Trump’s administration has sanctioned a campaign of extrajudicial kidnappings, careless deportation, and general terror. It has forced those it targets to ask the permanent question of will I still be here tomorrow, every day. So why do we only show our dissent if we get a little free time, and nothing good is on TV? In the No Kings protests, Jason Murillo PO ‘28 sees performance, not praxis. Cheerfully bobbing oh-so-clever signs on streetcorners does nothing to practically oppose a regime that has no respect for the Constitution, much less polite dissent.
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We The People Are Rising: CSWA supports 5C student attendance of Los Angeles anti-ICE rally
Thanks to efforts by CSWA, 5C students attended the October 4. We The People Are Rising protest in Los Angeles.
OPINION: Neoliberalism handed a Nazi’s son Chile’s presidency
A Chilean, a Chicagoan and a dictator walk into a South American nation. Why, after 50 years does a Nazi walk out, and why is the answer neoliberalism? The perfect storm of the Chilean coup d’état and the subsequent neoliberal regime is often credited with the nation’s economic rise. But Rafael Hernandez Guerrero PZ’29 argues that its policies, sowing the seeds of the disenfranchisement of the working and middle classes, have enabled the rise of far-right ideology there, and abroad.
5Cs remain mostly unscathed as government shutdown threatens research funding
A government shutdown began Oct. 1, threatening funding for future research proposals and initiatives.
OPINION: Nationalist advertisement is the new plague in American politics
The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” has passed, rushing through the House and Senate on the back of a Republican majority — not on the merits of its policy. Following the discussion among elected officials in early July, the Republican party is straying from their mission to protect the American people and instead relying on marketing to present its agenda as the solution to American malaise. Celeste Cariker PZ ‘28 campaigns for a return to truth in American politics, demanding for policy solutions in the face of shiny marketing from the Republican party.
OPINION: Rethinking the Supreme Court
In the face of the Trump administration’s aggressive cuts and actions, the judicial branch has been an early stalwart line against executive overreach. Alex Benach PO ’28 argues that the judicial branch’s highest court is deeply flawed.
How financial aid is functioning at the 5Cs amidst uncertainty in higher education
Amidst uncertainty surrounding federal funding for higher education induced by the Trump administration, various 5C financial aid offices assured students they will not be changing existing aid eligibility protocols.
Trump executive order causes concern over immigrant and international student safety
Pomona College and Pitzer College informed students about safety regarding ICE and immigration policies.
5C STEM students face uncertain futures amidst NIH funding freeze
A funding freeze on the National Institutes of Health has impacted 5C students’ internship acquisition and job prospects.
OPINION: The case for fleeing the country
When Trump first got elected we all remember liberals claiming that this was the last straw, that it was over, that they were done with it all and finally going to Canada. You may remember shaking your head, admonishing them for leaving the nation behind or for posturing like they would ever actually leave. But in this second era, people are actually leaving and Alex Benach PO ’28 argues that they may be right to be concerned.