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A NATURAL HISTORY
OF COMMUNICATION
 
The Ascent of Words
Paleoanthropologist Matt Cartmill '64 speculates about the evolution of speech.
 
The Good Book
Andrew Hoyem '57 takes on the oldest challenge in modern printing.
 
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Roy E. Disney '51 takes over from his famous uncle in the magic of animation.
 
Tales from the Web
Abbe Don '83 invites you to join her for a few stories in cyberspace.
 
Mind Over Mind
Language and thought go hand in hand, and cognitive science probes the nature of both.
 
DEPARTMENTS
Letter from the EditorTootling With Vigor
Letters to the EditorAtoms and Nucleons
News Print Godfathers of Japan Policy
News PrintFood Pact Ends
Pomona TodayCrazy Kids on the Loose
Pomona TodayAcademic Blends
Pomona TodayMemories in Cloth
Pomona TodayThe Wig Winners
MilestonesThe Tranquada Years
MilestonesNew Chair of Board
Sports ReportNumber Four, the Hard Way
New KnowledgeThe Language of Aging
BookshelfThe Color of a Myth
BookshelfTraces of God
Bookmarks
Campaign UpdateThe Art of Science
 
ALUMNI VOICES
Parlor TalkUnforgettable Teachers
Alumni UpdateA Star for Dr. Kildare
Family TreeThe Sumner-Benson Family
Alumni ProfileDavid Saylor and the Amazing Potter Phenomenon
Alumni PuzzlerHow Logical Are You?
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Pomona College Magazine is published three times a year by Pomona College, 550 North College Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711.
 
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phone: (909) 621-8635
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phone: (909) 621-8158
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EDITOR / ART DIRECTOR
MARK WOOD
 
ASSISTANT EDITOR
SARAH DOLINAR
 
STAFF WRITER
MICHAEL BALCHUNAS
 
CLASS NOTES EDITOR
PERDITA SHEIRICH
 
CONTRIBUTORS
SARAH HAHN 01,
NATHAN JOHNSON '01,
CYNTHIA PETERS, GRAYSON SCHAFFER '01
 
 
Pomona College is an independent, co-educational liberal arts college established in 1887. Located in Claremont, California, it is the founding member of The Claremont Colleges, a consortium of seven independent institutions.
 
PRESIDENT
PETER W. STANLEY
 
VICE PRESIDENT
FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS /
DEAN OF THE COLLEGE
HANS C. PALMER
 
VICE PRESIDENT
FOR DEVELOPMENT
GARY DICOVITSKY
 
VICE PRESIDENT
FOR PLANNING
RICHARD A. FASS
 
VICE PRESIDENT /
TREASURER
CARLENE C. MILLER
 
VICE PRESIDENT /
DEAN OF STUDENTS
ANN G. QUINLEY
 
VICE PRESIDENT /
DEAN OF ADMISSIONS
BRUCE J. POCH
 
NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY
Pomona College does not discriminate against any person on the basis of age, race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, handicap, sex, marital status or sexual orientation in any of its policies, procedures or practices.