Pomona College received a $600,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in June to support its new Elemental Arts Initiative, a four-year project designed to improve arts opportunities through new arts courses, symposiums, a dance concert, a theatre festival, and a summer internship. The Initiative, which was announced Wednesday
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Senate Briefs 10/3/11
Hangin’ with my PE@Ps Vice President for Campus Activities theory friction practice ’12 updated Senate on the proposed name change for the Committee for Campus Life and Activities (CCLA), ASPC’s event planning and party-throwing committee. Three possible names included ECOMM (Events Committee), EAP (Events at Pomona), and PE@P (Planning Events
Food Handler Law Will Affect 5C Student Workers
All employees who prepare, store, or serve food at dining establishments across the 5Cs will be required to get a food handler certification by Jan. 1, 2012, according to a law passed in 2010 that came into effect Sept. 7. While all 5C dining halls are in the process of
Senate Briefs 9/26/11
Wait, We Need Jobs? This week’s ASPC Senate meeting began with a discussion between senators and the new Director of the Career Development Office (CDO) Mary Raymond. Raymond visited the Senate to introduce herself and to ask senators for suggestions on ways to improve the CDO. Key points of discussion
HMC Student Named US Puzzle Champion
Palmer Mebane HM ’12 was named the 2011 U.S. Puzzle Champion Aug. 30 after recording the second-ever perfect score in the nine-year-old competition. Mebane’s record score gave him the edge over five-time defending champion Thomas Snyder, a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University, who is also a two-time Sudoku World Champion
Senate Briefs 9/19/11
ASPC (hearts) TSL First order of business: President Nate Brown ’12 petitioned sign-ups for weekly TSL opinion pieces to be written by current senators. The opinion pieces would be 600-800 words long on the senators’ positions, their goals and accomplishments on Senate, or any topic regarding ASPC affairs or issues
OCL Cuts RA Pay
This year, Resident Advisors (RAs) at Pomona will accept a decreased pay from previous years. The pay cut is not major, but it is part of an Office of Campus Life (OCL) initiative that has been in the works for almost a decade. Dean of Campus Life Ric Townes, who
ASPC Moves to Paperless Elections; Vote Divided
The Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC) Senate met Monday to discuss new campaign regulations for the upcoming ASPC elections. The two main issues at hand were whether student organizations should be allowed to redirect ASPC funds towards supporting candidates that they endorse, and whether ASPC should push for candidates