Over winter break, Scripps College updated on-campus door readers to enable swipe access, prompting student discussion about convenience and security. Under the former system, students accessed residence halls by scanning their student ID card and entering a personalized four-digit PIN. Isabelle Carlsen SC ’29 said that while she generally feels safe living on campus, the removal of PIN access has made her feel vulnerable.
Tag: Residential Life
New residential themed communities pilot at Pomona College for the upcoming school year
Next fall, Pomona will introduce two new housing options based on community interests for rising sophomores, juniors and seniors.
Live-in sponsors to return to Pomona next fall
On Sunday, March. 12 before spring break, Pomona College’s sponsor applications for the fall 2023 semester closed. For the first time in two years, sponsors will live in the same dorm as their first-year “sponsees” under the newly reinstated live-in sponsor policy. Pomona’s Sponsor Program matches a student sponsor, usually
Pitzer releases dates, guidelines for tentative fall 2021 move-in
Pitzer College released its tentative plan to accommodate student move-in for the fall 2021 semester in an email to students.
Pomona RAs create sexual health delivery program
Pomona RAs launched an initiative allowing students to have items like condoms, lubricant and dental dams delivered to their mailboxes.
Pomona sponsors say they’re not equipped to handle sexual assault, mental health issues
Pomona College sponsors told TSL they frequently feel ill-prepared to assist students in crisis and are wary about recommending students to on-campus mental health resources.
Administrators cancel Residential Hall Council program, try to revamp for next year
Pitzer administrators are attempting to revive the Residence Hall Council program after it did not run in the 2018-2019 year due to lack of interest.
Beckett Hall sewage leak forces 25 students to relocate
Zubin Jotwani CM ’20 woke up in Beckett Hall at Claremont McKenna College around 8 a.m. Nov. 26. to the sound of professional sanitation cleaners vacuuming the sewage water that had flooded his dorm room. “I put my feet on the ground and there was an [inch] of water,” he
Residential Vibrancy Initiative revamps social life at Scripps
This year, a new Residential Vibrancy Initiative is redefining party culture at Scripps College, which was previously known as a quiet campus at the 5Cs. The initiative is focused on strengthening community among Scripps students, Assistant Dean and Director of Campus Life Brenda Ice wrote in an email to TSL.
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