Luke Brown, Author at The Student Life

A photo collage of one of Luke Brown’s promotional photos in his bid for ASPC president. Brown’s head is in the foreground, with a crucified Cecil the Sagehen in the background. Over Brown’s head is a red circle, as if he is in the sights of a shooter.

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When Luke Brown PO ’26 tried to run for the Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC) election as a write-in candidate for president, they got the go-ahead. But less than two hours after this confirmation, they were disqualified.

A drawing of a shadowy void placing he/him labels on an individual dressed in the nonbinary pride flag colors.

Opinions

October 10, 2024 10:47 pmOctober 11, 2024 2:03 am

OPINION: Y/our language speaks us out of existence.

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Luke Brown, PO ‘26 explores the work of being queer and nonbinary through the weight of culpability in our language and the construct of those around us. Our pronoun use particularly demonstrates y/our own anti-queer culpability. Brown explores how we navigate this space and the sensation of erasure.