Gaines Continues Fight for Tenure

By Will Weinstein

Although he has suffered several setbacks, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Black Studies Stanley O. Gaines, Jr. is still vehemently fighting, now with the help of outside organizations, to save his job and any possibility that he might have of getting tenure.

Gaines, who has taught full-time at Pomona since ’93, became the first faculty member to be rejected for tenure since the ’94-’95 school year. Since his rejection, Gaines has filed several complaints at the school alleging various types discrimination and various types of procedural flaws. [con't]

Election Results Final, Code Reform Sought

By Bethany Woodard

The results of the Associated Students of Pomona College Senate elections have been finalized. After a somewhat extended election process, the new senators are Freshman Class Representative Nate Fisher, Sophomore Class Representative Jamal Qazi, Junior Class Representative Garret Miller, South Campus Representative Michio Brunner ‘02, Off-Campus Representative Omayra Ortega ‘01, North Campus Representative Robi Ganguly ‘00. [con't]

Clinton Program Part of Diversity Week

By Krista Seymour

Between October 4 to October 8, the Claremont colleges sponsored a five-college wide diversity week. The week featured performances, student-faculty discussion panels and speakers, including the Reverend Jesse Jackson.

Diversity week at the Claremont colleges is based on President Clinton’s program, "Who will build on America." It is a week for colleges to encourage talk about diversity and bring diversity issues to the forefront. The Claremont College’s campus week of a "Dialogue on Race" is aimed to stimulate discussion surrounding the issues of race, creed and gender. [con't]

Park Outlines ASPC Agenda

Last Tuesday News Editor Matthew Preusch sat down with ASPC President Richard Park ’00 to discuss the agenda for this year’s senate, which ranges from increased volunteerism on campus to relaying student concerns about Aramark and the Smith Campus Center to the Pomona administration.

The following is the text of that interview: [con't]

Philosophy Department Looks to Fill Voids

By Dam Graham-Silverman

The Philosophy department at Pomona College, whose enrollment per faculty member has been the highest of any department for about a decade, is anticipating new hires and the departure or cutback of personnel. Both the staff and curriculum of the department is expected to be in flux until at least the beginning of the 2001-2002 academic year.

The most immediate loss is of Associate Professor Hilary Bok, who is going to Johns Hopkins University in Maryland. Bok, who will begin at Johns Hopkins in the fall after spending her last semester here on leave, was made, in her words, "an offer I couldn’t refuse." [con't]

Senate Briefs

ASPC President Richard Park ’00 asked that the newly elected senate members introduced themselves. The new members, in order of introduction, are: Freshman Representative Nate Fisher, Sophomore Representative Jumal Qazi, Junior Representative Garrett Miller, North Campus Senator Robi Ganguly, South Campus Senator Michio Brunner, and Off Campus Senator Omayra Ortega.

Sports Commissioner Dan Silberstein ’00 reported to the senate on his meeting with Dean of Faculty Hans Palmer concerning cumulative credit reorganization in general, and obtaining a credit for varsity sports specifically. Palmer informed him that proposals needed to be submitted by a department. [con't]