orientation – Voices

Midnight Walks Around The 5Cs

Posted on January 10, 2023 by Young Seo Kim

By Young Seo Kim ‘26 You’re one of the 50 Pomona College first-year students who came early to campus. It’s nighttime, and you’re bored. The Village is closed and you and your friends don’t own a car to travel outside of Claremont. What’s a better idea than going out at night and walking around campus with your friends? It was my third night in Claremont. After going thro...

Making a “Home” at Pomona

Posted on September 29, 2022 by Arie Lewis-Pugh

By Arie Lewis Pugh ‘26 It’s the third week of school, and I’ve said the words “I’m Arie” more times than I can count. It’s strange meeting so many people and wondering which of them will feature in the memories everyone says college is about. In these first three weeks, I’ve tried my hardest to attend every event, dance, and group dinner in the hopes of finding “my people.” ...

Two Years, Five Highlights

Posted on October 5, 2020September 21, 2022 by Siena Swift

By Siena Swift ‘22 Since Pomona College announced we would be online only for the fall semester, I’ve been reflecting a lot about my time at college. I have a big decision ahead of me: should I take online classes or take a leave of absence from college and hope that I’ll be back on campus soon? Thinking about some of my favorite memories from my first two years at Pomona, a...

“Alexa, Play Yosemite by Travis Scott”

Posted on September 11, 2020September 21, 2022 by Sophia Augustine

Sophia and friends swimming in Yosemite Falls

By Sophia Augustine ‘23 "OA, OA, OA. OA, OA, OA!!” The booming chants of the Pomona students traveled all across campus, gaining volume as us first-years filed anxiously into the Greek Theatre on South Campus, eagerly awaiting instructions and information regarding Orientation Adventure, also known as “OA.” “OA, OA, OA. OA, OA, OA!” The merry yells of the OA leaders seem...

A Study in Bread: My First Weeks in Paris

Posted on September 15, 2015September 21, 2022 by Anthony Bald

300-year-old covered passage feat. Andrea!

A few days ago, I was eating lunch in the local boulangerie when a man came in and yelled, “Five baguettes, s’il vous plait!” Needless to say, we were all impressed. At that moment, I decided to dedicate my second blog post to my first impressions of France, using my handy-dandy baguette experience scale. One baguette: This could totally be America. Five baguettes: Vive la Fran...

Studying Abroad in Melbourne, Australia: The Flight, the Frenzy, and the Folly

Posted on July 13, 2015September 21, 2022 by Kyra Sanborn

G'day mates! I write from the beautiful but rather cold city of Melbourne, Australia to report back my (hopefully) numerous and fantastic adventures during my study abroad semester! My term starts near the end of July, (we have various orientations to take up the time before then), and ends mid-November, so I have plenty of time to travel around and get a feel of the Aussie ...

Move-In Day – Storyifying It Up

Posted on August 27, 2012September 21, 2022 by ltiffany

Pomona College has many students and staff members using Twitter, Facebook and other sites to share their days--Dean Miriam Feldblum, the Orientation Committee, the Office of Campus Life and many people and offices in Smith Campus Center, including Director Chris Waugh. In honor of Move-In Day, that momentous and fun day when incoming freshman arrive on campus, we've use...