a date. No one’s picking up the phone, and you’re losing the numbers game. But sometimes that’s just how the Shore goes. You know that whatever your Valentine’s plans are, they would be better at
Attitudes Demeaning Financial Success are Fishy
A man from our country goes on vacation and sees a boy fishing. “Why aren’t you in school?” he asks.“Why would I go to school?” the boy replies.“So that you can get a job.”“Why would I want a job?”“So that you can make money.”“Why would I want to make money?”“So
Allotment Devalues Work
Pomona College’s allotment system, which was implemented this semester and caps non-financial aid students’ earning potential at $1,000, is an unmitigated disaster. Pomona College has chosen to dissociate work from compensation. Under the new allotment caps, work is not worth a set pay rate as it was in the past,
“Mad Men”: Just Great TV Without an Agenda
“Mad Men” is great television. What it is not, however, is a social agenda. I have sat idly by too many times, listening to bandwagon critic-quoters regurgitate the underlying “purpose” of “Mad Men”, and I have had enough. “Mad Men” doesn’t care that Nixon lost the election, that Marilyn OD’ed,
Student Censorship of Free Speech Wall Calls Values into Question
Walker Wall has always been a public outlet for student opinion. Technically, no one is supposed to regulate the wall; students post their thoughts and eventually other students write over them with their own ideas and advertisements. The beauty of Walker Wall is that when students disagree with a statement
Construction of Pomona Dorm Disrupts Nearby Students
The construction of a new dormitory and parking garage on Pomona’s north campus is proceeding according to plan, but is causing disruption for nearby residents and for students who park on campus.“We’ve had some concern about the noise associated with the construction project,” said Bob Robinson, Pomona’s director of facilities
Vaccination: A Non-Negotiable Issue
There are lots of ways you could die in college. Bicycle accident, sleepwalking off a balcony, running across Sixth Street, taking one too many shots all by your lonesome, attacked with a sword on Mt. Baldy, or picking up meningitis from some kid with an earache at Jump Start. There