December 2012 – Page 2

Almost There

Posted on December 12, 2012September 21, 2022 by Jenessa

The semester is almost over! Today is the last day of classes! We are ALMOST THERE! I don’t know why, but somehow now that we’re so close to the end I’m finding it extremely difficult to motivate myself to get to work. Like right now, I’m blogging instead of studying. I just don’t want to do anything. But the thing is, we’re so close! A week from today I will be done don...

Driving Down the 101*

Posted on December 11, 2012September 21, 2022 by Sarah

It's nearly the end of the semester! Which to me means, aside from the stressfulness of finals, reflecting on the fact that I am nearly finished with my first semester of college. How did that happen? Lately, I've been procrastinating and being super cheesy and thinking about my first semester experience and how it measured up to my expectations about college. One thing I notic...

Fall Does Exist!

Posted on December 10, 2012September 21, 2022 by Jenessa

A lot of my friends here at Pomona are from far-off places. Here in Southern California they often remark (complain?) that we don’t “have seasons”. As a Los Angeles native I am here, armed with camera in hand, to prove that we do, in fact, have seasons. As some may have been surprised to find, Claremont is not sunny and warm all the time. Now, I concede that our seasons are ...

Journal 7- The Finals are Coming

Posted on December 9, 2012September 21, 2022 by Cody Thach

Paradoxical stuff happens when finals come around. (1) I want to hang out with friends and have fun. (2) I decide not to, because I have to study and get work done. (3) I stay in my room trying to work, but I can't resist the urge to procrastinate. (4) I procrastinate for hours and regret not just going out with friends and having fun. (more…)

Happy Hanukkah!

Posted on December 8, 2012September 21, 2022 by lkershberg

One thing about being Jewish is that our holidays follow a lunar calendar. This means that it is virtually impossible to predict when the holidays are going to fall. This year I was sad because Hanukkah started on December 8 and ends on the 16th and I wasn't going to be home to celebrate especially because finals week is right around the corner. However, plans changed and ...

Performance

Posted on December 7, 2012September 21, 2022 by snl017

I’ve written about Presentations and Politics at Pomona, now it’s time for a little something about Performances. I like performances. They’re different from presentations in that I find them to be more artful, while still making an intellectually stimulating point. Also, if they’re put on by students, (more…)

Studying Abroad: A Trip to Spain!

Posted on December 6, 2012September 21, 2022 by dholstein

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...

Amores Perros

Posted on December 5, 2012September 21, 2022 by Jenessa

For my Spanish class, Advanced Conversation Through Film, we just watched Amores Perros, a complex film by Alejandro González Iñárritu interweaving three different stories connected with a major car crash. It’s a bit gritty, with lots of blood and violence and no one really gets a happy ending. But at the same time it was really interesting and a well made film, and it speaks...

Post-Pre-Enrollment Period, and Vague Plans for Next Semester

Posted on December 4, 2012September 21, 2022 by Cody Thach

I think my schedule is somewhat set for next semester. Having finished registering for classes and whatnot, this is what it looks like I will be taking: (more…)