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    Behind the scenes of Nik Tyach's kayak adventure  Jul 1, 2009
    A Hanover resident, Nick Tyack, 20, is a student at Pomona College in Claremont, Calif. As of this week, fundraising for his effort has brought in about $6,344. (Hanover Mariner, MA)

    Disneyland Resort Celebrates Los Angeles Lakers and MVP Kobe Bryant With a Victory Parade for the 2009 World Champions  Jun 19, 2009
    David Guerrero and his son Jonathan, 4, of Pomona, are Annual Passport holders and they came to Disneyland in their team jerseys to celebrate the Lakers' World Championship. "They just picked us out of the crowd and said, 'Do you want to ride the Matterhorn with Kobe?' I'm shaking, this is so exciting," David Guerrero said as Jonathan jumped up and down. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Brookline resident awarded Fulbright Fellowship  Jun 2, 2009
    David Wang, a recent graduate of Pomona College, Claremont, Calif. has received a Fulbright Fellowship to pursue research and teach in China. (Brookline TAB, MA)

    Honolulu student receives Fulbright Research Grant  May 17, 2009
    A Honolulu molecular biology major is among the 22 students from Pomona College to receive this year's Fulbright Research Grant ... Ayabe and 20 graduates and one alumni from the Pomona College received the award, which is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    Brown and Gold Post Seven Top-10 Finishes at Franklin Field  Apr 7, 2009
    The Panthers will be back on track in two weeks when they travel to Richard Stockton College in Pomona, N.J. for the outdoor CTC Championships. The meet will begin on Saturday, April 18 and end on Sunday, April 19. (Aupanthers.com)

    Murphy powers Eagles  Mar 27, 2009
    The Oilers will play unranked Cal Poly Pomona (25-7) in the championship game ... Cal Poly Pomona 74, Augusta State 70 - Larry Gordon had 20 points and 11 rebounds and the Broncos (25-7) withstood a late Jaguars rally ... Tobias Jahn, Walter Thompson, and Robert Summers scored 11 points each for Cal Poly Pomona, which had a 36-31 rebounding edge despite the presence of Garret Siler, Augusta State's 7-foot senior. (Boston Globe -- Sports)

    BYUH moving up in world  Mar 19, 2009
    BYU-Hawai'i (27-1) has won 24 in a row and will host Cal Poly Pomona (22-7) tonight at 7:30 in the NCAA Division II West Regional final at Cannon Activities Center ... Cal Poly Pomona likes to slow it down ... Cal Poly Pomona is a half-court offense, zone defense team that averages 65. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    BYUH to play Cal Poly Pomona for West Regional title on Wednesday  Mar 16, 2009
    The NCAA II West Regional men's basketball title game between Brigham Young-Hawai'i and Cal Poly Pomona will be played at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Cannon Activities Center in La'ie. The game was scheduled for Tuesday, but the NCAA ordered the move after travel issues in flying Cal Poly Pomona to Hawai'i, BYUH said in a press release. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    NCAA changes BYUH regional final to Wednesday  Mar 16, 2009
    The NCAA Division II West men's basketball regional final between Brigham Young-Hawaii and Cal Poly Pomona originally scheduled for Tuesday at the Cannon Activities Center in Laie has been changed to Wednesday by the NCAA, Pacific West Conference commissioner Bob Hogue said today. The move resulted from Cal Poly Pomona's inability to get a flight from Seattle to Honolulu today ... The NCAA Division II West men's basketball regional final between Brigham Young-Hawaii and Cal Poly Pomona... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

    No. 6 Water Polo Earns Big Win Over Pomona-Pitzer  Mar 14, 2009
    - Eight different players scored goals as the No. 6 Arizona State University water polo team ended its four-game losing streak with a 15-3 victory over Pomona-Pitzer on Friday in Pomona, Calif. The Sun Devils improve to 10-8 on the season with the win over the Sagehens, the top-ranked team in Division III.. (Thesundevils.com)

    Falcons stretch wings  Mar 13, 2009
    It will face Farmingdale State today in the East Region in Pomona, N.J. It's the deepest the Bears have gone in the NCAA Tournament since they won a first-round game in 1983. "The only people who thought we could win that game were the people in our locker room," said Bridgewater State coach Joe Farroba. (Boston Globe -- Sports)

    Seasiders prove worthy of host role in sub-regional  Mar 13, 2009
    No. 2 seed Western Washington (21-5) is hosting the other sub-regional, which also starts tomorrow, with No. 7 Seattle Pacific (18-9), No. 3 Cal Poly Pomona (20-7) and No. 6 Cal State San Bernardino (20-9). The two sub-regional winners will meet next week in the regional final (Sweet 16 portion) at the highest remaining seed. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    WWU men and women both remain fifth in NCAA II West Region Polls  Mar 6, 2009
    In the men's poll, Brigham Young Hawaii remained on top as it has been all season, followed by Cal Poly Pomona, Cal State Dominguez Hills, Central Washington, WWU, Seattle Pacific, Cal State San Bernardino and Saint Martin's ... Under new NCAA guidelines announced a few weeks ago, if the playoffs were to begin tomorrow, the men's regional would have two four-team sub-regionals at No.1 BYU Hawaii and No.2 Cal Poly Pomona and the women's regional would have all eight teams at Seattle Pacific. (Wwuvikings.com)

    WEEKLY RELEASE: Western two wins away from capturing first outright GNAC title  Mar 3, 2009
    With two victories this week, Western could also possibly get a No.2 seed and earn the right to host a sub-regional if neither Cal Poly Pomona or Cal State Dominguez Hills wins the CCAA tournament. GNAC AUTOMATIC BERTH SCENARIOS. (Wwuvikings.com)

    Hawaii stab victim was tiny, but she had a big presence in life  Mar 2, 2009
    They both went on to study at Cal Poly Pomona in California, and in the class yearbook Yamashita wrote next to her photo, "Knowledge makes arrogant, but love edifies. 1 Corinthians 8:1 I love you, Mommy and Daddy.". Yamashita then studied at Harvard and Oxford universities, Bryan Yamashita said. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    Brutal stabbings end, upend lives  Mar 2, 2009
    She went to Pomona College in California and returned to Hawaii after graduating. She was teaching at Waianae when she met her husband, then a teacher at Farrington, and married him 16 years ago. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

    SDSU Track and Field Ready for UCSD Quad Meet  Feb 20, 2009
    The meet, which features UCSD, SDSU, Cal Poly Pomona and Cal State Dominguez Hills, will be the Aztecs' first outdoor event of the new year. Last weekend the Aztecs had a strong showing in the APU Indoor Qualifier, in Azusa, Calif. (Goaztecs.com)

    Punahou picks new athletic director  Feb 18, 2009
    She has 18 years experience in education and degrees from Kansas State and Cal Poly Pomona ... She has 18 years experience in education and degrees from Kansas State and Cal Poly Pomona. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

    Warnings for Chavez  Feb 17, 2009
    "I think that the greatest challenge the government now faces is governing in the face of crisis and not falling into triumphalism," said Venezuelan analyst Miguel Tinker Salas of Pomona College, California. As Chavez-dominated national television stations on Monday played patriotic songs and images, the private opposition-led press lauded the high turnout the most in the last four elections and reported complaints about voting machines. (iAfrica.com)

    IU signs deal to face Virginia in football  Feb 10, 2009
    Persistent rain at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, Calif. forced NHRA officials to postpone the Kragen OReilly NHRA Winternationals until today. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)

    California freefall: Prices fall 26%...  Mar 27, 2008
    The prices are coming down and people on this board can now buy in Riverside, Pomona, Lancaster, Palmdale and other scorched earth locations in SoCal. Buy a house, be happy and please stay out of my neighborhood. (The Drudge Report)

    Gauchos Travel to Long Beach State Saturday With No. 1 Seed in Big West Tournament on the Line  Mar 8, 2008
    This season, Santa Barbara logged home wins over Cal State Fullerton, Cal Poly, UC Davis, Long Beach State, UC RIverside, UNLV, San Francisco, Montana State, Utah Valley, Pepperdine and Cal Poly Pomona ... Finally, the three-pointer he hit in the last game was his second of the season and his first since Nov. 15 against Cal Poly Pomona. (Ucsbgauchos.com)

    Gauchos Travel to Cal State Northridge for Important Big West Basketball Showdown Thursday, Harris Named All-District 15  Mar 5, 2008
    This season, Santa Barbara logged home wins over Cal State Fullerton, Cal Poly, UC Davis, Long Beach State, UC RIverside, UNLV, San Francisco, Montana State, Utah Valley, Pepperdine and Cal Poly Pomona ... In fact, in the last three games, the Pomona, Calif. (Ucsbgauchos.com)

    Gauchos Put Three-Game Winning Streak on the Line in BracketBusters Game at Utah State  Feb 22, 2008
    Pajevic had a season-high five assists on Nov. 15 against Cal Poly Pomona, in addition to Feb. 7 against Fullerton. He has had four or more 11 times this year. (Ucsbgauchos.com)

    Husband, wife race at work  Feb 22, 2008
    They had mixed results two weeks ago in Pomona, Calif. the first of 24 events. (AZCentral -- Sports)

    UCSB Remains on the Road for Key Big West Game at Pacific, BracketBuster Contest at Utah State  Feb 20, 2008
    Pajevic has had three or more assists eight times this year, going for a season-high five on Nov. 15 against Cal Poly Pomona, in addition to Feb. 7 against Fullerton. He has had four or more 11 times this year. (Ucsbgauchos.com)

    Gauchos Open Three-Game Road Trip Saturday at UC Davis  Feb 16, 2008
    Pajevic has had three or more assists eight times this year, going for a season-high five on Nov. 15 against Cal Poly Pomona, in addition to Feb. 7 against Fullerton. He has had four or more 11 times this year, including four times in the last nine games. (Ucsbgauchos.com)

    UCSB-Cal Poly Renew Central Coast Rivalry on Valentine's Day  Feb 13, 2008
    With victories over Long Beach State, Utah Valley, Pepperdine, UNLV, Montana State, San Francisco and Cal Poly Pomona, the Gauchos opened the year with a perfect 7-0 home record, extending a two-season home victory streak to nine in a row ... Pajevic has had three or more assists eight times this year, going for a season-high five on Nov. 15 against Cal Poly Pomona, in addition to Feb. 7 against Fullerton. (Ucsbgauchos.com)

    Colts, Redskins to play in Hall of Fame game  Feb 11, 2008
    Defending Top Fuel champion Tony Schumacher raced to his 42nd career victory in the CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, Calif ... Schumacher covered the Auto Club Raceway at Pomona quarter-mile strip in 4. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)

    Exxon fights Chávez' Venezuela for compensation in courts  Feb 11, 2008
    "It obviously represents an effort by Exxon not only to address its concerns in Venezuela but to try to deter the increasing tendency of economic nationalism in Latin America and elsewhere," says Miguel Tinker-Salas, a Latin America oil and politics expert at Pomona College in Claremont, Calif. "It may embolden other companies to do the same thing.". (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)

    Human behaviour: Killer instincts  Jan 31, 2008
    David Buss, of the University of Texas at Austin, and Joshua Duntley, of the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey in Pomona, have developed a controversial 'homicide adaptation theory. The theory proposes that, over evolutionary history, humans have repeatedly encountered a wide range of situations in which the benefits of killing another person outweighed the costs particularly when the assessed costs of murder are low, success is likely and other 00004000 non-lethal options have been... (Nature News Service)

    Computer glitch delays 265 East Coast flights  Jan 25, 2008
    Operators believe the problem is related to software, but sent a data-recording device to an FAA lab in Pomona, N.J., yesterday for further analysis, Peters said. For 45 minutes starting at about 6 p.m., the controllers went to a backup system. (Boston Globe)

    How Nez rose to power so fast Champion of Prop. 93, in Assembly only 5...  Jan 22, 2008
    How Nez rose to power so fast / Champion of Prop. 93, in Assembly only 5 years, had modest beginnings. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)

    UCSB Travels to Cal Poly Before Returning Home for Five of Six  Jan 16, 2008
    With wins over Long Beach State, Utah Valley, Pepperdine, UNLV, Montana State, San Francisco and Cal Poly Pomona, the Gauchos opened the year with a perfect 7-0 Thunderdome record, extending a two-season home victory streak to nine in a row ... He scored a career-high 24 on Nov. 15 against Cal Poly Pomona, and since he averaged just 5 ... He had a season-high five assists on Nov. 15 against Cal Pomona and then he had four on Jan. 3 against Long Beach State. (Ucsbgauchos.com)

    Gauchos Remain on the Road, Travel to Cal State Fullerton on Saturday  Jan 12, 2008
    8%, but in 12 games since missing the Gauchos' home opener against Cal Poly Pomona, he has made 34 out of 58 three-point attempts, 58 ... The Pomona native has scored 10 or more nine times in 16 games, this season, all in the last 13 games ... Previously, he had a high of two three-point baskets, once each against Northwestern State and Cal Poly Pomona. (Ucsbgauchos.com)

    Citrus Town's Got Zest  Jan 6, 2008
    The museum at Pomona College is currently featuring an exhibit by alumnus James Turrell, who plays with the viewer's perception of light ... Pomona College Museum of Art, 330 N. College Ave. (909) 621-8283. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)

    The Plaza: A storied past  Jan 2, 2008
    Fully clothed, F. Scott Fitzgerald romped outside The Plaza in the tiered Pulitzer Fountain, which is topped by a statue of Pomona, goddess of abundance -- a fitting symbol for the hotel and its address at 59th and Fifth, nexus of New York affluence and privilege. Rachel Wanne, a physician in Bellingham, Wash. (Newsday -- New York City)

    Prattans resolve to cut trees, make friends and watch KU  Jan 1, 2008
    Deborah Nasca and her husband Duane Hanks have just moved to Pratt from Pomona, Calif. to get away from the traffic and pollution and get to a town where it's safe and friendly. (Pratt Tribune, KS)

    UCSB Travels to Eastern Washington for Final Non-Conference Game  Dec 28, 2007
    Six of the wins during the eight-game streak (Cal Poly Pomona, San Francisco, Montana State, UNLV, Pepperdine and Utah Valley) came at home, and two (Loyola Marymount and Ball State) came on the road ... The Gauchos At Home With wins over Utah Valley, Pepperdine, UNLV, Montana State, San Francisco and Cal Poly Pomona, UCSB is 6-0 at the Thunderdome this season ... On Dec. 5, Pepperdine had 25 turnovers and on Nov. 15, Cal Poly Pomona had 24. (Ucsbgauchos.com)

    FOLLOWING UP HOME FOR CHRISTMAS / After 20 years in prison, Flozelle Woodmore encounters the joys and struggles of adjustment to life in the outside world.  Dec 25, 2007
    " Johanna Hoffmann, the Oakland-based attorney who successfully represented Woodmore before the parole board, said the family reunification has been "touching and inspiring" to observe - especially Woodmore's building of a relationship with her daughter and granddaughter after years of separation. Woodmore's ultimate goal is to enroll in community college to become certified to counsel battered women. She particularly wants to help teens, to show them there is a way out of abusive relationships.... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)

    WEEKLY RELEASE: Vikings travel to UC San Diego to compete in fifth tournament  Dec 21, 2007
    The Vikings will play Cal Poly Pomona on Friday, Dec. 28, at 5 p.m., and for the third time this season meet host and nationally ranked UC San Diego on Saturday, Dec. 29, at 7 p.m. ... Cal Poly Pomona is off to a 1-4 start (Dec ... Dec. 28 WESTERN vs. Cal Poly Pomona, 5 p.m. Seattle Pacific vs. UC San Diego, 7 p.m. Sat. (Wwuvikings.com)

    Preseason FAB 50 Girls Hoops Rankings  Dec 14, 2007
    Also starting is Cal-Poly Pomona commit Rosslyn Beard. Junior outside bomber Ashley Boggs comes off the bench for instant offense, but the biggest addition will be Jazmine's younger sister, 6-0 Kamilah Jackson, moving into the starting center position. (Prep Sports Sports -- Rivals.com)

    Women's Basketball Heads South To Face The University Of San Diego  Dec 5, 2007
    The group includes forward of Bishop Amat HS from Riverside, CA; guard of Edison HS and Alexandria, VA; forward of Diamond Ranch HS and Pomona, CA; guard from Pasadena, CA Muir HS; forward from Seattle, WA Chief Sealth HS; from Seattle, WA Chief Sealth HS.. Pre-Season Prognostications The Pac-10 women's basketball coaches picked UCLA to finish fifth in the conference in the annual pre-season poll. (Uclabruins.com)

    Notre Dame Baseball Completes Strong Eight-Player Fall Signee Class  Dec 3, 2007
    " ISPAS BIO. NOTES - Received second team all-league honors as a junior at Los Osos High School, after posting a 3-0 conference record with two saves and a 0.77 ERA in conference action ... also named most outstanding pitcher on the 2007 LOHS squad (while playing for coach Anthony Vasquez) ... currently playing for the Boston Red Sox scout team and the Milwaukee Brewers Elite Team ... selected to the Milwaukee Brewers 2007 Area Code Team during the summer of 2007, when he also was named to the... (Und.com)

    UCSB Carries Four-Game Winning Streak to Loyola Marymount Saturday  Dec 1, 2007
    The Gauchos have opened the home portion of their schedule with four consecutive wins, defeating Cal Poly Pomona 75-56, San Francisco 74-69, Montana State 76-61 and UNLV 63-60 ... Probable Reserves - Notes G - - Made the first three-pointer of his career against Cal Poly Pomona ... The Gauchos At Home With wins over UNLV, Montana State, San Francisco and Cal Poly Pomona, UCSB is 4-0 at the Thunderdome this season. (Ucsbgauchos.com)

    Men's Water Polo Heads to Air Force for WWPA Championships  Nov 16, 2007
    No. 2 Seed Broncos Battle No. 7 Pomona-Pitzer In First Round ... The team will face off against Pomona-Pitzer in the first round on Friday, Nov. 15 at 5 p.m. (MT) ... If Santa Clara beats Pomona, they face a potential rematch of the thrilling overtime upset of LMU, but head coach does not have that on his mind right now. (Santaclarabroncos.com)

    Life design: Predock 'moves through space'  Nov 16, 2007
    Several public projects followed, including the Rio Grande Nature Center off of Candelaria NW in Albuquerque; the Nelson Fine Arts Center at in Phoenix; Las Vegas Central Library and Children's Museum in Nevada; at in Paris; the Classroom and Laboratory Building at in Pomona, Calif. the American Heritage Center at the in Laramie; and the Social Sciences and Humanities Building at the in Riverside, Calif. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)

    Gauchos Open Home Schedule Thursday, Play Six of Next Seven at Thunderdome  Nov 15, 2007
    Sophomore guard Justin Joyner and the UCSB men's basketball team will make their regular season home debut on Thursday night when they host Cal Poly Pomona ... After going 2-1 at Stanford's Basketball Travelers Classic, UCSB hosts Cal Poly Pomona on Thursday ... The Schedule Game No. 4 Thursday, November 15, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. UC Santa Barbara Gauchos vs. Cal Poly Pomona Broncos at UCSB's Thunderdome. (Ucsbgauchos.com)

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    " Goodwin's feats of engineering have become gradually more visible over the past year. Last summer, Imperium Renewables contacted MTV's show Pimp My Ride about creating an Earth Day special in which Goodwin would convert a muscle car to run on biodiesel. The show chose a '65 Chevy Impala, and when the conversion was done, he'd doubled its mileage to 25 mpg and increased its pull from 250 to 800 horsepower. As a stunt, MTV drag-raced the Impala against a Lamborghini on California's Pomona... (FastCompany)

    10/24/2007 - North County Times reporters answer your questions  Oct 25, 2007
    Cynthia wrote on Oct 24, 2007 4:23 PM:" Just heard that the Fairplex in Pomona is now an evacuation site also. ". Mark Walker, North County Times reporter wrote on Oct 24, 2007 4:23 PM:" Here's an update on Fallbrook homes from our crew in the field as of 4 p.m. Here is the latest on damaged and destroyed homes in Fallbrook and areas where homes appear to be OK: Four roads where homes are undamaged: Vista del Pacifico Peony Drive Citrus Lane Citrus Drive No homes or businesses have been damaged... (North County Times)

    Arcadia High School Student Named Rose Queen  Oct 17, 2007
    Brown is a member of the Christian Service Club and wants to attend Brown University or Pomona College to study biology and become a dentist. She enjoys knitting and making jewelry. (NBC4.tv, CA)

    Seven Princesses Begin Their Reign as the 2008 Royal Court for the Pasadena Tournament of Roses  Oct 9, 2007
    Zena hopes to attend Brown University or Pomona College to study biology and become a dentist. Her parents are Eugene and Mary Brown and she has five siblings: Natashia, 39; Ira, 38; Wendy, 29; Rocky, 27; and Gina, 24. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Limitless Sky  Sep 29, 2007
    Local band, A Skylit Drive, kicks off its next tour today, with their first stop in Pomona. They will perform throughout the country in places such as Chicago, Rochester New York, Ashbury Park, N.J., Portland, Maine; and Nashville. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)

    Hopkins Takes Over Top Spot in Division III Poll  Sep 21, 2007
    Pomona Pitzer-3, 88 4. California Lutheran-4, 83 5. (Hopkinssports.com)

    Not your dad's RV  Sep 15, 2007
    They pilot these 7-miles-per-gallon presidential suites from Manitoba to Pomona chasing sunsets. Ah, you have arrived whisper wood cabinets that gleam like a fresh manicure, window shades that shroud at a button's push, wall-to-wall carpeting studded with mood lights and a custom mirror above the bed should the mood strike. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    A zoo replays old stereotypes of Africa  Sep 7, 2007
    Char Miller is a visiting professor of environmental analysis and history at Pomona College, Calif. Anene Ejikeme teaches African history at Trinity University, San Antonio. (Christian Science Monitor)

    Remembering Betty Serry: Former Fallbrook resident helped found Baptist church  Sep 6, 2007
    After the war, they spent time in Canon City, Pomona and Lancaster, before moving in 1957 to Fallbrook, where they owned a citrus and avocado grove. A desire for a warmer climate took the couple to Hawaii, where they developed the 11-acre coffee and macadamia nut operation in which Earl remains involved. (North County Times)

    Get your motor running  Aug 30, 2007
    Situated in a 28,500-square-foot building at the Los Angeles Fairplex in Pomona, it houses hot rods, street rods, muscle cars, customs, classics, racers and a variety of speed-related paraphernalia. The museum also sponsors educational seminars to discuss what else. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)

    Lady Indians slide past Alameda  Aug 26, 2007
    When Bollinger was coaching at Golden he faced Alameda's head coach Cindy Guthals regularly when she was at Pomona. Bollinger also tried to recruit Cisneros when he was coaching club softball on the Front Range. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)

    UNLV Releases 2008 Schedule  Aug 23, 2007
    4-5 Stanford Invitational Palo Alto, CA 4 Pomona Pitzer Invitational Claremont, CA 11-12 UCLA Invitational Los Angeles, CA 18-20 Mt SAC Relays Walnut, CA 19 Long Beach Invitational Long Beach, CA 26 UNLV Invitational Las Vegas, NV. May 3 Steve Scott Invitational Irvine, CA 16-17 MWC Outdoor Championship Fort Worth, TX 30-31 NCAA West Regional Northridge, CA. (Unlvrebels.com)

    Sovereignty, NAFTA loom large at summit  Aug 22, 2007
    "We've now had more than a decade of implementation of NAFTA, and there's a rising sense of negatives associated with that in particular a sense of loss of local control to some overarching superentity even as the promises of NAFTA uplifting everyone, creating jobs, and enhancing the rate of development do not seem to have been kept," says Miguel Tinker-Salas, an expert in Western Hemisphere relations at Pomona College in Claremont, Calif. "In all three countries, people feel this... (Christian Science Monitor -- World)

    SDSU Track and Field Announces 2008 Schedule  Aug 15, 2007
    for the Stanford Invitational while their `B' team will compete in Pomona, Calif. at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational on April 4-5. (Goaztecs.com)

    Cases of blood-sucking bedbug soar in S California  Aug 14, 2007
    Western Exterminator Co., which serves California, reported a 240 percent increase in bedbug work from 2000 to 2006, and Isotech Pest Management Inc. in Pomona, a suburban city near Los Angeles, is conducting about 1,000 inspections a month -- 700 percent more than last year. Among a number of reasons cited for the infestations of the bug, whose formal name is Cimex lectularius, are the ban on the insecticide DDT years ago and an increase in international travel, the report said. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Movers and Shakers  Aug 12, 2007
    Originally from northern California, Spees received a bachelor of arts degree in anthropology from Pomona College in Claremont, Calif. and a master's in international finance from Columbia University in New York City. (Seacoast New Hampshire)

    Summer research programs attract bright, motivated students UCR, Aug. 10  Aug 11, 2007
    UC NewsWire -- Summer research programs attract bright, motivated students. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, August 10, 2007 University of California Riverside. (University of California Newswire, CA)

     Home Remedy  Aug 5, 2007
    Casey Campbell/Gazette-TimesDesiree Hansen, a third-year medical student from Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, Calif ... Hansen is one of 12 third-year osteopathic medical students from Western University of Health Sciences, a private college in Pomona, Calif ... But after two years of classroom instruction in Pomona, she s excited to be able to apply what she s learned. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)

    Former Sunset publisher Melvin Lane dies at 85  Aug 1, 2007
    He attended Palo Alto High School and Pomona College and graduated from Stanford in 1944. He served in the Navy in World War II and began working at Sunset magazine afterward. (Palo Alto Online, CA)

    Energizer Examines the Essence of an Encore During the Van's Warped Tour  Jul 24, 2007
    "America's most successful festival" (Rolling Stone) and America's longest-running touring festival -- the Vans Warped TourPresented by THE NEW AT&T -- will launch its 13th year June 29 in Pomona, CA and wrap August 25 in Los Angeles, CA. The traveling punk rock summer camp fuses cutting-edge musical artists, action sports and a wide range of attractions for fans. Bands confirmed for this summer's tour include: Anberlin, Bad Religion, Bleed The Dream, Coheed and Cambria, Hawthorne Heights,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Alysia Johnson: Loud & Clear  Jul 17, 2007
    One cousin, Dayne Comrie, grew up to run hurdles at UC Irvine; her older brother, Eric, recently completed his senior year as a 400-meter specialist at Cal Poly Pomona; and her younger cousin, K.J. Comrie, is a sprinter at Hart High School. An admittedly "super-competitive person," Johnson began to concentrate on the 800 in high school, and by her senior year, she was voted the Santa Clarita Valley Athlete of the Year. (Calbears.com)

    You want screenwriting advice? Ask this writer  Jul 17, 2007
    "He's a major player on the scene," says Solano, who is an assistant professor in the theater department at California State University, Cal Poly Pomona. "Having directed various very high- profile films," Solano says, "there's an intimacy with the industry that is very hard to come by."Silberling, 43, has worked in films and television, honing his craft as a director, writer and producer. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)

    Big Bear hosts Great Race  Jul 12, 2007
    The cars head to Pomona from Big Bear for the overnight stop, then finish the race in Anaheim. Fowler called the penultimate day of the Great American Race brutal for the drivers. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)

    Trip to North Carolina, Stanford Tournament, UNLV Visit to the Thunderdome Highlight 2007-08 Gaucho Basketball Schedule  Jun 27, 2007
    The Gauchos play their first regular season home game on Nov. 15 when they host Cal Poly Pomona, a Division II program ... Nov. 15 Cal Poly Pomona UCSB 7:00 Tues. (Ucsbgauchos.com)

    Richard C. Seaver, 85; oil-drilling exec, donor to L.A. Opera  Jun 14, 2007
    His father was from a pioneering Pomona family; his grandparents' home is used as Pomona College's alumni house ... Seaver earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Pomona in 1946 and a law degree from UC Berkeley in 1949 ... Five siblings also graduated from Pomona College. (Los Angeles Times)

    Cal Women's Basketball Adds Kevin Morrison As Assistant Coach  Jun 13, 2007
    A 1994 graduate of Cal Poly Pomona with a degree in social work, Morrison spent over nine years as a social worker and high school guidance counselor. Morrison joins a California program that posted a 23-9 overall record in 2006-07, which was one win shy of matching the 1983-84 Bears (24-8) for the most wins in school history. (Calbears.com)

    Mississippi State team floating an entry in national concrete canoe competition  Jun 12, 2007
    Also in the competition are teams from California Polytechnic State University at Pomona and San Luis Obispo; City College of New York; cole de technologie suprieure in Quebec, Canada; and Fairmont State, Michigan Technological, New Mexico State, North Carolina State, Ohio Northern, Washington State, and Western Kentucky universities. Others come from the universities of Florida, Houston, Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Maine, Nevada at Reno, Oklahoma, Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Wisconsin at... (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)

    President's Radio Address  Jun 3, 2007
    Do any stations in Pomona carry it. On Tuesday, America took new actions to address the ongoing genocide in Darfur. (White House News Releases)

    USC Hosts UC Santa Barbara Before Important Ser...  May 17, 2007
    Burton, who also teaches in the USC physical education department, has an eight-year coaching career that includes stops at Riverside Community College and Cal Poly Pomona. TROJAN BASEBALL HALL OF FAME -- On Feb. 1, 2003, the USC Baseball Hall of Fame opened to the public for the first time. (Usctrojans.com)

    Track & Field  Apr 29, 2007
    - Track And Field Concludes Successful Competition At California Collegiate Challenge - Track And Field Posts Four NCAA Regional Marks At California Collegiate Challenge - World Class Athletes Set To Compete At 12th Annual Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational - Track And Field Produces Eight Winners At Final Day Of Triton Invitational - Women Throwers Perform Well On First Day Of Triton Invitational - Stanford Throwers Compete At Mt. Sac Relays - Stanford Men And Women Sweep Big Meet - Stanford... (Gostanford.com)

     The drive to save Scroggins site  Apr 22, 2007
    Efforts to save the cars are intensified by news that the Southern California Chapter of the Railway and Locomotive Historical Society now wants them for a museum at the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds in Pomona. Chairperson Loren Martens recently contacted the newspaper and the county about their availability. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)

    USC Sets Eight Meet Records At The Pepsi Team Invitational In Oregon  Apr 9, 2007
    " Sophomore was the other Trojan female to set a meet record in winning the women's hammer throw competition with a season-best throw of 218-9 (66.69m). Trojan men winning events with a meet record mark were freshman in the 200m with a time of 20.91 and senior in the shot put with a career-best outdoor and NCAA-leading throw of 66-2 1/4 (20.17m). It also is the second-best throw in school history, behind Doug Lane's shot of 66-11 1/4 (20.40m) on May 19, 1972. Other Trojan females winning events... (Pac-10.org)

    Wilright Claims 400 Hurdles Title At Cal-Nevada With School-Record Time Of 51.02  Apr 1, 2007
    29 while Adam Moore of Cal Poly Pomona took third in 52. 55. (Ucdavisaggies.com)

    SDSU Track and Field Set For Cal-Nevada Championships in Fresno Beginning Friday  Mar 27, 2007
    SDSU, which established four more NCAA regional qualifying performances at the Trojan Invitational upping its total to 12, will be competing in its fourth straight meet within the borders of California before splitting its squad the week after for the Texas Relays (Austin, Texas) and the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational in Pomona, Calif. Competition in the Lone Star State will begin April 4 and end on April 7, while the one-day Pomona-Pitzer Invitational is set for April 7. (Goaztecs.com)

    2007 IRL IndyCar schedule  Mar 21, 2007
    Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals, Pomona, CA. Top Fuel: Tony Schumacher; Funny Car: John Force; Pro Stock: Greg Anderson; Pro Stock Motorcycle: Craig Treble. (USA Today -- Sports)

    Chávez's oil largesse winning fans abroad  Mar 5, 2007
    "By situating Venezuela in these various international arenas of cooperation, the Chvez government is also attempting to limit what the US can do to isolate Venezuela," says Miguel Tinker-Salas, a Latin America oil and politics expert at Pomona College in California. Certainly, providing subsidized oil to help residents pay bills and access public transportation has raised his visibility, cloaking him in the role of benefactor, says Larry Birns, director of the left- leaning Council on... (Christian Science Monitor -- World)

    Women's Water Polo Fends off Pomona-Pitzer  Mar 4, 2007
    The UCLA women's water polo team rolled past Pomona-Pitzer by a score of 13-4 at Sunset Canyon Recreation Center on Saturday afternoon ... Pomona scored the first three goals of the second half ... scored for the Bruins to push the lead back to ten, but then Karen Bonner added one more for Pomona with about three minutes to play. (Uclabruins.com)

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