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.
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.
Oldenborg resumes conversation programming in person
Pomona College’s Oldenborg Center for Modern Languages and International Relations return in person, but this year, sans the lunch.
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.
Oldenborg reconstruction crawls forward with new two-building plan
After years of hinting at possible renovations, Pomona College says it is now close to rebuilding Oldenborg Center.
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
Pomona may accelerate plans to add more lighting to South Campus
Pomona College may accelerate its plans to add more lighting to its South Campus due to a slurry of recent thefts on campus.
Oldenborg construction delayed to at least spring 2021
The demolition and reconstruction of Pomona College’s Oldenborg Center will now begin no earlier than spring 2021 — a delay from the previous estimate of 2020 — according to Anne Dwyer, the building’s faculty director.
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