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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.

By Luke Brown 2070 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.

A drawing of a map of the world, with arrows coming out of Claremont and pointing to various foreign countries. There is a big gold dollar sign over the map, in the center of the image.

Opinions

October 5, 2023 11:01 pmOctober 6, 2023 9:42 am

OPINION: Studying abroad on financial aid comes with extra baggage

By Klara Jacobs 8682 Views 5C, abroad, admin, administrators, Aid, airplane, blog, Claremont, College, Communication, core value, core values, cost, costs, Cuisine, Cultural Exchange, Culture, Equity, exchange program, exciting, expenses, Experience, federal, Finances, Financial Aid, financial aid package, financial support, flight, flights, francis-taylor, Grant, grants, intercultural understanding, interdepartmental, International, jacobs, klara, klara jacobs, Labor, lax, local, Money, navigate, new, office, opportunity, Pay Transparency, Pitzer College, Plane, pz, question, Restrictions, rowan, rowan francis-taylor, Scholarship, scholarships, semester, senior, seville, socioeconomic, spain, Study Abroad, study away, Support, Transparency, Travel, undergraduate, Visa, Website, Work, Work Study

Amidst the stories of glamorous romances in foreign countries and life-changing adventures, Klara Jacobs PZ ’24 gives a realistic take on what studying abroad looks like for a 5C student, especially for one on financial aid.

Editorial Board Opinions

December 7, 2018 3:54 amMay 1, 2019 8:45 pm

Editorial Board: Who we’re covering, who we’re not: Analyzing our coverage and how to do better

By Editorial Board 5766 Views Bias, Claremont, Claremont McKenna, Harvey Mudd College, Journalism, Pitzer College, Pomona College, Scripps College, Transparency

In an effort to be transparent, we analyzed our coverage from the past semester and looked at the students we are covering. In an ideal world, we would cover each school proportionally to its student body. However, our data shows that we overcover Pomona College and undercover both Pitzer College