Roofies, roofies, who’s got the roofies? For a while there, the possible presence of date-rape drugs on campus was the talk of the town among those Pomona College students who actually bother to open their e-mails, more buzz-worthy than the latest in a long line of Norovirus outbreaks or Acting
Author: Lexie Kelly Wainwright
Claremont ‘Slacktivism’ Devalues Social Justice Efforts
Back in March, our little consortium—which, like so many other liberal arts communities, boasts a social justice-minded community armed with basic YouTube navigation skills and a perpetual tendency toward bleeding-heart outrage—became entangled in the great overproduced mess of conflicting ideological allegiances that was “Kony 2012.” Following a brief love affair
In Defense of Opinions
When I first heard that I would write for Opinions this semester, my psyche welled up with tears of pride. This new development, of course, marked the pinnacle of both my personal and professional lives. It would be as though Maureen Dowd and Mark Shields had a baby, but the
View From South Campus: The Last Word
When my section editor, Anna Petkovich SC ’14—round of applause for this gal, folks, without whose kindly intervention I would still be wandering the college-named streets of Claremont, half-heartedly waving a cardboard sign bearing the words “WILL RUMINATE ON GENERALLY OBJECTIVELY UNINTERESTING LIFE EXPERIENCES FOR PUBLIC EXPOSURE” at passing cars—e-mailed
View From South Campus: On Being an Adult
Not too long ago, during an extended Target run, I purchased an Easter card for my dear old mom and dad back home. After ruminating at great length regarding how best to capture in writing the essence of “Happy Resurrection of Christ, Please Send Money,” I moseyed on over to
View From South Campus: Perils of Room Draw
With four weeks left in my freshman year, I can’t deny it anymore: this is the beginning of the end of the beginning. While I’d prefer to spend the next few weeks in a pseudo-catatonic nostalgic haze, weeping for the death of my childhood and with it everything I’ve ever
To the People of the Coop Store
Although it may come as a surprise to those of you who seem to think I have no life outside of my TSL involvement (seriously, for the last time: Sizzlin’ Sensations? Not me), I actually do things in the world, and one of those things is working at the ASPC
Sleep/Study/Social Life
You know that infographic that’s been floating around the interwebs for a while now—the sleep/study/social life Venn diagram that places you at Jedi status if you fall in the overlap? No? Well, maybe these things only surface on StumbleUpon in the wee hours of the morn, when I’m not really
View From South Campus: The Importance of Family Weekend
I know this is old news (props to those of you who inquired about my little hiatus last week—way to keep up! Also, I humbly bow before the individual who asked me if I was moonlighting as the sex columnist. I’m terribly honored that you think I have enough time
The Five Sick People You Will Meet In College
If you thought preschoolers were the crème de la crop de la contagious, you’ve obviously never spent much time on a college campus, because there is literally always something going around here. And why shouldn’t there be? We share library books and couch space and the elliptical machines and silverware