Dorms – Voices

Top Ten Tips for Incoming First-Years (From an Outgoing First-Year)

Posted on August 23, 2022September 21, 2022 by Hasana Parker

By Hasana Parker '25 (1) Get a nice lamp for your room. Good lighting makes all the difference in your room! Warm lighting makes your bedroom feel homey and changes the look of your room completely. My roommate and I turned on the overhead lighting in our room like 5 times during the school year because we just absolutely loved the lamp I got off of Amazon. (2) Bri...

Reflections on Having a Roommate

Posted on June 24, 2022September 21, 2022 by Hasana Parker

An Ode to Blaisdell 119 By Hasana Parker ‘25 Before coming to college, having watched one too many college roommate horror story videos on YouTube, I was a little worried about having a roommate. I thought that, if I had one, I would be lying awake in my bed with one eye open, afraid that they would cut my hair in my sleep or pee in my shampoo. For me, the fear of potential...

Enjoying Alone Time

Posted on October 12, 2020September 21, 2022 by Hayeon Lee

By Hayeon (Kayla) Lee ‘23 During the first few weeks of my freshman year of Pomona, there were four questions that I was consistently asked when I met a new person: What is your name? Where are you from? What’s your dorm? Who’s your roommate? I could answer all of these questions quite quickly. My name is Hayeon Kayla Lee. I’m from Los Angeles but spent my h...

Living in a Co-Ed Dorm

Posted on February 18, 2015September 21, 2022 by April Xiaoyi Xu

During the hectic university application process last autumn, I forgot to check whether my dream school would have a co-ed housing system. Right before I started at Pomona, I learned that boys and girls there would be sharing bathrooms, showers, the corridor space, laughter, and midnight snacks. What would that mean? Immediately, I pictured embarrassing scenes where a teenag...