Students who had their email password erased were forced to wait in line at the Seaver Computing Center to reset them.

ITS Erases At Least Thirty Percent of Passwords
By Sarah Kuriakose
Staff Writer

Thursday, October 2, many Pomona residents found themselves locked out of their email accounts after an Information Technology Services (ITS) error invalidated over one-third of the Pomona community’s passwords. In an attempt to synchronize a new campus portal for faculty with the existing database, many of the old passwords were reset. Although the process was aborted and the server remained up, many students, faculty, and staff found this the latest in a long list of grievances concerning ITS.

Fewer Low-Income Students Applying to Pomona College
By Lori DesRochers
News Associate

The steering committee for Pomona’s Campus Diversity Initiative recently released a progress report of their research on campus climate and diversity at the College. The data, which came from a variety of sources within the Office of Institutional Research, indicates that fewer students in the lowest income brackets are applying to Pomona, while the trend is the opposite with higher income brackets.

Students Face Fewer Internship Stipends
By Kyle Warneck
News Associate

At almost any time of the day, the Pomona College’s award winning Career Development Office (CDO) is buzzing with activity. “The only time it’s quiet is at eight in the morning,” said CDO Director Carl Martellino.

Internships, one of the CDO’s many responsibilities, are of increasing importance to this generation of college students. “Nationwide nearly three-fourths of college students do at least 2 internships while in college. The most astonishing part of that number is that 20 years ago that was only three percent,” said Martellino.

Report Claims Number of Administrators is Growing
By Jay Antenen
Staff Writer

A new report released by Professor of Politics John Seery claims that the number of administrators at Pomona rose by 57 percent in the last ten years leading to a sea change in the ethos of the College.

Speaking passionately about the changes, Seery said that the increase reflects a national trend of replacing faculty with professional administrators for roles outside of the classroom.

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Future of Oldenborg Center Uncertain Under New Proposal
By Logan Steiner
Staff Writer

If all goes according the Oldenborg Task Force Committee (OTFC) to Oldenborg Center for Modern Languages and International Relations might not be used as a language dormitory in upcoming years. The current language sections might instead be replaced by a “village” of language houses and a common facility.

The OTFC was appointed last year by Dean of the College Gary Kates to evaluate Oldenborg’s role at Pomona.

Long in Development, Claremont Cash Debuts
By Caitlin Collins
Staff Writer

In the culmination of years of student initiative, the Claremont Cash system is ready to be implemented.

The Claremont Cash system, similar to flex dollars, allows students to use their ID cards for purchases. Range of uses for Claremont Cash will also be expanding in the next few years.

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