The Peer Review is part of a new series in which we shine the spotlight on the students behind the CJLPP. To view other Peer Review issues, click on the tag below. John Paul Ferrantino is a Staff Writer at the Claremont Journal of Law and Public Policy, and a first-year student at Pomona College. He’s been a part of the Journal for 2 semesters! How/why did you get involved with the CJLPP? When I...
Camryn Fujita (SCR ‘21) In June of 2020, a week-long series of protests in support of the Black Lives Matter movement across the state of Hawaii culminated in a march to the Hawaii State Capitol that drew an estimated crowd of about 10,000 to 20,000 people. These protests sparked a long overdue conversation over how people in Hawaii think about race, anti-Black racism, and criminal justice. In...
By Sam Fiske (CMC ’21) Introduction Social media websites that originated as a platform to connect with friends and family have evolved into some of the most intense, poorly regulated battlegrounds for political discourse. Companies that began in dorm rooms and garages have blossomed into Silicon Valley giants, yielding unprecedented power to shape public opinion and gnawing away at the...
By Nick Yi (PO ’22) In November of 2020, Kamala Harris was elected as the first Black, Asian American vice president. Her identity raised questions not only about multiracial identity but also what it meant to be Asian American. Who counts as “Asian American,” let alone “Asian”? The label may appear misleading in its simplicity. Is the term a reflection of a shared racial, ethnic, or continental...
Shuyan Yan (PO ’23) In Zhongguancun, a well-known tech hub in Beijing, China, there is a joke circulating that if a billboard falls on 10 pedestrians at midnight, 8 of them might be software engineers, and the other two must be program managers. In the Chinese technology industry, many sarcastically joke about working overtime, and seeing employees leaving office buildings at midnight is...
Kathryn Parker (SC ‘23) With the recent election shifting the balance of power in the Senate to the Democrats, a divided Congress struggled to address the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic repercussions. Throughout his campaign, Biden pledged to provide the American public with a relief package should he become president. Since he took office, Congress has been fairly supportive of this mission...
By Kenyamarie Mahone (PO ’23) On February 23rd 2021, Akquile Pollard, better known as Bobby Shmurda, was released from Clinton Correctional Facility. Pollard, a 26-year-old New York rapper who gained esteem for his hit single “Hot Boy,” was released after serving 6 years for criminal possession of a weapon and conspiracy to murder. In the years following Pollard’s arrest, fans and...
Andy Liu (HMC ‘23) The lights first went out three weeks ago, but Texas has suffered from mass utility failure ever since the winter storms of February 10th, 2021. The outages have had a tremendous impact on Texans, leaving five million without power and twelve million without water at their peak. In the political wake of the disaster, local politicians initially blamed the halting of renewable...
The Peer Review is part of a new series in which we shine the spotlight on the students behind the CJLPP. To view other Peer Review issues, click on the tag below. Lauren Rodriguez is an Interview Editor at the Claremont Journal of Law and Public Policy, and a third-year student at Pomona College. She’s been a part of the Journal for five semesters! How/why did you get involved with the CJLPP? I...
The Peer Review is part of a new series in which we shine the spotlight on the students behind the CJLPP. To view other Peer Review issues, click on the tag below. Daisy Ni is the Managing Editor at the Claremont Journal of Law and Public Policy, and a fourth-year student at Pomona College. She’s been a part of the Journal for eight semesters! How/why did you get involved with the CJLPP? I...
