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February 19, 2024 1:51 amFebruary 19, 2024 4:41 pm

OPINION: Why a referendum ‘yes’ vote actually matters

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Ben Brady PO ’25 argues that Pomona College’s upcoming ASPC referendum gauging student opinion on Pomona College’s investments in Israel is an opportunity for students to take part in galvanizing a broader societal shift.

An Democratic looking building stands between a green and red sky. Big letters spelling Yes are in the green sky. Big letters spelling no are in the red sky.

February 19, 2024 1:23 amFebruary 21, 2024 2:40 pm

OPINION: What Pomona’s referendum will do wrong

By Leo Kalb Bourke, Emilio N. Bankier and Noah Rinsler 12796 Views 5C Divest, Al Jazeera, Apartheid, ASPC, Associate Students of Pomona College, Claremont Divest, divest, Divest Claremont Colleges, Gaza, Hamas, Information sheet, Israel, Martyred, Palestine, Pomona College, Push poll, Referendum, Senate, Vote, Vote yes, Voting

Emilio N. Bankier PO ’27, Leo Kalb Bourke PO ’25 and Noah Rinsler PO ’26 argue that Pomona College’s upcoming referendum vote on whether Pomona should divest from “the apartheid system in the state of Israel” has been unfairly presented to students through biased language and a loosening of ASPC senate rules.

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