Author: John Montesi

This has been a week of lasts. Last Thursday class as an undergrad, last time I’ll ever have to use “thesis” as an excuse for anything, last time I’ll stress my editors at TSL out by waiting until the last second to send them my column. Three years ago, I

As soon as it came out that a boy had ridden in the wheel well of an airplane from California to Hawaii (and lived!), I knew we were in for it. The media circus surrounding the tragic loss of Malaysian Air Flight 370 was only just beginning to taper down

In addition to being the time of year when Coachella is used as an excuse for everything and is the only thing you see on your Facebook newsfeed (now for two weeks in a row), and the time when SoCal weather goes from warm to warmer, April is also the

There are lots of good things to write about, so it is with despondent irony that I write about something so negative. The something in question is Spritz, a new app or computer program or something that force-feeds written material to you at a frenetic, nauseating pace of 300-500 words

Talking about mental health is often like walking on eggshells: tentatively, nervously, painfully. Nobody wants to admit that theirs isn’t as good as it could be; nobody wants to ask others the questions that really need to be asked. “Seeking help” is put in scare quotes because it really just

In one of the more amusing turns of events of 2014, the seemingly innocuous plan for a patriotically themed party concocted by the gentlemen of Kappa Delta backfired dramatically last week. Without delving into a lengthy synopsis: Some people wholeheartedly spewed anti-American vitriol, some sarcastically mocked them, and a few

The Olympic Games have always been a funny concept. The entire world decides that, for a few weeks every few years, we’ll care about all the sports we never otherwise watch.  This is especially true of the the Winter Olympics, which broadcasts bobsledding, curling, and biathlon across the globe. From

Much ado was made this week over the ersatz petition for Pomona College’s secession from the Claremont Consortium. From the moment I first heard about it, I suspected The Golden Antlers, or perhaps an individual whose dedication to deadpan trolling is almost as strong as mine. Whenever I expressed this