Author: Alan Mitchell

During my time as the Opinions Editor for this newspaper, I often approached acquaintances to ask them to write columns for The Student Life.

Perhaps the most generous observation one might make about last semester’s documentation controversy is that it generated a great deal of conversation. From passionate

As Opinions Editor this semester, I have learned about the dedication of the staff and the immense amount of work that goes into the

Surprisingly little has been written in these pages about the ongoing economic calamity that has plagued the country for the last several years. Make

These pages have already seen an extended conversation on whether or not a liberal should feel comfortable supporting the reelection of President Obama. I

Barack Obama’s leftward rhetorical shift has caused many on the right to accuse him of engaging in class warfare. I wonder if they aren’t

When I arrived at the Claremont Colleges in 2008, the Consortium had a plan for a new campus in Singapore. Regardless of the merits

I visit the Coop Store almost every day. Conveniently located, staffed, and managed by an extraordinarily friendly subset of the Pomona College community, and

At my new student orientation freshman year in 2008, the welcoming speakers emphasized Pomona’s wealth. With an endowment, at the time, of $1.9 billion,