Tag: TCCS

Big Bridges at Pomona College standing tall in the sunlight
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Former TCCS employee sentenced to 13 months for embezzling $1 million from 7Cs

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On Wednesday, April 22, Steven Anthony Cowles, a former employee of The Claremont Colleges Services (TCCS), was sentenced to 13 months in federal prison after admitting to embezzling over $1 million from the Claremont Colleges this January.

Over a period of 10 years, Cowles embezzled $1,000,571 through 1,343 unauthorized wire transactions. According to court documents, Cowles used a “P-Card,” an employee purchasing card provided by TCCS intended for buying parts and supplies for the colleges, to conceal the wire fraud. He created fictitious invoices and documents while also linking the P-Card to his personal PayPal account, court documents said.

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Student organizations collaborate to push Metro U-Pass initiative

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The 7C Transportation Working Group is developing a plan to bring Los Angeles Metro’s U-Pass, a reduced-fare transit pass, to the 5Cs. The group said the program would expand student opportunities and reduce car dependency.
The group — composed of students from the Claremont Urbanists, a club for urban planning, and the Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC) Sustainability Committee — is advocating for the colleges to enroll in a pilot plan in which The Claremont Colleges Services (TCCS) would purchase U-Pass from LA Metro to give students who pay a one-time $2 fee unlimited rides across a network of 10 transit agencies.

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5Cs implement ‘Know Your Rights’ immigration and workplace protections

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5C human resources departments have begun to implement California’s Workplace Know Your Rights Act (SB 249) after it was passed Feb. 1. In alignment with the Act, 5C employees will receive notice of key workplace rights and have the opportunity to indicate emergency contacts, but student workers and college staff

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OPINION: Metro Rail is expanding near the 7Cs, yet students just lost free access

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The Claremont Colleges espouse environmental values, but as Metrolink — one of Southern California’s most necessary transit channels — stands to become significantly more expensive, 7C students face unnecessary hurdles in using nearby public transport. However, we — following in the footsteps of UCLA and USC — have a ready solution in U-Pass. Nicholas Steinman CM ‘27 believes that U-Pass and LA Metro’s A line are the ultimate solution.

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Students sit on the Marston Quad in front of Big Bridges Auditorium.
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Starr receives criticism after response to Dec. 8 student demonstrations

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On Saturday, Dec. 9, Pomona College President G. Gabrielle Starr sent an email to the Pomona student body condemning what she described as “two unacceptable incidents involving intimidation and conduct intended to physically restrain a student” that occurred the previous day. The incidents she referenced took place on Friday, Dec.

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