'Model Minority' Myth Sets Unfair Expectations
By Kristine Yen
Contributing Writer

Why is racism constantly being discussed on this campus? What, exactly, is the point of groups like PDAC, SCRAP, Ujima, CLSA, and AAMP? After all, as one of my classmates asserted to me confidently last semester, "talking about racial issues only aggravates the problem." In fact, he and a fellow Caucasian male agreed that racism really doesn't affect us anymore...

Scraping Our Own Plates Would Not Gratuitously Imperil the Liberal Arts
By Michael Owen
Opinions Editor

On a recent afternoon in the dining facility known as the "Greenhouse," students began arriving en masse for lunch.

Commemoration Uncovered Our Hidden 'Reverence'
By Jason LaBau
Contributing Writer

Often, as I have passed through the gates of Pomona I have considered how well we who attend are living up to their charge: "Let only the Eager, Thoughtful, and Reverent enter here."

Goings-on, In Brief
By Jacqueline Wong-Hernandez
Opinions Editor

On September 11, I walked south toward Big Bridges to see the candle display commemorating the deaths of the 2,800 people who died in the terrorist attacks. As I approached Sixth Street, I saw people carrying large signs and distributing newspapers. I assumed that the gathering had something to do with the tragedy's anniversary, but as I got closer, I realized that the protest was unrelated. The sign-holders were anti-abortion protestors.

United States Dropped Ball on Sustainable Developement Summit
By Peter Douglas
Opinions Staff Writer

Last week, most Americans were reading in the papers about baseball strikes, corporate scandals involving the president, the Bush administration considering war with Iraq—all headlines which could have been seen as easily in the early nineties as in 2002. Yet at the same time another instance of history repeating itself was completely ignored by the media. The World Summit on Sustainable Development.

'Peaceful' Foreign Policy Is Disingenuous
By Aaron Gilbert
Opinions Staff Writer

The world is far too interconnected for 300 million people to live economically, socially, and politically isolated from the other six billion. As the last remaining "superpower," political and economic agendas have left the United States disconnected from the social consciousness of most of the world.

Oldenborg Plagued by Ramps of Death
By David Lydon
Opinions Staff Writer

So I was originally planning to write a light-hearted and amusing article about Oldenborg. According to the plan, this article would poke fun at all of the supposedly super-intelligent Pomona College students who, despite their impressive academic credentials, are completely unable to navigate the Oldenborg Center for Modern Languages and International Relations.

Solve South Campus Snack Drawbacks With North Campus Alternative
By Cory Forsyth
Opinions Staff Writer

Snack at Pomona is an institution. Just as going for coffee with someone is almost never about the coffee, going to Snack has always been more than simply a snack. It is about the people, about taking a break from one's work to relax and chat with friends.