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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Author: Janice Choi
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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Where Do You Like to Study?
But before we start on optimal study-spaces, please allow me one moment to aggressively repress this strange urge to post photos I took over fall break. Rainbow displays on Rodeo, lens flares over the Santa Monica Pier, plates upon plates of SUSHI? No. Focus. Okay. I can do this. How about a rain-check? Okay, I think we can agree that it would be more productive for me to move ...
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Ignored Alarms & Chocolate Bars
Before I arrived on campus, I was told that there was no such thing as a "typical Pomona student". However, over the past month, I've noticed that most, if not all, of the people I've met here are overwhelmingly and unpretentiously considerate and creative.* Here is an example:
My alarm went off at 8:30 am yesterday morning, prompting me to submit the homework assignment I'd...
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