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| James
Cornish '07 recites a poem to his date, Dean of
Students Ann Quinley at the annual "Screw Your
Roommate" dinner. The event, which primarily
caters to first-year students, saw a record turnout
at the dinner portion of the event. However, the
dance afterwards, which has been a Pomona tradition
for years, saw the worst attendance in the event's
history. |
SYR Flops Despite
Efforts, Future Uncertain
By
Caleb Oken-Berg
News Editor
Tables of glow-sticks, cotton candy
and popcorn machines lined the edges of Harwood Courtyard
on Saturday night, as members of the Committee for Campus
Life and Activities (CCLA) waited expectantly at the
gates to admit students to the annual “Screw Your
Roommate” (SYR) dance. The music started around
9 pm, and the new addition to the event, an inflatable
jousting arena, was prepped and ready to go.
Administration Backs Out of Campus Center Basement
Deal
By Lori DesRochers
News Associate
To current Pomona students, the Smith
Campus Center is nothing more than a place to pick up
mail, catch a quick bite to eat, or attend the occasional
meeting. But to students who helped plan its construction,
it was supposed to be much more. Instead of disconnected
spaces on the first two levels and a basement filled
with faculty offices, the entire basement was meant
to be an inviting social space for students to hang
out, go bowling, and spend long hours relaxing over
a cold drink.
Students
Elect Five New Members To Senate
By Caitlin Coliss
Staff Writer
The Associated Students Of Pomona College (ASPC) voted
Tuesday and Thursday adding a new Freshman and Sophomore
Class Presidents, North and South Campus Representatives
as well as an Off-Campus Representative to the Senate.
Chris Thompson won outright for the
position of Sophomore Class President, while Lindsay
Hill was named Off-Campus Representative. Hill ran for
the position unopposed.
Preparations Underway for Oxtoby Inauguration
By Kyle Warneck
News Associate
This week Pomona College is preparing
to inaugurate David Oxtoby as the College’s Ninth
President. This will be only the third such ceremony
at Pomona in the last fifty years. Set to correspond
with the annual Fall Board of Trustee meeting and Founder’s
Day, Pomona is planning a weekend of events for the
entire Pomona community including students, faculty,
staff, alumni and trustees. Organizers have made it
clear that for Pomona College this will be a historic
day.
PAC
System Up For Evaluation
By Jay Antenen
Staff Writer
The Pomona College Curriculum Committee,
consisting of students, faculty, and administrators,
is gearing up for a yearlong review of the college’s
Perception, Analysis, and Communication (PAC) requirements.
Its recommendations will influence next year’s
faculty decisions on whether the PACs should be kept,
modified or dropped.
The review, mandated when the PAC requirements
were implemented in 1994, will focus on how effective
the requirements have been in meeting their original
description and goals.
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