Marie Tano – Voices

An Undergraduate Fellowship Everyone Should Know About

Posted on October 8, 2019September 21, 2022 by Marie Tano

By Marie Tano ‘20 The greatest thing about Pomona is the abundance of programs, fellowships and internships at your disposal. There is so much opportunity. The tricky thing is locating them, finding time to apply and actually being accepted. One fellowship that I find is generally unknown and unpopular to students is the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship. As a current sch...

Reflections on Life and Death

Posted on February 6, 2019September 21, 2022 by Marie Tano

By Marie Tano ‘21 Winter break 2017, my first college break, was my first time being home since moving away for college. The only thing that I remember from the break was complaining to my mom about our bare and empty refrigerator, broken heating system, and broken water heater. This winter break, I spent it planning the funerals of both my mother and my grandmother. I ha...

Tech Makes Moves towards Becoming More Diverse

Posted on January 5, 2019September 21, 2022 by Marie Tano

By Marie Tano ‘21 I took Introduction to Computer Science during the spring semester of my first-year. While I was far from skilled in the course, I still had great interest in pursuing the field as a possible career option. The constantly shifting and ever-evolving field of technology has always interested me, and even now I have a goal of being able to somehow add to the t...

When Privilege and Oppression Intersect

Posted on October 26, 2018September 21, 2022 by Marie Tano

By Marie-Emmanuelle Tano '21 My name is Marie-Emmanuelle Tano. I am an Ivorian-American, and I am privileged. As an undisputed American citizen, born and raised in North Atlanta, I have never had to worry about legal privileges in being able to qualify for things like state insurance and government aid. Additionally, I have never had to defend my right to live in this cou...