Author: dholstein

Despite our train’s impending departure, LaMarcus Ford II, ’14 and Biology major, and I ran downhill, dodging (and sometimes failing to dodge) innocent pedestrians. We stumbled into the fudge shop by the water, ordering quickly and sprinting the way we came. At the station, we sunk into our seats and sucked on the peppermint-chocolate cubes as we waved goodbye to Windermere in ...

A few weeks ago, Johnny Huynh, '14 and Economics major, James Kang, '14 and Molecular Biology major, LaMarcus Ford II, '14 and Biology major, and I took a weekend trip down to London!  Pomona's Molecular Biology students, studying at the University College of London, were kind enough to lend us their couches during our stay.

When I was younger, I had a toy that sparkled.  Like with any loose-glittered thing, its little flakes fell off en masse, and they latched to my sticky little-kid hands and stuck to my clothing and drifted to the floor and wheedled their way into (perhaps) every couch cushion and strand of hair in the greater Seattle area.  After The Great Shed, my toy was different. I’ve tr...

A very brief note regarding today’s presidential debate: a group of new friends and I stayed up until 4am to see it live.  We laid out cookies and chocolate bars, brewed some tea, and watched on a laptop in the dark common room.  I was quickly reminded that I am no longer at Pomona, the liberal utopia that has so captured my willing little heart.  I spoke to one girl who inform...