Students eat snack at Frank Dining Hall. The late night dining hall service has been the subject of controversy after it was moved to South Campus once a week.

Students Debate as Snack Moves South
By Ashley Langsdorf
Staff Writer

In the last two weeks, neither peace marches nor student rights that have inflamed the campus, but rather the location of Pomona’s 10:30pm Snack.

“The war in Iraq was a relatively minor event at Pomona compared with the Snack issue,” said Dean of Students Ann Quinley.

Sunday through Thursday nights students take a break from studying and down chili dogs, nachos, pizza, doughnuts, and other tasty goodies.

Colleges See Rise in Crime, Students Urged to Be Careful
By Lori DesRochers
News Associate

In September, a female sophomore was robbed at gun point behind Mudd-Blaisdell and since the beginning of the academic year, students at Pomona have received at least six security alert emails from the various deans of the Claremont Colleges. These messages alerted students to incidents of armed robbery, attempted sexual assault, intrusion, burglary, and other similar offenses.

The frequency of these messages reflects an increase in crime and suspicious incidents at the Claremont Colleges.

Alcohol Could Be Served Late at Café
By Caitlin Collins
Staff Writer

This week, Pomona was able to secure the City of Claremont’s approval to extend the Sagehen Café’s current liquor license, paving the way for a Pomona pub.

“In the past it has been more difficult to get a liquor license approved through the city,” said ASPC President Ari Greenberg ’04, “the extension consists of extending the hours that beer and wine can be served from 9pm to 12am, and being able to serve beer and wine outside. Currently, the Sagehen Café can only serve alcohol up to 9 o’clock at night.”

Pending secondary approval from the California Alcoholic Beverage Control, the Sagehen Café will serve a dual role as bar-restaurant.

Statistics May Be Misleading in Athlete Admissions
By Sarah Kuriakose
Staff Writer

The general admission rate for the Pomona College class of 2007 was an ultra-competitive 20 percent. The admission for recruited women’s basketball athletes in the Pomona College class of 2007 was a much less competitive 50 percent.

Based on numbers alone, it seems, being a recruited athlete can more than double a prospective freshman’s chance of admission. Along with this conclusion comes the concern that recruited athletes may be admitted even if they are academically inferior to their future classmates.

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New President Aims to Break the Pomona 'Bubble'
By Kyle Warneck
News Associate

In his Inaugural Address, President David Oxtoby announced his intention to restore Pomona to its place as the happiest college in the country.

“The next step to move forward, in my view, is to encourage students to break out of what they refer to as the Claremont Colleges ‘bubble’: the delightful but somewhat artificial world that seems to confine them to our campuses twenty-four hours a day and seven days a week,” Oxtoby said.

Students Go Online to Get Grades
By Jay Antenen
Staff Writer

The My.Pomona Web Portal (my.pomona.edu), released Wednesday Pomona’s Registrar Office, is likely to change the way students access information from the course catalog and their academic transcripts. My.Pomona offers students the ability to view their GPAs, search the 5C course schedule and check their email all from one website.

Using the portal for the first time, Chelsea DeWitt ’06 exclaimed “wow” each time she found a new feature. “I think the site is really cool,” she said. “It will be really useful. I like the feature that allows me to email my professors directly from the site.”

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