V.P. Candidate Calls for Giant Condom

Jacob Ganz

Ladies and Gentlemen of the faculty, staff, and administration of Pomona College and esteemed fellow students, I would like to take this opportunity to declare my candidacy for the vice-presidency for the 2000-2001 school year. Yes, I realize that I’m a bit early here, but I wanted get a jump on the competition. Hey, if Al and George W. can show this kind of ambition for a post as lowly as the one they’re running for, why shouldn’t I get an early start?

In reality, I don’t want the job, but it seems in fashion to run for the position. I’ll just be the first to toss my hat into the ring that will inevitably fill with the seventy-two others that will swear they’ll do the job better than anyone else possibly could. At least with me you’ll know well in advance the one person whom you shouldn’t vote for. [con't]

Keck Institute Places Results Before Ethics

Kate Finger

I would like to express my concerns regarding the new Keck Graduate Institute (KGI), though I will acknowledge before I begin that I don’t expect that any of this will make a lick of difference. The people who are in charge of KGI’s creation, design, and implementation have not shown an ounce of consideration for the faculty, let alone the students, and I have no illusions that that will change.

For those of you who have not heard, or simply not paid attention, let me fill you in on a few things. A new school is being added to the Claremont Colleges: KGI. As you may have heard, this will be built on the land formerly belonging to the Bernard Field Station. [con't]

Frosh Requests Friendlier Camp Sec, More Kickboxing

Mike Saffitz

With three weeks left in the semester, I feel it is the perfect opportunity to reflect on my first year at Pomona, and suggest a few changes which may make the school a little more welcoming to incoming students, and upperclassmen alike.

My first formal welcome to Pomona came from Matt Taylor and Campus Security late one night as we were informed that the pool did not have 24-hour access. I really enjoyed the personal attention Dean Taylor showed us, and appreciated Pomona College welcoming me with a full Dean, and not merely an upperclassman. This notwithstanding, I felt that campus security’s reception could have been a little warmer. Instead of welcoming us with the phrase "Nobody move, we’ve got you surrounded," I think "Welcome to Pomona. If it pleases you, we’d appreciate it if you would remain in your current locale" would have been more appropriate. [con't]

Democracy Requires Flashier Table Tents

Jacob Sloane

Over 47 trees gave up their lives last week in order to blanket the campus is a colorful snowfall of campaign fliers. For those of you who thought that the water gun contest had already started and spend the last week hiding in your room, there were student government elections this Tuesday.

Forget what the voters said; they don’t know anything. On rare occasions they even vote on such inconsequentialities as real issues. Hah. For my post-election analysis, I will focus on the key element of every successful campaign: posters. The real winners of the election were the candidates with the best posters. Table tents count as posters. [con't]

Where Have All the Women Gone?

Lauren Gard

I went looking for a female leader the other day and couldn’t find one. Since a college newspaper might be considered a reflection of the college as a whole (especially by the herds of prospies who have overtaken the dining halls), I opened The Student Life hoping to catch a glimpse of a female campus crusader. All I got were inky fingers and visions of men. The current editor-in-chief of TSL is male–the last time a woman held court in the newsroom was Fall of 1997. Only one out of the 13 Associate Editors is a female. In the April 9th issue, 20 articles were authored by men while women scripted but four. And though it may be shocking, no women wrote articles for the sports page. Why the paucity of female journalists at Pomona? I’ve become accustomed to scanning the front page of the Wall Street Journal in search of a female byline and coming up empty-handed, but The Student Life? [con't]

Shiny Postmodern Dorms Make Up for Lousy Food

David Park

Sometimes it rains here. Sometimes the breeze picks up a bit too harshly. Sometimes people try to burn down doors or workers go on strike or fraternities are accused of sexism or the school just seems too small.

But sometimes, it all goes away and the days are simply brilliant. It was during one of those peaceful moments that I realized how great this school really is.

It’s corny, I know, I’ll admit it. This is probably the corniest thing I’ll ever write, something you should be reading with Enya and a box of tissues.

But it’s true. I can’t help it. I don’t know what it is. Maybe I’m just in a good mood right now. Maybe I’m heavily drugged and don’t know it. Maybe I just don’t have anything else to write about. [con't]