Pomona College Vice President Chief Operating Officer and Treasurer Jeff Roth sent an email on Sept. 1 to the student body titled “Building Access Policy: Campus Review and Feedback,” requesting student feedback on a proposed security policy. The new policy would require a 5C ID to enter Pomona academic buildings at all hours, a change from the current open access policy from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays.
Soren Murphy-Pearson PO ’29 — an Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC) Senator and South Campus Representative — spoke with multiple community members and researched similar developments at peer institutions to explore the proposed policy and how it might impact student privacy, including possible extensions to data tracking.