Needless to say, all of this put me in a drunkest-guy-at-the-wedding, advice-dispensing kind of mood. So I took the liberty of putting together a list. Here it is– The Top Four Quotes I’ve Heard This Month and How You, Pomona College Student, Can Apply Them To Your Daily Life. Drum roll, please. Go to article

Census 2000, however, is not a roundly amusing affair. There are some serious questions about the methodology behind the system. What struck me in particular about the census form was the race section. Go to article

This semester, 136 Aramark workers completed evaluations of conditions in the dining halls which reflected less than desirable working conditions. Workers reported low pay, inability to afford health care or retirement benefits, and frequent mistreatment. These workers are primarily people of color. Go to article

In my case, I don’t ever feel a connection with my fellow student as strongly as I do when a bunch of my friends are sitting around interrogating each other as to whether they would each rather be completely covered with grass that grows at an alarming rate or perpetually smell like the back end of a flatulent mule. It is within these moments that I truly understand the concept of community. Go to article

I open up the morning paper and it seems like everyday a new story about racist cops, or racism in the schools, or racism wherever adorns the page. Politicians, religious leaders, activists, all hurling charges of racism at each other like it’s some paltry insult. I cannot help but sit and think what the hell are these people talking about. Go to article

In this context we can begin to see how effective the letter attached to every worker’s paychecks saying "A union can cost you your job" was as an intimidation tactic. Or how when a manager stands behind a group of workers talking about the union on their break, there is a deep-seated and real fear that is evoked. Go to article