By Hayeon Lee '23
The extent of my drawing is sketching nice Kirbys or Pokemon; if you told me to draw a hand, I would most gladly produce a stick figure drawing. However, one of my New Year's resolutions this year is to treat myself with kindness and patience. In my journey of healing my inner child, I find myself naturally returning to my hobby of arts and crafts. Whether ...
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Study Break Ideas for Finals Season
By Serena Lin ‘25
With finals season in full swing, here are some of my favorite, easy ways to practice self-care during your next study break.
Savor Stillness
There are many quiet spots on campus where you can sit and just enjoy a few moments of silence and be present.
One of my favorites is taking a tiny sketchbook and drawing in the Skyspace.
You can also tr...
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Reflections On My Pandemic Gap Year
By Emma Grace Howlett ‘25
I had long looked forward to my high school graduation year, 2020, as a year of opportunity and excitement, not anticipating that many of my plans would have to be rewritten. Just as I never imagined I would live through a pandemic, I never envisioned myself taking a gap year - yet that is exactly what I did.
Instead of attending Pomona College v...
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Learning to Love Los Angeles
By Elias van Emmerick ‘21
Pomona’s lack of name recognition is a bit of a running gag at the Claremont Colleges. Students love to joke about how their friends think they go to “Paloma,” “Panama,” or “Pavlova” College. We can point at the Forbes 2015 Best Colleges #1 ranking all we want, but Harvard we are not.
Now imagine what “Pomona College” means to a 14-year old Belgi...
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For Prospective Students of Color
By Toran Langford ’21
First of all, no college has the perfect recipe for racial/ethnic relations. But, at the Claremont Colleges, there are support systems for students of the African Diaspora. Specifically, in my experience, the administration is happy to make adaptations to accommodate concerns. In regards to race-based concerns, Pomona has promised to increase mental hea...
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10 Things To Do When Visiting Pomona
By Sam Kelly ’17 and Feather Flores ’17
We like to think students choose to come to Pomona for the top-tier liberal arts education. It also doesn’t hurt that we are in Southern California, just 35 miles from Los Angeles and near the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. Pomona students have access to a wide variety of recreational activities. From outdoor exploits to u...
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The Stress of De-stressing: Events at Pomona
Finals week: when picking a de-stressing event is the most stressful aspect of trying to de-stress.
The hardest part about finals isn't really those impending exams and assignments - it's all the beautiful creative performances and events that I'm missing out on when I stay in to finish a Computer Science test program (essentially a take-home midterm to program SpaceInvaders...
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