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February 5, 2026 11:19 pm

OPINION: Everyone is dialoguing, but who is actually listening?

By Alex Benach 927 Views Accountability, Alex Benach, dialogue, pomona president

“While the administration and the board of trustees promote dialogue and free exchange of ideas as the best thing in the world, their actual actions are out of touch and completely unaligned with the needs and opinions expressed by the student body,” writes Alex Benach PO ‘28. “If we are to foster a relationship between student body and administration in which various input is actually welcome, said discourse must be followed by responsive, concrete action.”

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.

Opinions

April 10, 2025 7:39 pm

OPINION: Your vote for ASPC president didn’t matter. Here’s why

By Luke Brown 2210 Views Accountability, ASPC, Associated Students of Pomona College, campaign, campaign censorship, campaign rules, campus democracy, campus politics, code, commissioner, committee, controversial disqualification, Controversy, democratic process, disqualification, disqualified, due process, elected, Election, election appeal, election controversy, election integrity, fairness, Flyer, Free Speech, governance, Government, internal politics, leadership accountability, Luke Brown, political exclusion, political voice, Pomona College, poster, power dynamics, President, procedure, questionable practices, rule enforcement, Senate, Student Activism, Student Body, Student Government, student leadership, student rights, student senate, Transparency, Vote, Voter Suppression, write-in candidate, youth politics

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.

Four surviving comfort women at the unveiling of a statue commemorating the sexual slavery of women by the Japanese army in World War II.

Opinions

April 9, 2021 1:10 am

OPINION: CMC professor Eric Helland must apologize for involvement in revisionist article

By Luciénne Reyes 4103 Views Accountability, Claremont McKenna Professor, Comfort Women, Revisionist History

CMC Professor Eric Helland must take accountability for sanctioning a faulty article that denies the experiences of several sexual assault survivors, Luciénne Reyes PZ ’24 writes.

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