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F E A T U R E:
On-Campus Day Draws Biggest Crowd Ever
Students came from as far away as Switzerland and Hawaii, with most from California and other Western states. The day kicked off with a continental breakfast and welcoming remarks from President Massey and Arnaldo Rodriguez, vice president of admission and financial aid.
Prospective students and their parents then heard from separate student panels about life at Pitzer. Students also attended mock classes taught by eight professors, while their parents attended a mock class on "Urban Myths and Legends" by professor Peter Nardi.
After lunch, visitors were treated to a performance of "Without A Box," five-college student improv group, and ended the day at a community fair by the Grove House, featuring the band, One Drop, and exhibits by 25 campus organizations.
The day succeeded due in large part to the efforts of the admission staff and other campus departments; the help of 25 Pitzer student volunteers who put up balloons and signs, directed traffic, sat on panels and gave tours; and faculty members who taught mock classes, including Dipa Basu, Paul Faulstich, Alan Jones, Alex Juhasz, Stuart McConnell, David Sadava, Al Wachtel and Michael Woodcock.
P R O F I L E:
Commencement Speaker Joe Clark Lays Down the Law
On the first day of classes in 1981, a student was stabbed at New Jersey’s crime-ridden Eastside High School. The next year, some 300 students were expelled the first week of classes. After two years, Eastside was declared a model school by New Jersey’s governor.
Why the remarkable turn-around? The school’s new principal, Joe Clark, a former Army drill instructor who often patrolled the halls wielding a baseball bat. Clark was named one of the nation’s 10 "Principals of Leadership" in 1986.
Clark, who will speak at Pitzer’s commencement on May 17, explains: "If there is no discipline, no learning can take place. Without discipline, there is anarchy. Good citizenship demands attention to responsibilities as well as rights."
Clark sees education as a mission. Instead of offering sympathy, Clark holds high expectations for students, challenging them to develop habits for success and confronting them when they fail to reform. Clark, the subject of the 1989 Warner Brothers film "Lean on Me," which starred two-time Oscar nominee Morgan Freeman, was recognized for his achievements in a Time magazine cover story, two "60 Minutes" profiles, and appearances on numerous television news and talk shows. President Ronald Reagan named him a model educator and offered him a White House post as a policy adviser (Clark turned him down).
After seven years as principal of Eastside, Clark hung up his bat–but not his commitment to youth. Since 1995, he has directed the Essex County Youth House, a juvenile detention center in his hometown of Newark, N.J. "I will stay until I have brought about change," he says. "I can’t think of anything more noble."
Jose Calderon, professor of sociology and Chicano studies, is a finalist for this year’s Thomas Ehrlich Faculty Award for Service Learning, presented annually by Campus Compact to honor college and university professors for efforts to institutionalize service learning. The award is named in honor of Thomas Ehrlich, past chair of the Campus Compact Executive Committee and president emeritus of Indiana University.
Pitzer dedicates the Albert R. Broccoli Media Studies Studio this Friday in honor of the late producer, nicknamed "Cubby," who is best known for producing the James Bond series of movies. Members of Pitzer’s community are invited to join members of the Broccoli family at a 3 p.m. reception on the Broad Center Terrace and the 3:30 p.m. dedication ceremony in the Broad Center Performance Space. Equipment in the Media Studies Studio was donated by family members Michael and Jane Wilson and by the Dana & Albert R. Broccoli Charitable Foundation.
Summer hours begin May 25. During summer hours, which end Aug. 7, the normal work week will be reduced from 40 to 35 hours. Each office is asked to maintain all essential functions Monday through Friday, by staggering days off or by working shorter hours each day. Departmental supervisors, in consultation with the appropriate vice president, will determine what coverage works best for their department.
The benefits office is conducting an audit of employee benefits, and staff members can expect a mailing shortly with a personalized audit sheet to review for accuracy. All forms should be returned to Marlene Kirk in human resources.
It’s Ride-share Week. Your help is needed in three ways: 1) Return your survey to Marlene Kirk on Friday. The South Coast Air Quality Management District requires an annual survey of employee commute modes to see if Pitzer’s TRiP incentive program is working well enough to meet the state’s emission-reduction goals. 2) Make an extra effort to walk, carpool, bicycle, ride a bus or Metrolink or drive an electric car to Pitzer this week. All participants receive a $1.50 TRiP credit per day and will be eligible for prizes at the TRiP Picnic. 3) Come to the TRiP Picnic on April 28 at 11:30 a.m at CMC’s McKenna Auditorium. Everyone who returns a completed survey gets a free lunch and is eligible for prizes. For more information, contact Marlene Kirk at x18254.
The Third Annual Staff Appreciation Luncheon takes place May 21 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Awards for length of service will be presented.
MONDAY
Magdaleno Rose-Avila, program coordinator for Homies Unidos in El Salvador
and the former executive director of the Cesar Chavez Foundation, presents
"Non-Violence in A Violent Society" at noon in the Broad Center
Performance Space. Members of Homies Unidos will be present.
Traise Yamamoto, assistant professor of English at UC Riverside, discusses "Difference and Desire: Asian/American Women as Ideological Subjects" 4:15 p.m. in room 107 of the Hahn Building, Pomona.
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, chair of the board of supervisors, County of Los Angeles, speaks on "Women and Minorities in Government" at CMC’s Athenaeum starting at 6:45 p.m.
TUESDAY
Pomona College faculty members Leo Flynn (politics) and Phyllis Jackson
(art and black studies) discuss "Trials in Los Angeles: Race and Rage in
Prime Time" at 11 a.m. in room 101 of the Hahn Building, Pomona.
Artist/Professor Edward Chure Forde Pitzer of the Cal State Los Angeles faculty presents a slide/lecture titled "Busy Bodies: The Human Presence in Contemporary Art at 1:15 p.m. in West Studio, McConnell Center.
Antonia Darder, Professor at Claremont Graduate University, presents "Teaching as an Act of Love: Reflections on Paulo Freire's Contribution to Education" at 4 p.m. in the Broad Center Performance Space. This presentation is part of the Pitzer College 1997-‘98 Academic Forum Series, New Direction in Pedagogy.
Masura Mauri, president of Compaq KK (Japan), discusses "The Rise of Compaq in Japan’s Computer Industry" at 5 p.m. in room 101 of Harper Hall, CGU.
Aerobics classes are offered in the Gold Student Center at 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. at no cost.
John Taylor of Stanford University discusses "International Trade and Economics" at CMC’s Athenaeum beginning at 6:45 p.m.
HMC’s Around the World Film Series presents "Salaam Bombay!" at 7 p.m. in Galileo Hall.
WEDNESDAY
Earth Day
Penny Lee Dean, professor of physical education and Pomona-Pitzer swimming and diving coach, discusses her new book, "Open Water Swimming: A Complete Guide for Distance Swimmers and Triathletes," at 4 p.m. at Haldeman Pool, Pomona.
Samuel Bowles, political economist and author of "Schooling in Capitalist America," discusses "Rethinking Schooling in Capitalist America" at 5:30 p.m. in Albrecht Auditorium.
Aerobics is offered in the Gold Student Center at 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. at no cost.
Pianists Ramona Sohn Allen and Hao Huang present "An Evening with Louis Moreau Gottschalk, America’s First Musical Multiculturalist" at CMC’s Athenaeum at 6:45 p.m.
Steve Hartman, desert conservation chairperson, California Native Plant Society, presents a lecture titled "Conservation Issues in the California Deserts" at 7 p.m. at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden.
Pomona’s Music Department presents a student recital at 8 p.m. in Lyman Hall, Thatcher Music Building.
The Student Senate meets at 8 p.m. in the Founders Room of McConnell Center. Anyone interested may attend.
THURSDAY
International Place Lunch and Conversation presents "International Women’s
Muse," a talk by Maurya Simon, author and associate professor of creative
writing at UC Riverside and visiting poet at The Claremont Colleges, at
12:15 p.m. Indian food is served from 11:45 a.m. in McKenna Auditorium.
Meal cards or $3.50; $5 community.
A free water aerobics class is offered in the Gold Student Center pool at 3 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome.
Joanna Lambert, a visiting lecturer affililated with UCLA and the University of Florida, discusses "Primates, Plants and People: The Dynamics of an African Tropical Forest" at 4:10 p.m. in room 107 of the Hahn Building, Pomona. The 1998 Honors & Recognition Ceremony takes place in the McConnell Center Founders Room with a dinner starting at 5:30 p.m.
Playwright Tony Kushner, winner of two Tony Awards and a Pulitzer Prize for his hit Broadway production "Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes," presents "The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures" at CMC’s Athenaeum at 6:45 p.m.
Professor Kaucyila Brooke of Cal Arts discusses her artwork and shows portions of "Dry Kisses Only," a video about lesbian representation in the history of Hollywood films, at 7 p.m. in room 101 of the Hahn Building, Pomona. For details, call Sheila Pinkel at x72685.
The Pomona College Department of Theatre presents "Our Country’s Good," directed by Carol Davis, at 8 p.m. in Allen Studio of the Seaver Theatre complex. Shows repeat April 24 and 25 at 8 p.m. and April 25 and 26 at 2 p.m. $8 general; $4 seniors , students, faculty and staff. For information and tickets, call 621-8525.
Japanimation films in Avery Auditorium start at 10 p.m.
FRIDAY
Rosemary Geisdorfer Feal, professor at the University of Rochester,
discusses "Reading Lationola Erotica as an Ethnic Commodity" at noon in
Oldenborg Center, Pomona.
The Friday Noon Concert Series presents "Chamber Music with Piano" featuring pianist Marc Ryser at 12:15 p.m. in Balch Auditorium, Scripps.
Pitzer’s Ecology Center hosts an Environmental Justice Symposium at 2 p.m. in Gold Student Center. Prominent local and international speakers discuss projects that destroy ecosystems and societies. Come hear about issues that take human and non-human lives. Good information and good food.
Pianist Esther Luo presents her senior recital at 8 p.m. in Balch Auditorium, Scripps.
Pomona’s Balinese Gamelan Ensemble presents "An Evening of Music and Dance of Bali" at 7 p.m. in Carolyn Lyon Garden (located between Thatcher Music Building and Rembrandt Hall).
"Digital Diploma Mills?," the first North American conference devoted exclusively to a critical examination of the use of computer-based instructional technology in higher education, takes place in Galileo Hall, HMC. Program continues Saturday.
The CMC Athenaeum presents an "International Milosz Festival," featuring Nobel Laureate Czeslaw Milosz, and colleagues in readings, panel discussions and lectures. Also Saturday, Friday and Monday. Milosz reads from his work at 6:45 p.m.
SATURDAY
Kohoutek is here! Come enjoy 13 hours of non-stop entertainment, arts and
crafts, international food, poetry, dance and way more on the mounds from
noon to 1 a.m.
The Mary B. Eyre School presents its 28th annual Eyre Faire featuring an international buffet and activities for children. For more information, call x18086.
L.A. performance artists Denise Uyehara, Jude Narita and Leilani Chan present "Women on Fire" at 8 p.m. in Balch Auditorium, Scripps.
The Claremont Concert Orchestra and Claremont Concert Choir perform at 8 p.m. in Bridges Hall of Music. Program repeats Sunday at 3 p.m.
The Gold Mine starts serving Los Borrachos, mouth-watering Mexican cuisine, at 11 p.m.
SUNDAY
The Rachel Express, pan-Asian food, starts at 10:30 p.m. in the Gold Mine.
Need summer housing? Why not stay here? Pitzer once again offers summer housing to students and graduates of The Claremont Colleges. Rooms are available during two six-week sessions starting May 23 and ending Aug. 20. Qualified individuals may apply for either or both sessions. Single and double rooms are available. Space is limited. Apply at the Special Programs Office, Scott 110, or by calling x18104.
Volunteers are needed for a tree planting project at Big Bear on Saturday. For more information, contact Mark Figueroa, community service coordinator, at x18822.