Professors – Page 6

Student Recitals and Other Adventures

Posted on November 10, 2015September 21, 2022 by Eron Smith

The first student recital of the 2015-2016 academic year happened on Wednesday, October 28th. It’s no secret that performance is not particularly my favorite activity and not especially my strong suit (due to stage fright and a propensity for unnecessarily dramatic facial expressions…), so I’m thoroughly pleased to report that not only did I perform in said recital, but also th...

Independence at Pomona, via Summer in Cambridge

Posted on August 6, 2015September 21, 2022 by Michelle Chan

Grapefruits are bittersweet, right? After weeks of searching for an analogy to accurately depict my thrilling rollercoaster of a summer, I have settled on a fruit whose mixed taste is representative of my feelings at the moment. It is a bittersweet day leaving Boston. (Well, Cambridge technically. For two months, I lived and worked across the Charles River from one of New En...

A Last Lecture on the Liberal Arts

Posted on May 11, 2015September 21, 2022 by Sophia Sun

Yes, there is an alarmingly eminent crisis in the general view on liberal arts values. Yes, fewer and fewer people appreciate our well-rounded educational experience while certain approaches herald more pre-professional paths as practical, and thus more worthwhile. But what else has been said in support of the liberal arts education? "The technology issues facing us today—issu...

Freshwoman Year Pt. II: A Quick Reflection

Posted on March 25, 2015September 21, 2022 by April Xiaoyi Xu

’Tis Spring Break! My parents are here, visiting me from China. As we drive around the Golden State from SoCal to NorCal in the next few days, I (rather ambitiously) plan to read a few books, get my homework done, write some more blog entries, and get back to some of my friends (feeling guilty about not maintaing email chains during the busy academic year). A brief summa...

Why the World Should Be Run by Professors

Posted on March 3, 2015September 21, 2022 by Kyra Sanborn

Out of sheer PSSD (post-swim-season disorder), I find myself with a few extra minutes of free time and energy to appreciate the non-water-related things in life. Today, this just so happens to be Claremont professors. First of all, I still cannot help but feel an amalgam of giddiness and grandeur as I turn towards one of my teachers and address them as "Professor". I feel li...

Professors Test “Positive” on Humanity

Posted on February 2, 2015September 21, 2022 by Eron Smith

If you’re a prospective student, you’re probably spending a lot of time wondering what college will be like. Maybe you’re wondering about your future social life, living away from home, or what clubs or organizations you’ll try/join/hate. As we collegefolk get ready for the spring semester and as you gear up for your college acceptances and decisions, I felt this would be the b...

Ringing in the New Semester

Posted on January 22, 2015September 21, 2022 by Sophia Sun

There are some moments at Pomona that have been truly essential to my experience - moments that cannot be conveyed adequately on any pamphlet or website - and it's those moments that I missed sorely when I was gone. Although I, as many others, arrived to Pomona after an exhausting chain of travels (bus! train! airplane! then MetroLink!), hearing the squeals of excitement as...

The Epic Economics Study Group

Posted on November 5, 2014September 21, 2022 by April Xiaoyi Xu

The Quantitative Skills Center provides whiteboards and quiet study space

9:00 p.m. As the minute hand was set to rejoin the number “12” on my watch, I found myself speeding up on my way from the Quantitative Skills Center (QSC) to Carnegie Hall. I was in between my Maths appointment with a QSC tutor and my Macroeconomics Principles Study Group session, which goes from 9:00 till 10:30 on Tuesdays, on a voluntary basis. The night sky looked bea...

Reminders of Pomona

Posted on August 19, 2012September 21, 2022 by snl017

I subscribe to Rolling Stone magazine. Earlier this month, I received my weekly copy. Interestingly enough, it got me really excited about my return to Pomona. No, I wasn't excited because of Justin Bieber (but let's be honest, who can resist that sensitive stare?). I was excited because it advertised an article about Batman by Jonathan Lethem. For those of you who do...