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DA Claims Gun Belonged to Landrum
by Beth Cope
News Associate
Following the latest round of investigations into the 1999 shooting of Irvin Landrum Jr. by two Claremont police officers, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office released a statement on September 27 concluding that Landrum's gun was not planted by the officers.
"There is no merit to the conjecture that either [policeman] planted a gun at Landrum's feet in order to justify their shooting," the statement reported.
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Sodexho-Marriott Faces Protests Over Private Prison Role
By Conor Friedersdorf
News Editor
Sodexho-Marriott, Pomona's new food service provider, faces boycotts from students at 10 colleges and universities due to its ties to the private prison industry. Further, the multinational company faces accusations of unfair labor practices, a questionable safety record, and failing to live up to its contracts. A nationwide effort urging colleges to boycott Sodexho-Marriott is being led by the Manhattan-based Prison Moratorium Project (PMP
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Trustee-Student Retreat Held in Hahn: Campus Life, Name, Philosophy Discussed
By Daniel Myers
News Associate
Last Friday, a group of about 80 students and 25 trustees of the college sequestered themselves in Hahn for the second annual Trustee-Student retreat. The four and a half hour retreat consisted of three hours of discussions followed by dinner; it was organized under the auspices of the trustees' Student Affairs Committee and was intended to help the trustees understand the concerns of the current students.
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 Irvin Landrum's mother returns to the site where her son was fatally shot by Officers Hanna and Jacks
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Molière Rocks: Pomona Theater Doesn't Miss the Mark with The Misanthrope
Hate, love and laughs: Molière's The Misanthrope left no embarrassing-human-emotions-stone unturned in Seaver's round theater last weekend.
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Fall Break is Here: Drink and Be Merry
Even the oldest members of the student body - those who might otherwise be expected to eschew such behaviors in light of the responsibilities that seniority demands - are seeking recompense for the energy they've expended thus far. A group of Norton-Clark residents explained their situation while playing what they described as "a marathon game of caps."
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Women Blank CMS In Hostile Land
For the third consecutive time, the Pomona-Pitzer women's soccer team managed to shut down rival CMS. The two teams not only play across the street from each other, but have also occupied the same place in the SCIAC rankings.
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We Made La Verne Look Like Shirley
When the Pomona-Pitzer men's football team faced off against La Verne last Saturday, their eyes were set on redemption. After three relatively painless victories and a break from action during last week's bye, the Hens traveled to La Verne poised and ready to revenge last year's disappointment.
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UN Must Mediate Israeli-Palenstinian Conflict
Last Monday, Jews everywhere observed Yom Kippur by atoning for the past year's sins. Well, maybe not everywhere. In the Jewish state of Israel, most people (whether Jewish or not) probably celebrated this holiest of days by shooting each other or trying not to be shot.
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Anarchy is for Intellectuals, Not for the Hippies
It has come to my attention that Pomona College faces a serious threat. It seems like everywhere I turn, from the hallowed halls of the Smith Campus Center to the stately greens of Marston Quadrangle, this campus is overrun with hippies. Frankly, I am a bit disgusted.
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Gore Didn't Suck That Much
Essig states that for many students "ideology is more important than logic in informing their [the candidates'] political preferences," and one can only assume from this that Essig himself believes in the importance of logic in a debate. One has to wonder then, what happened to the logic which is so blatantly missing from his article.
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Field Station Still Needs Support
The most pressing environmental issue facing Pomona College, and in turn the City of Claremont, is the possible destruction of the Bernard Field Station (BFS). This Station exists as one of the last five significant, urban open spaces in Los Angeles County. Thank you for finally reporting on the pending lawsuit and imminent referendum regarding the BFS.
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