Today is October 31st. For the rest of the world, that means Halloween. But for most of us in college, it just means Wednesday; Halloween was all celebrated over the weekend with Harwood Halloween and parties and all that, back when we had a couple hours to spare. It’s always funny to think how for us Halloween is “over” several days before it actually occurs. B...
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Pomona Traditions
Fountaining: An Essential Guide
Today, after having a spogro brunch at Scripps, I was fountained.
Through my experience, I gained some necessary knowledge about all there is to know about fountaining.
FOUNTAINING: AN ESSENTIAL GUIDE
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Sequoia: Screams and Singalongs, Smoke and Snow
My timeline is all off. Today is Friday. Wait, really? Is it actually Friday? My calendar says it is, but aren’t days and months and years all just social constructions? … I should stop. Today is Friday. I only had class two days this week, and was very confused when those days turned out to be Wednesday and Thursday. This is all because of a very glorious thing known as Fall B...
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Fall Break Fun Fact
As we are all enjoying our Fall Breaks, either at home, on campus, or somewhere else exciting, it’s interesting to think the concept of Fall Break (so meta). Yesterday at dinner I had a conversation with friend and fellow senior Ben De Winkle, who explained that one of his professors told them at math lunch about the origins of Fall Break. Apparently, Pomona used to be on a d...
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They Came From Notre Dame
In honor of Pomona launching its own awesome, interactive timeline, I’m going to share with you a timeline of my own. This is the timeline of the visit of my cousin (and best friend) Laura and friend Vincent from Notre Dame.
It got awfully confusing to explain them to people, because Vincent and I went to high school together in Washington, and now he’s a sophomore at Notre ...
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Founder’s Day: Marston Quad Gets a Makeover
As has been well documented already here on the blog, Sunday was the big 125th anniversary Founder’s Day celebration! Despite the many emails sent out to the student body about the event, I didn’t know exactly what was going to be there for the big shebang. It was quite delightful, then, on Thursday when all of the sudden a carousel was constructed in the middle of the qu...
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Founders Day!
Hi! Sorry, I have been MIA for a while now. Getting sick during midterm season is not the best combination. However, I'm back now, and I wanted to write about my experience at Pomona's 125th anniversary.
This is my friend Danielle Davis (Pomona '15) and me enjoying ourselves. There was a carousel! I personally haven't ridden one of those in years. It was great to tempora...
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Journal 2- Founders Day
Ah,
Founders Day, Pomona College's "birthday," an event filled with fun, celebration, lots of older people visiting, a carousel, free stuff, and not me, because I went home to stay with family, as I do every Sunday.
I do admit, though, that I'd really have liked to have gone. I mean, Pomona becomes 125 years old only once, right? People keep posting pictures and quirky Fac...
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Pomona College Circa 1963 – Narrated by Ronald Reagan
Tomorrow, October 14th, Pomona College is celebrating Founders Day. But not only is it the anniversary of the founding of the school I have come to love so much, but it is its 125th anniversary, its quasiquicentennial. (I didn't know that was a word either.) It should be tons of fun with games performances and, most importantly, free food because let's be honest, who doesn't l...
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“Jan Et Herr”
Today is Janet Herrera's birthday.
In celebration, my sponsor group ceremoniously fountained her at midnight earlier today in the Thatcher fountain. Unfortunately, I wasn't here to witness it and to take pictures to embarrass her, but life goes on. (more…)
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