Pomona

and motive is unknown and Castrejon’s case remains open. “Many of us are only a few paychecks away from being homeless,” Visser said. “It could be any one of us.” Lee Winters, 34, is new to the homeless community, and currently resides in downtown Pomona. He is recently divorced, and was unable to pay his rent after becoming unemployed. “During the day, people are driving to work, riding their bikes, shopping and eating out,” Winters said. “At night, nobody is around and anything can happen…

during that period of history, being accepted into a respectable college was difficult due to the lack of education in lower income neighborhoods and the remaining economic hardships from the Great Depression. Following high school, Polly enrolled at Pomona college in Claremont, which today has an acceptance rate of…

Las Vegas, Nevada—the city known for its flamboyant nightlife and never-ending party—instills a fictional reputation for those living outside of the city. Tourists often see the beauty and elegance proudly marketed by Las Vegas; the city does what it does best—put on a show. The city does nothing more than put a façade to hide the failure to serve our community. I chose to write about Las Vegas because the misconceptions of my hometown affect how people think of me when I introduce myself.…

the counselor continued, “and become a secretary.” Thankfully, Solis didn’t listen to those who told her what she could and could not do. She became the first in her family to attend college, graduating from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona in 1979. Afterwards, she worked in the Jimmy Carter Administration and directed a major program in California helping low-income students in attending college. In 1991, Solis was elected to the California State Assembly, where she sponsored a…

I have known David Purnomo for five years as his US history, speech and drama instructor. With less than 150 students at our school, I am able to observe him in many different situations including field trips, school retreats, plays, concerts and the classroom. Using my eleven years of classroom teaching as a baseline, I can easily place David in the top 5% of students that I have taught. Since 8th grade, David has consistently demonstrated maturity and academic excellence. David was the…

built on 72 acres of land once considered unusable due to the nature of the rural surroundings and impracticality of building on several steep slopes, according to Alice Kim of Architecture Week (2000). After collaboration between the City of Pomona and the Pomona Unified School District, two years of grading, $12 million in soil work, and $31 million in building expenditures, Ranch Hills High School officially welcomed students into portable classrooms in 1997 and after two additional years of…

suggested duty, responsibility, and fidelity, ideas closely linked with the privilege of access” (Donhauser 89). Using examples from Nicolaes Maes’ “Eavesdropper on Two Lovers,” Account Keeper (The Housekeeper), “Old Woman Sleeping,” and “Vertumnus and Pomona,” Donhauser makes the case that a key is…

accomplished.The drive of oneself can take many a long way. In other word, be the captain of the ship and navigate the path to further success. Dr. Stefani also gave great advice about the transfer system to such as Cal State Long Beach and Cal Poly Pomona. How the semester vs. the quarterly unit system work, the advantages and disadvantages of each college. Dr. Stefani gave such great insight on how to figure out how many units are needed, when transferring to schools with impacted majors. Most…

Throughout California, the activities of gang members have been raising the crime rate each year. According to Edge ethics of Department, they have collected data base and claim there are about 175,000 to 200,000 gang members here in California. Gang members who start at an early age meaning they just been recruited and do not know the consequence, start to lose interest in the lifestyle as they hit their early thirties. As they get older, gang members start to calm down as they know the outcome…

animals, their body’s health, and to the environment. Firstly, animals are treated very poorly in the livestock industry. The animals aren’t living in a Garden of Eden, they are living in a hell, where they are abused, and mistreated. According to Pomona College, Animals in the livestock industry are forced to live in small contained spaces where they cannot roam freely, or move at all. Usually they are crammed together, being required to breathe in air full of toxins from decomposing…