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Harwood Lounge, a Pomona Gem

Posted on October 27, 2022 by Bilal Adamjee

By Bilal Adamjee ‘24 Harwood Lounge will forever be for me a place of fond memories, fun, and new beginnings in coming to Pomona College. After finishing my first year on campus as a sophomore (my first year was spent remote), I can only look back at the moments I’ve had with friends and see what I think is a microcosm of what Pomona College offers. The Lounge itself—the ...

A Letter to My First-Year Self

Posted on October 20, 2022 by Serena Lin

By Serena Lin ‘25 Tip #4: It's ok to fail … cut yourself some slack. (To be continued…) Throughout my first year, I started the practice of writing weekly letters to myself to celebrate, commiserate, and collect meaningful moments. As I completed my first month of my sophomore year, I decided to write a letter to my first-year self. Hopefully, you'll find some of thi...

Pomona’s Dining Trio: Frank, Frary, and Flex

Posted on September 20, 2022September 21, 2022 by Emily Kim

By Emily Kim ‘25 As a summer fellow for Pomona’s admissions office, I frequently get asked about dining. “How’s the food?” students ask, followed by the parents’ concerned inquiries: “Will my child go hungry here?” In response, I reassure the students that the dining options are tasty and plentiful, and the parents that their children will have a variety of dishes to choo...

10 Favorite (Underrated) Spots on Campus

Posted on September 14, 2022September 21, 2022 by Vidusshi Hingad

By Vids Hingad ‘25 We all know about Marston Quad, and Big Bridges and the Smith Campus Center. However, I wanted to share my personal favorite spots on campus. They are curated to give you a truly insider experience of Claremont’s most beautiful (and sunniest) places. Seaver Theatre roof It’s magical. That is how I will describe it. It feels like you have walked...

A Day in the Life

Posted on September 7, 2022September 21, 2022 by Porter Reyes

By Porter Reyes '25 On a sunny Friday afternoon, my friends Rebecca, Ruthie, and I wanted to unwind without going too far off campus. Laying in the sun is one of our go-to de-stressors, so we decided to head over to Pendleton Pool. While Haldeman–Pomona’s 50-meter by 25-yard outdoor Olympic-sized pool–is also nice, we settled on the smaller Pendleton because it is the closes...

Super Study Spots

Posted on September 1, 2022September 21, 2022 by Emma Grace Howlett

Emma and a friend on a rooftop with San Gabriel mountains backdrop

By Emma Grace Howlett ‘25 During my first semester at Pomona, I found myself swept away by a shower of fun social events and extracurricular opportunities. However, I found it hard to balance a heavy school workload with such a wealth of social resources. It took a few months to find an equilibrium, and, most importantly, good study spots. Thanks to the natural beauty and Ed...

Ramen and Yogurt and Pie, Oh My!

Posted on August 3, 2022September 21, 2022 by Emily Kim

By Emily Kim ‘25 “You’re a what columnist?” That is how people typically react when I tell them my position on The Student Life (or, TSL) , our 5C-wide student newspaper. “Food columnist,” I respond, chuckling. “I write about food.” Though I always knew that I wanted to participate in student journalism at Pomona, never did I think that I would be able to write about s...

Learning to Dance in the Rain

Posted on July 29, 2022September 21, 2022 by Seohyeon Lee

By Seohyeon Lee ‘25 As an incoming first year, I was excited to explore my wide-ranging interests at a liberal arts college. I was eager to learn how to ask my own questions instead of memorizing textbooks to get better grades. During my gap year, I started making an impossibly long list of activities I wanted to try in college. Four years seemed long enough to try all of th...

Get some sleep! Play a song! Get that ice cream!

Posted on June 14, 2022September 21, 2022 by Emily Kim

Emily with friend Steph in graduation robe, holding bouquet

By Emily Kim ‘25 Roughly two weeks ago, I finished my first year of college! This finals season was particularly tiring for me: on Monday I had a computer science exam (though I was glad to get it done early on in the week); on Tuesday I spent the entire day writing a final paper for my Jane Austen class; and Wednesday and Thursday were dedicated to finishing a project and s...

Life at Pomona Is … (as seen through the lens of everyday objects)

Posted on May 20, 2022September 21, 2022 by Serena Lin

By Serena Lin '25 As my first year of college comes to a close, I’ve looked back on a folder of photos titled “joys.” Being mindful of memorable moments is a habit that I developed as a busy college student. So here are some vignettes about Pomona through the lens of everyday objects. Birdstrike binocular: why not? On a whim, I reached out to the biology department...