Nick Lewis ’02, Laura Rosen ’01 and Brian Schwartz ’01 were all named Head Sponsors for the 2000-2001 Academic Year on Monday, February 7. Dean of Students Ann Quinley, one administrators who works closely with the sponsors, said that these three showed an "excellent group dynamic." She was, "As always, super-sad for a couple of people, but also very impressed." This is the first time in a number of years where two of three Head Sponsors have been male.

City Now Handles Recycling

Beginning this semester, the Recycling Action Committee (RAC) is transferring its duty of recycling Pomona’s trash to the city of Claremont. As a result, the Committee will no longer receive money from a private recycling company in exchange for the recycled items.

According to Environmental Committee Chair Aaron Ginoza ’02, the RAC began to fall apart last semester from a lack of student participation in the Friday recycling runs. "Some people lost interest and there was no immediate use for the money made off recycling," Ginoza said. Since it was very difficult for a small group of students to accomplish the runs and the RAC was not using the money made from recycling, Ginoza believed they should utilize the city’s recycling program.

Erica Vaughan ’00, who attempted last semester to "get recycling back on its feet," believes that students and community need to get involved. "This is at no fault of the students ambitious enough to attempt it," Vaughan said. "Take the initiative. Students are burned out because of the lack of support from the community."

Booty! Party a Success

629 people registered for tonight’s Booty! party. All registrants gave the names of people they want "booty" from; it turns out that a total of 1,095 Pomona Students are desired, sex-wise. This finally dispels the myth that there are people at Pomona who are uncrushworthy, and confirms what The Student Life has long suspected: Pomona’s fuckability is on the rise.

Registration was done on-line, off of a private server run by Jon Vanasco ‘00 who, together with Michael Lieberman ‘01 designed, organized and promoted the Booty! site, database and party.

If the party goes well, the two plan to sell the idea to other schools, so that they too may realize and indulge their carnal urges.

Clinton’s Budget and Higher Education

On Monday, President Bill Clinton proposed a $1.84 trillion federal budget for the 2001 fiscal year. The plan would provide significant increases in federal student-aid programs for the lowest-income students, and broaden tax breaks for middle-income families.

The new budget would also reduce the profits enjoyed by banks on guaranteed-student-loans.

It also calls for the federal government to spend $2.315 billion on research and development in information technology, up 35 percent from this year. Much of the money would go to researchers at universities and colleges.

-Chronicle of Higher Education