physical education

PE at the 5C’s

Posted on October 8, 2020September 21, 2022 by Chloe Mandel

By Chloe Mandel ’23 * During Fall 2020, when students are learning remotely, PE courses are still taking place online! When I first found out on a tour that two semesters of a PE class were required, my reaction wasn’t exactly positive. Years of middle-school and high-school gym classes meant that my non-athletic self associated PE with unpleasant state-mandated physical ...

Physical Education for the Physically Uncoordinated: Ping Pong

Posted on December 29, 2015September 21, 2022 by Camille Sanchez

(Disclaimer: I apologize for frequently writing about my physical uncoordination. Speaking of, I got my first bike injury of the semester not that long ago. My knee was scraped pretty badly. Sad face.) I never thought P.E. in college was a thing—it seemed so…juvenile to require students to exercise. Eughh. Like, what? Can’t us physically incapable people ever get a break...

PE… in College?!

Posted on April 27, 2015September 21, 2022 by Teofanny Saragi

An aerial view of Strehle Track and the field where my Ultimate Frisbee class took place!

Before college, my experience with Physical Education (PE) classes was limited to synchronized warm-up exercises, running laps around tracks and fields, and the occasional treat of basketball/flag football/fill-in-the-blank ball. When I began perusing Pomona’s course catalog and general education requirements the summer before my first year, I stumbled upon the PE requiremen...