Housing concerns resurface amidst annual flood of Oldenborg applications

On Feb. 13, applications for housing at Pomona College’s Oldenborg Language Halls opened for rising sophomores, juniors and seniors. However, many students report applying to Oldenborg out of necessity rather than for its language offerings because it is one of the few residence halls at Pomona that offers single rooms

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Pomona-Pitzer cross country uses platform to support wage increases for dining hall workers

For most teams, the finish line is the end of the race. However, this fall for the Pomona-Pitzer men’s cross country team, there is more at stake than the podium. In support of Pomona dining hall workers in their ongoing negotiations with the administration, the P-P cross country team is wearing pins and T-shirts to spread awareness.

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Vietnamese Student Association calls to reinstate Vietnamese language table

After the Vietnamese language table left Oldenborg last semester due to a dispute over English usage, former mentors are demanding that Oldenborg support it again without compromising its inclusivity.

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5C students in quarantine face a steep learning curve: ‘You really don’t know what you’re supposed to do’

5C students are experiencing a steep learning curve around quarantine, contact tracing, and COVID-19 policy discrepancies.

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Some 5C construction projects stall during pandemic, others move forward

While Harvey Mudd College is on schedule to complete its McGregor Computer Science Center, some major construction projects backed by Pomona College, Scripps College and Pitzer College have stalled, some due to budget and virus transmission concerns raised by the pandemic. HMC computer science building still set for spring 2021

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Oldenborg Center renovation to start as early as 2020

Renovations for Pomona College’s Oldenborg Center, a 5C language hall, dining hall, and academic administrative office is in the works, with demolition of the building starting as early as 2020, according to Anne Dwyer, faculty director of Oldenborg. Reconstruction after that could take up to 18 months. There have been

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