Impact of Coronavirus

Why I Defied, Rather Than Deferred

Posted on October 15, 2020October 13, 2020 by Nelia Perry

By Nelia Perry ‘24 I was excited to start college before even entering high school. I went on my first college visit when I was in seventh grade—okay, it was technically for my older brother, but bear with me. Watching my two older siblings go through the visiting and touring, essay writing, applying, deciding and eventually leaving phases of the journey to college I eage...

“The New Normal”: Model UN in the Era of COVID

Posted on October 1, 2020September 30, 2020 by Bryce Kelly

Members of MUN on steps of Carnegie Hall

By Bryce Kelly ‘23 I was elected Secretary General of Pomona College Model United Nations three weeks before all students had to evacuate campus. COVID-19 was something we’d only heard about in news stories and memes, but now we were going home, spreading out all across the country, with no clue as to when we’d return. As time went on, and it became more and more clear ju...

Life as a Virtual Admissions Summer Fellow

Posted on September 15, 2020September 11, 2020 by Chris Meng

By Chris Meng ’23 Dear Christopher, It is with great pleasure that we invite you to join the Office of Admissions at Pomona College as a Virtual Summer Fellow. All the way back in May, I accepted an offer to work with admissions this summer. I feel incredibly fortunate that I was able to find a paid position that I was excited about pursuing. I literally didn’t know...

The Benefits and Drawbacks of Online Learning

Posted on September 4, 2020 by Chloe Mandel

By Chloe Mandel ‘23 When Pomona first announced that students would be completing the second half of the spring 2020 semester online, I felt an immediate sense of dread as I thought back to my experience using an online program in high school. In ninth grade, when my family decided to temporarily leave my small town in Connecticut and travel in Europe, I took five online cla...

Pomona, Progress, and the Pandemic

Posted on July 23, 2020July 22, 2020 by Oluyemisi Bolonduro

Oluyemisi With friends she met through Fall POP

By Oluyemisi Bolonduro ‘23 "How do you feel about Pomona and their response to the pandemic?" After leaving campus mid-March, I got hit with this question a lot. In my last post, Icky Introductions, I mentioned how the people of Pomona are always open to change and open to making room for change. This statement is the foundation of my answer (keep in mind that this is my ...

Farewell Freshman Year

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Sophia Augustine

Sophie and friend at sand volleyball area

By Sophia Augustine ‘23 It was that time of the week again: my beloved lunch at Claremont McKenna’s Collins Dining Hall (the third best dining hall in my opinion). Collins Dining Hall is nestled perfectly on the border of Pomona’s and Claremont McKenna’s campuses, providing the ideal place for my friends and I to indulge in a delectable lunch on Friday afternoons after an ex...

Missing Home Away from Home

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Hayeon Lee

By Hayeon Lee '23 As coronavirus has moved us all back home, here are some updates from current Pomona first-year students and how they have been coping during these unprecedented times! Alyssa Zhang ‘23 Alyssa Zhang is a rising sophomore at Pomona College. She is from Buffalo Grove, (Chicago-area), IL and is currently undecided about her major. Alyssa is interested in...

Sagehen Tennis Triumphs in the Age of COVID-19

Posted on April 8, 2020April 14, 2020 by Jacinta Chen

Tennis team at National Indoor Championships

By Jacinta Chen '21 In early March, the Pomona-Pitzer Women’s Tennis Team saw its journey to the Division III National Championship that would be held in St. Louis in late May abruptly ended by the spread of the novel coronavirus. Although my teammates and I were far from completing our spring season, I am immensely proud of how much we accomplished in 2020. After seven w...