Presentations at Pomona (and How They Affect Me)

Let’s talk about all the plays/movies/presentations I’ve watched/attended this week. (Note: sorry if my posts seem very egocentric, but I was told to write about life at Pomona. I feel like I can speak best on MY life at Pomona.) On Sunday night, I took the last possible chance I had to see a production of “The Laramie Project” put on by our student theater group, Bottom...
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Living Downstream

In my Environmental Justice class, we have been discussing the widespread use of chemicals in almost every aspect of our lives, from pesticides to toxic waste to being part of everyday materials like plastics.  Many of these chemicals are toxic and potentially carcinogenic, and the regulation of them unfortunately does not always prioritize public health over economic benefits....
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