For living in such a sunny, dry, and essentially weatherless place, students in Claremont have some strong feelings about rain. As it's rained (at least a little each day) for the last three or four days, it seems only right to curl up next to the unneccessary-for-360-days-of-the-year fireplace in the Smith Campus Center and muse about the gloomy gray weather.
As it's rained...
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Month: November 2013
Giving Thanks: Prospies, and 3 Awesome things about Pomona
pros•pie |ˈprôspē| *
noun
a high school student visiting a college campus in order to gain additional knowledge and experience regarding the school, often staying overnight to really get the best sense of the whole "college experience" and most comprehensively assess as many aspects of the college or university as possible : the prospie feigned satisfaction with the skimp...
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Lion King the Musical – 47 Things Trip
One of the first things you have to know about Pomona College is the number 47. The origins of this phenomenon are somewhat unclear to me, but once you know how important it is in Sagehen lore, you start noticing it everywhere.
The school is totally in on this, and every year, the freshman class is challenged to complete as many things off a "47 Things to do in LA" list ...
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If My Classes Were My Autobiography – Part 1
Linear Algebra
When I was a kid, I loved the idea of a blackboard full of equations. Especially the gigantic ones that have several layers and you can push one upward when you run out of space. The equations with bizarre yet elegant symbols give the empty blackboard meanings and substance, like stars in the dark universe. Where did I see these blackboards with equations? Mov...
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Thesis Thursday: Getting Participants
So, I figure that Thesis Thursday is going to be my new blogging platform, at least for a little bit. I hope you all enjoy my thesis related adventures! Whether you're a senior, a first year, an alum or outside of the direct Pomona community, I hope people find my anecdotes at least marginally humorous or relatable.
Getting participants for a study is something I never thoug...
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How to Have a Thanksgiving Away from Home
As a student whose home is situated over 2,000 miles away from Pomona's campus, I can't go home for Thanksgiving without shelling out over $500 in a roundtrip ticket, so I'm staying in California for Thanksgiving. For those of you in a similar predicament, fear not, because you can still celebrate Thanksgiving albeit probably differently from how you used to. Here are some opti...
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The Library: A Tale of Redemption
Since the commencement of freshman year, I have entertained an inexplicable fear of the library. The stark silence, the rows of academic journals and books and the general feeling of tense anxiety have intimidated me beyond measure. I entered the library just once freshman year, experienced breathing difficulties and promptly turned around, never to return again.
That is...
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Do you love the satisfactory crunch of stepping on dry leaves?
I. Love. Fall.
And yesterday, I was reminded that others do, too, when a few friends from Scripps spotted a sidewalk segment strewn with warm-toned, brittle leaves, pointing it out enthusiastically. They proceeded to shuffle over and stomp about with delight.
You may be wondering, "Janice, why are you blogging about seasons? Are you really that lame?" But seasons are ...
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Pomona From the Outside Looking In
Because I've been here for almost 3 months now, I tend to forget what a culture we have here at Pomona College and how unique it is. That is, I forgot until my boyfriend came over for the last few days and pretty much relived my first few days here. His stay here reminded me of the many quirks that are unique, not only to Pomona, but to the Claremont Colleges, so here is a (tot...
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Investigating the AAMP Snack
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