This semester, I’ve begun work in one of Pomona’s Psychology labs (Social Cognition and Interaction.) As a Philosophy major interested in Experimental Philosophy, this has (thus far) proven to be relevant yet completely new. Here are some of the things I’ve learned so far:
1) Psychology experiments are super-secret. If information lands in the hands of a participant (dun ...
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Author: dholstein
The Patchwork
When giving tours, I often receive questions asking about Pomona’s “specialty.” I feel a little campy as I clumsily explain how we have no real specialty, that we offer strong programs “across-the-board” (a seemingly go-to phrase), and that we’re like a patchwork of independently well-maintained majors. This is especially weird since Pomona lies directly south of a batch of c...
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The Beginning of the End
The last time I was a second semester junior, I found Pomona’s website for the first time (note: it was a much less shiny and attractive back in those pre-collegiate days, so embrace its modern beauty.) I remember breaking from my homework every ten minutes to revel in an e-view of super-cool colleges—obviously Pomona made a good impression—and to celebrate the notion that hi...
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A Day in the Life
Daniel Choi, '15, live-tweeted his Monday at Pomona!
Gotta love waking up and walking to Pitzer for class first thing in the morning. Not the best decision in hindsight. #justkidding #woopitzer— Daniel (@daniel_choi) February 4, 2013
Watching a silent film in my MS class: "I feel so low, old chap, that I could get on stilts and walk under a dachshund." — Daniel (@daniel_cho...
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The Gaze, Part I
In Edinburgh, I took a course called Philosophy of Science and every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, I slinked into Auditorium B and sat behind 200 other students during lecture. I had a bird’s eye view of 100 facebook-ing laptop screens ahead of me. The back row’s faces became familiar, and although we never introduced ourselves, and never actually spoke to each other, we all...
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Back
Through my drafts and trials of the past week, I’ve found I have much more to say about Edinburgh than Pomona. I’ve arrived on campus, and nearly hyperventilated as we drove through the village for the first time, and again on Bonita, and again as I set foot on Claremont soil. But despite my excitement, and my near-sleepless nights before arriving on campus, and all of my ful...
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Goodnight.
Last night, I sat with my flatmates in the hallway for the last time, our fingers interlocked and held above our heads under the dim light. We microwaved ice cream until it turned into soup and we baked two pizzas and we packed our bags and we made promises and plans. Then we woke up at 6:45 the next morning to see the first ones off. That will be me, tomorrow. Tonight, the...
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Sagehens in Amsterdam
A visit to Amsterdam before the end of the semester!
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Spain in photos!
A visual update to accompany last week's post:
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Studying Abroad: A Trip to Spain!
I’m writing this in Barcelona’s airport, El Prat, which means I’m saying my final farewells to Spain. Saying goodbye to a place, when you’re unsure when or if you’ll return, is always a poignant thing, and I’m lamenting not only because it’s -3 degrees in Edinburgh (Celsius, not Fahrenheit, thank God,) but because Spain has some magic quality about it and I caught glimpses thr...
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