Muslim, or Criminal by
Default?
By Kavin Paulraj
Staff Writer
Islam. Peace. Righteousness. Brotherhood. Muslim. Mecca. Pilgrimage.
Love. Quran. Prayer. Allah. Face toward Mecca. Islam. Qadi.
Id. Ramadan. Tasty food. Muslim. Devotional music. Peace.
Brothers and Sisters from Mesopotamia. Ibn Batuta. Ibn Khaldun.
Islam. Hijab. Prophet Muhammad. Medina. Unity. Pray 5 times
a day. Peace. Love. Quran.
When Free Speech Comes
with Restrictions
By Laurel McFadden
Staff Writer
Around here, if there's something important to say, there
is usually a committee about it somewhere on campus. With
our constant discussion of political and social issues, it
is often surprising to read about a world where freedom of
speech is restricted. Pomona's free-thinking approach of allowing
any and all opinions to be expressed makes it an ideal place
for an education, but beyond Walker Wall, citizens of the
outside world come under fire for methods of expression we've
come to take for granted.
Why I Do NOT Read TSL
By Lauren Sauter
Contributing Writer
The title of this article is partially a lie. In fact, I read
TSL religiously freshman year, but then again I did
a lot of things then that I'm not proud of. In those days
I never would have imagined submitting an article to TSL,
too horrified by the possibility that the entire student body
would be able to read my thoughts and even react to them.
Now I like to think of myself as a little older, wiser, and
more apathetic. After a few years hanging around here, the
triviality of student publications finally hit me, and I now
feel free to add my worthless two cents to this rotting pile
of crap. My two cents consists of slightly unfriendly tendencies
towards TSL and other 5-C publications, which I will
explain should you choose to read on. You may be wondering
why I would bother, and why TSL would print this.
Action Not Needed
By Diego Bustamente
Staff Writer
To build a community that can grow and develop, it is important
to have individuals with different experiences and backgrounds.
Pomona recognizes this and "has, for decades, self-consciously
sought to assemble and house on-campus a highly diverse group
of students." Pomona College's filing of an amicus curiae
brief with several other liberal arts colleges is a defense
of the consideration of race in admissions, which has precedent
in the Supreme Court decision Regents of the University
of California v. Bakke. This 1978 decision holds that
quotas are an illegal form of affirmative action. The system
which is currently in place uses race as one of many considerations
for admission but without quotas.
Why Affirmative Action
is Still Relevant
By James Soloman
Staff Writer
As the date when the Supreme Court will listen to arguments
challenging the University of Michigan's affirmative action
programs draws near, you will hear a slew of different arguments
against affirmative action. The critics will say that affirmative
action goes against the basic American principle of being
rewarded for and judged on individual merit; they will suggest
that "race neutral" approaches to college admissions
should be used, or affirmative action should be based on income.
Yet these arguments fail to recognize both the unique disadvantage
that African-Americans and Latinos face in today's society
and the irreplaceable benefits that both colleges and society
as a whole receive by including minorities in the highest
echelons of American life.
College's Motives Questionable
By Nancy Hanna
Copy Editor
At a time when the Supreme Court is considering the constitutionality
of affirmative action policies it is important not only to
consider your own position on the issue, but also what informs
that position and the way the debate is framed.
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