I’m currently flying on a plane from a layover in Phoenix to Kansas City to visit my relatives. It’s Wednesday. In Claremont, some of my peers are taking 2-5 p.m. finals, some of them have also already gone, some of them are writing essays, some of them may be studying, some of them are packing, some of them are reflecting on the past semester. Even though I’m not in Claremont,...
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Pomona Traditions
“Late Night Pancake Breakfast”
From 10:00 p.m. till midnight today, right before finals week, there was a late-night breakfast thing where students could get free food and take a study break.
I got a Facebook event invitation and thought it would be worthwhile to attend.
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Dinner (Holiday Party)
Today at Frank Dining Hall, students gathered to have a holiday-esque dinner.
Complete with decorations characteristic of the season, decked-out Frank was a nice place to celebrate on this last day of classes.
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Performance
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…)
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Journal 6- The Coop Fountain Gives Free Food (As Compensation)
The ASPC Kinsmith Coop Fountain is a place I frequent when in need of food at odd hours.
Located right in the center of the Smith Campus Center, it's not easy to miss it. Called "The Coop" for short, one can find students hanging out here leisurely late at night, cramming right before a lab, or getting some food in between classes. I usually order chicken tenders with barbec...
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Trolling Dean Feldblum
Last night was Mudd 1 Back's sponsor group dinner at Dean Feldblum's house. Now, one of my spibs follows the Dean on Twitter, and informed us that she often tweets photos of the sponsor groups she has over. Of course, I immediately thought that it would be a brilliant idea to all wear matching clothes. And I love my sponsor group so much because they didn't think twice about it...
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The Magical Moving House
Most of the time, following in my mother’s footsteps is a wonderful thing. After all, I followed her to Pomona. However, this past week represents one of the few times when I reeeeeeally wish I hadn’t done exactly what my mom did. Let me explain.
One of my mom’s few regrets from her time at Pomona was that she did not go out at midnight to watch Seaver House move from whe...
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Confessions of a Pomona College Tour Guide
I started as a Pomona College tour guide last semester. It was one of those things I had dreamed about doing since I started taking tours in my sophomore year of high school. I always took what the tour guides said to heart, and trusted their opinions more than what the college ratings said or what admissions officers claimed. Something about hearing from students directly al...
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SCAMFest!
Last night, the Claremont Shades hosted the 17th annual Southern California A Cappella Music Festival (SCAMFest) at Bridges Auditorium. Not only did it feature performances from eight 5-C A Cappella groups, but also from two groups from UCLA, "Bruin Harmony" and "Scattertones" as well as two from USC , "Reverse Osmosis" and "SoCal VoCals".
The performers sang to a sold out B...
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A CAPPELLA
Everyone at Pomona is better than I am. At something. And no, this isn’t me having low self confidence, it’s a fact—a fact of which I’m constantly reminded.
The current reminder up for discussion is a cappella. (more…)
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