Protests Challenge Morality and Validity of Government Decisions
By
PETER DOUGLAS
Staff Writer
or the past few Thursdays, the five-colleges have resounded with the beautiful noise of students marching for peace. With all the complacency in our society it is really wonderful to see people taking an interest in the world around them. Yet at the same time, I’ve heard voices saying that these protests are wrong, that students should simply support their government, that to protest our military action in the South Asia is Un-American.
CI Article Meets With Skepticism at Pomona
By
PATRICK CHESNEY
Staff Writer
Before saying anything else, it should be mentioned that I consider myself neither liberal nor conservative, neither Republican nor Democrat. My resentment towards the Claremont Independent, the Five College’s conservative publication, stems from my desire for unbiased reporting.
American War Leads to Excessive Censorship
By
JUSTIN DURIVAGE
Opinions Associate
Today many people are frightened. Even the mail can be a deadly weapon. In this climate of fear, there is an impulse to do whatever is possible to increase security, such as checking driver’s licenses three times in order to board a plane. In doing everything and anything to protect citizens, federal agencies have been overhauling their websites so that they don’t include information that might be helpful to terrorists.
Despite Long Lines, Laser Tag Lights Up Monster Party Night
By
KRISTINE YEN
Staff Writer
During the past month or so, my enthusiasm for parties has withered from average to practically nonexistent. After four or five consecutive weekends of near-identical parties, I doubt that I would have attended Harwood Halloween if not for all the hype surrounding the annual event. But after multiple guarantees that this would be the best party of the year, I decided to attend.
Epic Search for School Spirit Yields Neither Pom-Poms Nor Pride
By
ROBIN STARR
Opinions Associate
Where is Pomona College’s school spirit? It’s definitely not in my hall. A couple of my friends came back from the football game this weekend and shared the current score. Everyone groaned and made some comment to the effect of "this is Pomona, we don’t care." So what if some of our teams aren’t good this year? Some of them are good, and all of them deserve at least our psychological attention, even if we’re too busy to support our athletes with our physical presence.
