The California Department of Industrial Relations Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) cited Pomona College for five violations of workplace safety and health laws and regulations and levied $1,730 of fines against the college Nov. 14. This decision marks the end of a seven-month investigation that began after dining
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_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ I-Lock, He/She/It-Lock, We Lock, They Lock…What’s missing? _x000D_ In their final meeting before Thanksgiving break, the ASPC Senate turned its attention to a serious issue on campus: bike theft. Campus Safety has been working to fix the situation by raising awareness through
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Bill McKibben Teams Up With 5C Students on Divestment Campaign
World-renowned environmentalist Bill McKibben and students from the Claremont Colleges spoke Sunday about the 5C Divestment Campaign, which calls on the 5Cs to freeze any new investments in fossil fuel companies and divest, or withdraw, investments in five years from direct ownership and from any commingled funds that include fossil fuel
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_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Culture not a Costume _x000D_ Before last weekend’s Halloween festivities (and transports) got underway, the ASPC Senate had a conversation about the “Culture not a Costume” movement that aimed to bring awareness of stereotyping in Halloween costumes to the Claremont Colleges. As
John Huntsman Discusses Foreign Policy at CMC
Former Utah Governor and Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman spoke at Claremont McKenna College’s Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum Thursday, following Anita Hill the night before. Huntsman, who resigned from his position as Ambassador to China in 2011 to enter the Republican presidential primary only to drop out of the race
Anita Hill Speaks at CMC’s Athenaeum
Anita Hill spoke at Claremont McKenna College’s Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum to a crowd of Claremont Colleges students and faculty, as well as members of the larger Claremont community, on Oct. 31. Hill gained national prominence in 1991 during the confirmation hearings of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas, when
WFJ Hosts Panel on Unionization
In the spirit of Food Day, Workers for Justice (WFJ) held a panel on Thursday to discuss the current state of dining hall workers’ unionization efforts as well as staffing issues at Frary Dining Hall. The panel consisted of Frary cook Rolando Araiza, UNITE HERE organizer Haley Kossek, former Pomona
WFJ Defends Petitioning Practice After Confrontation with Frary Manager
A campaign to help former Pomona College employees get rehired encountered an obstacle Sunday, when a manager at Frary Dining Hall told student supporters of Workers for Justice (WFJ) that they could not petition there without permission. At a Food Committee meeting in Frank Dining Hall on Monday, Pomona administrators
Trustee-Student Retreat Discusses Pomona’s Image
In recognition of its 125-year anniversary, Pomona College’s annual Trustee-Student Retreat, held last Friday, focused on Pomona’s values and its image as an institution in the national spotlight. The theme of this year’s retreat was “Internal Values and Perceptions: Who are We? What are our Values?” One reason for choosing this