By Serena Lin ’25
If you're a high school senior trying to decide which college to attend, you've probably heard the conventional Pomona sales pitch: small class sizes, “liberal arts experience,” being in the Claremont consortium, and good weather.
But what does that actually mean?
Here are four unexpected benefits of going to Pomona College.
1) Exploring
One...
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Life at Pomona Is … (as seen through the lens of everyday objects)
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...
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Why a Liberal Arts Education Is Like a Thali
By Vidusshi Hingad '25
A liberal arts education is like a thali. I promise you this analogy makes sense—just stick with me! Just like the thali is a large plate in which a plethora of dishes are served, a liberal arts education is like tasting different flavors of areas of knowledge which eventually develop your taste buds to their maximum potential. [At Pomona] you are requ...
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Finding Home in Online Spaces
By Lucy Pan ‘24
When the COVID-19 pandemic first started back in March of 2020, I could’ve never imagined that it would completely change the course of my entire first year of college. The abrupt transition from everyday in-person classes to Zoom school was uncomfortable, but I accepted this changing reality as temporary— a short phase from which we would eventually return t...
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Ten Things to Look Forward to Your First Year at Pomona
Ten things to look forward to in your first year at Pomona College (in no particular order):
by Jack Buyske '18
1. Fountaining
What is fountaining, you ask? At some point during your first year, your sponsor group will gently lower you (read: drop you) into one of the many beautiful fountains around campus. This is traditionally done at midnight on one’s birthday, but if y...
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FOUNTAINED DESPITE PROTESTS: Is This Morally Correct?
Above, you can see poor lucky Lexi being fountained at the front of Frank Dining Hall for her birthday. I have never seen anybody get fountained here before, except for Lexi; and even then, my sponsors regretted letting that happen because the fountain here is usually dirty.
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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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“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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My 19th Birthday!
It seems as though two of us bloggers share the same birthday!
Yesterday, September 5th was my 19th birthday: arguably one of the most unexciting birthdays a young adult celebrates. So naturally, I wasn't expecting much, especially since it was the second day of classes. At first it seemed like the universe wasn't going to disappoint and was going to give me that boring 19t...
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Happy Birthday to Me
Today, September 5, is my 21st birthday! This is, I suppose, my fourth and final birthday I will spend at Pomona (weird!). Of course, at Pomona, we have a very particular birthday tradition: fountaining!
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