Not All Status Updates Are Created Equal After approving the minutes from last week’s meeting, President Nate Brown ’12 gave the floor to various committee heads to present updates on their progress. Senior Class President Carrie Henderson ’12 misheard Brown and thought he had asked her to update her Facebook
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Dr. Love Searches for Source of Happiness at CGU
What if one chemical was responsible for your trust of other people, your morality, and your general happiness? This was the question that Dr. Paul Zak, Director of Claremont Graduate University’s (CGU) Center for Neuroeconomic Studies (CNS), set out to answer over ten years ago. After years of research, Zak,
Senate Briefs 11/7/11
Occupy Bike Racks (Please) Pomona VP and Dean of Students Miriam Feldblum visited Senate this week to update senators on the somewhat controversial proposed changes to the student handbook regarding bike safety on campus. The main issue that the Student Affairs Committee (SAC) is addressing through the proposed change is
SAC May Replace Fines With Service at Pomona
Pomona College’s Student Affairs Committee (SAC) is currently discussing a proposal to replace fines for policy violations with alternative forms of punishment. Currently, most violations of policies in Pomona’s Student Handbook are penalized in the form of $100 to $200 fines along with regulatory sanctions, but SAC representatives familiar with
Senate Briefs 10/31/11
Error 404 “Witty Title Not Found” Pomona’s Information Technology Services (ITS) Director of Client Services Julie Journitz and Manager of Network Architecture Patrick Flannery visited Senate this week to address some of the concerns that were highlighted in a recent TSL article (insert tooting of horn here). Journitz and Flannery
Despite Transports, Harwood Likely to Return
After discussing cancelation of Pomona College’s annual Harwood Halloween party in future years in an effort to minimize excessive drinking at this year’s party, Pomona administrators look set to allow the event to continue next year, despite reporting almost as many alcohol transports on Saturday night as in prior years.
Senate Briefs 10/24/11
Alumni Get Down Representatives from the Alumni Relations Office visited Senate this week, bringing with them: 1) an update on their objectives for the year, and 2) about five dozen fresh-baked cookies. Cookies aside, Director of Alumni Relations Nancy Tresser-Osgood outlined some of the things that her office has provided
ASPC Launches Housing Reviews Site
“You’re close to the laundry room. Literally, that’s the only good thing,” reads the one-star room review for Mudd-Blaisdell Rm. 59 on the Associated Students of Pomona College’s (ASPC) new Housing Reviews website, which was launched last week. The new online service provides students with the chance to comment on
ASPC Subcommittee Will Investigate WFJ Claims
The Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC) Senate voted last week to form a subcommittee dedicated to investigating and informing students about the current status of the debate over unionization for Pomona’s dining hall workers. According to ASPC senators, the subcommittee is an attempt to address widespread ignorance and confusion
Senate Briefs 10/10/11
Hail to the Chief This week’s ASPC Senate meeting opened with a visit from President David Oxtoby, who updated senators on the state of the $250 million Daring Minds fundraising campaign, which has already reached the $145 million mark. According to Oxtoby, while this is the first time in the