Part of an ongoing effort across the Claremont Colleges to increase resources available for students, the Scripps College Advocates for Survivors of Sexual Assault opened a student help hotline Feb. 15 that aims to give Scripps students a peer-to-peer resource for survivors. Although the Scripps Advocates group is affiliated with
Author: Wes Haas
Pub Event Description Causes Uproar
A Facebook event page for Pub, a weekly party hosted by Pomona College fraternity Kappa Delta, sparked heated debate this week among 5C students, alumni, and members of the Claremont community. The dialogue drew the attention of external bloggers, who targeted students who expressed their views on the Facebook event
Petition Pushes for Benefit Increase
The Claremont Student-Worker Alliance (CSWA), formerly known as Workers for Justice, is petitioning the Pitzer College administration to raise financial assistance for health care costs for Pitzer workers, some of whom say they are struggling to cover medical expenses. The Pitzer Budget Implementation Committee (BIC) sent a memo on Feb. 10
ASPC Expands Number of Parking Spaces by Opening Spots in ITS Lot
When Pomona College Junior Class President Don Swan PO ’15 found himself swamped at the beginning of the academic year with emails complaining about North Campus parking availability, he decided to take action. After months of researching and organizing with the administration, Swan, along with Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC)
Union Contract Settled Between Pomona, Workers
After several months of negotiation, the Pomona College administration and Pomona dining hall staff reached a collective bargaining agreement Dec. 17, following the dining hall staff’s successful vote for unionization April 30. The three-year contract, which was ratified by a large majority of dining hall workers, is the first comprehensive
WFJ Votes to Unionize
Pomona College Dining Services staff voted in favor of unionizing with UNITE-HERE Local 11 by a clear majority of 57-26 Tuesday after over three years of negotiations with the college and recent allegations of intimidation by both sides. Workers for Justice (WFJ) leader and Frary Dining Hall cook Rolando Araiza
Senate Briefs
_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Based on minutes taken by Senate Secretary Rishi Sangani PO ’15. _x000D_ Budgets on Budgets _x000D_ During last week’s Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC) Senate Meeting, Vice President for Finance Faye Wang PO ’13 presented next year’s operating budget to Senate.
Senate Briefs
_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ TAAP the Kegs: New Alcohol Policy Proposed _x000D_ In last week’s Senate meeting, South Campus Representative Alex Samuels PO ’15 and VP for A Lot of Things Joseph Reynolds PO ’15 updated Senate on their progress with proposing and implementing a new
WFJ Objects to Mandatory Meeting, Administration Urges Workers to Consider Healthcare Benefit Options
A handful of Pomona dining hall workers, students, faculty, and Workers for Justice (WFJ) organizers held a delegation yesterday in Alexander Hall to protest mandatory meetings held by Dining Services management on Thursday morning regarding the upcoming unionization vote among dining hall workers. The purpose of the delegation was to
Senate Briefs
Mug-Stealing Thugs = Hiding the Grub _x000D_ During last week’s Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC) Senate meeting, North Campus Representative and Food Committee Chair Tracy Zhao PO ’13 reminded Senate that the dining halls will soon be promoting their annual Amnesty Program, in which students can return roughly $900,0001