South Campus Senator Adam Rick was labeled ignorant at last week’s Senate meeting when he questioned the wisdom of adding a "Dynamics of Difference and Power" PAC to Pomona’s general education requirements.

"To say that Pomona does not need such a PAC is the height of ignorance," a DDP supporter told the Senate. "Race problems do exist at Pomona, and unless we create an environment in which people can talk about them in an academic setting without fear of labeling things will never get better."

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George W. Bush stated yesterday that America must act in its national interest, noting that continued enjoyment of clean air and water, preservation of the world’s diverse climates and ecosystems, and the ability to meet long-term energy needs would not be considered as part of our national interest for the purposes of his administration.

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Activists who called for civil disobedience to be made legal Monday were outraged days later when they got their wish, only to discover that civil disobedience could no longer be practiced as it is by definition illegal.

"Civil disobedience is a constitutionally guaranteed right, and by making civil disobedience legal and thus impossible, the establishment is denying us that right," a statement released by the United Activists of the Claremont Colleges (UACC) stated.

"The establishment has once again used its rules to stifle the voice of democracy and the right of the people to protest," said activist Lenny Molina, who has been locked to a trashcan for the last 4 days after police failed to move and arrest him. "Can’t they just admit to the unquestionable moral force of our astounding self-righteousness and give in to our demands?"

"But not all of them!" chimed in another activist, noting that it would be just like the tricky, well-funded establishment to deprive well-intentioned activists of any causes whatsoever.

Brenda Barham Hill shrugged her shoulders helplessly in lieu of comment.

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Eleven Pitzer dining hall workers who voted not to unionize last week will now have union dues stolen from their paychecks to pay for a collective bargaining representative that they don’t want.

"Since I already earn close to the poverty line, I’m not looking forward to paying union dues," one worker stated. "It would have been better if student representatives had just formed a task force to keep an eye out for management abuses."

"I sure hope that the union doesn’t demand a system of seniority pay," another worker complained. "I’m one of the most talented and hardest working people here I certainly don’t want to earn less because someone else has been here longer."

The Worker Support Committee has not planned any meetings, open forums, or protests to address the concerns of the more than one-third of the workers who voted against unionization.

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Dean of Women Toni Clark spent the week investigating whether or not the payment of over $400 for a date with a brother of Kappa Delta could be collected, a source within the Office of Student Affairs reported.

"Clearly anyone who would pay such an outrageous price, for a man no less, must have been intoxicated, and thus could not give meaningful consent," Clark stated.

Clark went on to add that this type of situation is exactly why she has been tirelessly working to make campus alcohol policy increasingly strict.

"Thank God that none of our students meaningfully consent to hook up when they are intoxicated," Clark added. "That would really undermine the legitimacy of our sexual assault policy if they did."

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Student activists stormed Claremont’s Planning Commission meeting last Thursday to protest Claremont resident Alvea Johnson’s plan to build a bonus room addition to her residence over 250 square feet of her back yard.

"With our defeat in the matter of the Bernard Field Station, Ms. Johnson’s backyard became the 1000th largest remaining open space in Los Angeles County, and our organization is committed to preserving the top thousand sites," an activist spokesperson said. "In addition, Ms. Johnson’s plans are especially undemocratic in that they will require removal of two coastal sage scrub plants."

A number of activists sat gagged outside of the planning commission meeting to demonstrate that it was useless to speak because their voices were not being heard.

"You can’t even hear our protests," they shouted angrily through the gags.

Police estimate that the protestors totaled no more than 20 persons, though the organizing group, the Friends of Alvea Johnson’s Backyard (FAJB), claimed that a simple majority of the 5 College community was present at the rally.

FAJB has presented a number of demands on table tents and on fliers throughout campus. Their demands include:

No compromise until ALL of Ms. Johnson’s backyard is preserved.

An open dialogue with Ms. Johnson so that a compromise can be reached.

Private property owners in Claremont agree to a democratic process before making improvements to their property (democracy = a majority vote of members of FAJB).

If these demands are not met, FAJB has threatened that the struggle "will not be over" and that "the power of the people will win," despite their having no moral or legal leverage and tenuous support among the people at best.

Despite his residence in traditionally neutral Switzerland, BFS sycophant Charles Cange has taken the side of the activists in the matter.

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