Monday, December 4, 2000 | Volume II, Issue 9
KGI Development Plan Repealed, CUC to Resubmit

by David Chen

Claremont Mayor Karen Rosenthal presides over the discussion of the KGI/BFS referendum.
Photo by David Chen

On Tuesday, November 28th the Claremont City Council voted to repeal Ordinance No. 2000-08, opening the way for the Claremont University Center (CUC) to resubmit a development plan for the controversial Keck Graduate Institute. Prior to the council's unanimous vote to repeal the ordinance, students protested the imminent action by wearing gags and displaying signs in support of the Bernard Field Station (BFS). Students began arriving at City Hall around 6 p.m. and some stayed until the 10 p.m. vote.

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Celebrities for a Day at Fred Segal

"I think I've found my calling." These were the words pronounced by Allison McKee ('03), one of the participants of Pomona's Career Development Office's (CDO) Real World Trip to Fred Segal's on Friday. And she wasn't the only one. At the end of the day, those of us who attended the trip felt like we had seen Heaven, and there was no way we were going back.

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Professor Wierson Talks

Dr. Michelle Wierson, professor of psychology at Pomona College, agreed to be interviewed by The Asterisk regarding the state of mental health on Pomona’s campus.

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PCO Winter Concert
More musical fanfare from the PCO.

OP: No Rush to Electoral Judgement
A non-Republican view.

Review: Gladiator
"What we do in life, echoes in eternity."

Matt Harrison's latest work, "2nd Grade Cells"
Banana Republic models speak out.

MP3s from Andres Lopez
More music from the rock.


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