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Pomona College to host California gubernatorial debate: Here’s what to know

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On Tuesday, April 28, Pomona College will host the first of four California gubernatorial debates in Bridges Auditorium. 5C students, faculty and administration eagerly anticipate the event, and student political organizations will put on related events such as watch parties and post-debate panels.

Only Pomona students were allowed to enter the selective ticket application to attend the debate in person, but student groups such as the Claremont College’s League of Women Voters (LWV) and 5C Democrats will host watch parties for others to engage in dialogue surrounding the debate.

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Pomona students report buying and trading room draw times due to housing crisis

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During room draw this past week for fall 2026 housing, students at Pomona College have reported trading and bidding for housing selection times — including thousand-dollar bids and internship offers. This follows the college’s decision to demolish the Oldenborg Center in May and subsequently reduce on-campus housing.

Taking down Oldenborg, a 120-bed language residence hall, is part of the college’s $125 million Center for Global Engagement (CGE) project to replace the dorm, dining facility and language center. CGE is set to open in fall 2028 and, once completed, will house 200 students.

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Students picket and boycott Frary Dining Hall to protest termination of cook Rolando Araiza

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Around 30 students picketed the entrances to Pomona College’s Frary dining hall at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 10 — chanting, holding cardboard signs and drumming on buckets. The demonstration, organized by the Claremont Student Workers Alliance (CSWA), encouraged 5C students to boycott the dining hall and advocate for the reinstatement of recently fired cook Rolando “Rolo” Araiza.
Picketers said the boycott directly pressured Pomona to rehire Rolo, asking students to spend meal-plan money at the other colleges. They added that making noise in the picket line drew attention to their cause, something other forms of demonstrations may not accomplish.
“I think you can do a lot of talking, but I think when you really start singing and yelling is when you can really get your message across in different ways,” Una Marie Lake SC ’29 said.

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5Cs admit class of 2030; CMC to reinstate testing in Fall 2028

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As the 5Cs continue to evaluate test-optional policies, students said differences in access to standardized testing shaped their approach to the admissions process, particularly for international applicants. While some colleges have made their policies permanent, others plan to reinstate testing requirements in future cycles.

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Pomona and Pitzer move from ‘F’ to ‘C’ grades in Anti-Defamation League Rankings; Scripps maintains failing grade

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The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) upgraded Pomona and Pitzer Colleges’ rankings from ‘F’ to ‘C’ grades in their 2026 Campus Antisemitism Report Card released last month, while Scripps College received an ‘F’ grade again and Claremont McKenna and Harvey Mudd Colleges remained unranked.

ADL reached out to both Pomona and Pitzer prior to releasing this year’s rankings and Pomona “shared some general information about Jewish life on campus,” a Pomona College spokesperson wrote in an email to TSL.

While the spokesperson said the college is “encouraged” by the updated ranking, the numerical value is not their only measure of progress.

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Pomona BSU town hall calls for administrative accountability amid incidents of racism

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After increased incidents of racism on campus, Pomona’s Black Student Union convened with community members on March 25 to host a town hall, aiming to chart a path forward and bring attention to incidents of racism reported across academic and social spaces in recent months. BSU leadership listed out multiple demands, ranging from greater accountability mechanisms to more transparency, arguing that a failure of enforcement on campus is leading to ongoing harm for Black students on campus.

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Pomona College names democracy and human rights leaders as commencement speakers

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Pomona College announced last month that California Supreme Court Associate Justice Goodwin Liu, humanitarian Jane Olson and political scientist Daniel Ziblatt PO ’95 will speak at the College’s commencement ceremony on May 17 on Marston Quad. During the ceremony, the speakers will receive honorary doctorates recognizing their contributions to law, human rights and democratic governance.

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Boilers Begone! ASPC and Pitzer Senate support stricter gas boiler regulations

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On March 1, Pitzer Student Senate passed a resolution to support phasing out large industrial gas boilers in Southern California, including at Pomona College and Harvey Mudd College, after Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC) did the same on Feb. 19.

If the regulatory agency South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) amends certain regulations, as the resolutions urge, Pomona and Harvey Mudd would have to replace their gas boilers with electric options based on a phase-out plan.

CAC organizer Tomas Souza de Castro broke down the importance of this issue into two main categories: public health and climate change.

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Pomona College to drop Starbucks pending faculty approval

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Pomona College may drop Starbucks as a provider for Cafe 47 following a Feb. 25 meeting between members of Associated Students of Pomona College’s (ASPC) Food Committee and Assistant Vice President of Facilities & Campus Services Bob Robinson, according to multiple sources.

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