Graduating senior Kevin Carlson PO ’24 urges Pomona Divest from Apartheid (PDfA) organizers to reconsider their methods after Pomona’s commencement ceremony was moved off campus.
Opinions
OPINION: Dear Pomona College faculty, vote with your students
Emeritus Professor of History Victor Silverman pens a letter in support of a faculty resolution on divestment from Israeli organizations and affiliates.
OPINION: Scripps needs to get its (sustainability) act together
Scripps College, with its beautiful grass lawns and composting programs gives the impression of being a sustainable haven, Maya Malev SC ’27 reveals the truth.
OPINION: What makes a protest ‘acceptable’
Cooper Crane PO‘24 explains the political and social structures that inform the response to protests and how protests factor in larger political conflicts.
OPINION: How migrant farmworkers bear the brunt of the climate crisis
With the ongoing climate crisis, Kate King SC ’27 is calling for a critical analysis of not just where our food comes from, but who is working to produce that food.
OPINION: *Whispers* The sensory journey of ASMR
Whispers, rain sounds and tapping fingernails provide Tess McHugh PO ’25 with a sensation that calms her mind and body, but these ASMR triggers are met with disdain and backlash.
OPINION: A relationship isn’t ownership
Tired of losing a friend to a romantic relationship? So is Anjali Suva PO ’27, who answers by turning to some lessons from non-monogamy.
OPINION: Post grad doesn’t have to be all panic
With graduation just a few weeks away, Klara Jacobs PZ ’23 offers some post-grad wisdom to make the panic of entering the “real world” more manageable.
OPINION: Dear Pomona College administrators, masked protestors aren’t a danger to our community — but you are
One of President Gabrielle Starr’s primary concerns with the events of April 5, were the “masked, unidentified individuals.” Aria Wang PO ’27 addresses her concern and counters: how can students willingly show their identities to an administration that refuses to include them in their claims to community?
OPINION: I’m calling you in, President Starr: Pomona must support academic freedom and students’ right to free speech
Following the April 5 arrests on Pomona’s campus, Aaron Matsuoka PZ ’26 questions the implications of President Starr’s use of police force on students’ right to free speech and academic freedom.