Author: Alex Tomback

With prisons facing severe overcrowding and citizens questioning the justice of today’s legal system, reform may seem inevitable. But what direction should that reform take?    Two panelists spoke about the potential for prison reform April 14 in Pomona College’s Rose Hills Theatre, in a lecture sponsored by the Pomona

“1, 2, 3, 4,” Barb Catlin, Director of the Pomona College jazz ensemble, whispered as the musicians lifted their instruments to play. Students, professors, community members and friends and family of the band waited in anticipation to hear the ensemble begin at Lyman Hall in Pomona College’s Thatcher Music Building

“She is here to shed light on topics that are unfortunately timely: sexual violence, rape and social media,” said Humanities Institute Director Yuval Avnur, who is also a Scripps College Associate Professor of Philosophy.  Cressida Heyes, the Canada Research Chair in Philosophy of Gender and Sexuality and Professor of Philosophy

“More than one million selfies were taken each day in 2014, and more men than women admit to retouching all their self images before posting,”  Peggy Phelan said.  Phelan, a Stanford professor of drama and English, gave a creative and insightful speech titled, “Selfies: The Past and Future Of Self