Author: Anna Bittman

When I first arrived at Pomona College, I thought a lot of things.Some were right. Most were wrong. For the uninitiated, the small misperceptions quickly become self-evident, so I won’t point them out. If you haven’t realized that wearing your college lanyard around your neck screams freshman, you will soon.

With spring break coming up, the question everyone on campus is asking during conversational lulls is: “Where are you going?” Given a little free time, people inevitably seem to leave home and the comfort of familiarity in search of an adventure. I crossed the Atlantic Ocean for the first time

Last Wednesday’s announcement that General Motors is shutting down its Hummer brand marked the end of an era. It should not have come as a surprise, as GM has been trying to sell the Hummer brand for more than a year. They finally made a deal last June with Sichuan

Mark Wood, Senior Director of Communications at Pomona College, recently oversaw the team that designed and built Pomona’s new web site, which launched on Monday. Mark is also an executive editor and art director and designer for Pomona College Magazine. TSL: What was the biggest debate the team had while

It is universally acknowledged that celebrities who are rabidly followed by the media are often lacking in value or substance. How do we know this? Because headlines about Tiger Woods and cocktail waitresses hold people’s attention for far longer than in-depth discussions about the long-term costs of health care. It’s

At the risk of becoming The Student Life’s official Sarah Palin reporter, I list below three fictional responses from elected officials of varying political stances in reaction to Sarah Palin’s appearance at the Tea Party Nation’s National Convention two weeks ago. For the record, I blame one person for my

I’ve never understood Sarah Palin, but I enjoy trying to. Why? Because 58 million people voted for the ticket she was on in last year’s election, more than a third of this country has a favorable opinion of her, and, most importantly, she has over 1 million supporters on Facebook.