2016: NewYear&Company

Since I read my admittance letter for Pomona, I feel like the beautiful, complicated feeling of acceptance has become all the more foreign to me. Every moment I walk the pathways of the college, a wave of anxiety permeates the once welcomed state of content I...

Undocumented Students and Financial Aid

If you’re an undocumented student, you’re probably not very optimistic about being able to receive money to attend college. However, all hope isn’t lost! Even if you’re undocumented, there are still options to receiving funding to attend...

NEW YEAR RESOLUTION

HI FRIENDS!!! It’s LJ – coming to you all the way from Eagle Rock, California!!! It’s move-in season here at Occidental. This week marks the end of winter break for us TIGERS, and everybody is slowly making their way back to the 90041. Technically,...

Happy New Year!

I hope you’ve all had a break full of rest and free from stress. Personally, the last couple of weeks have worked wonders for my recovery from the seemingly endless madness of finals week. But alas the old year and semester are over and by the laws of “new year new...

On Self Care

As someone who underwent severe anxiety, loneliness, and I would venture to say, depression in high school, I’ve come to understand the importance of taking care of myself, especially in the midst of the world of academia. I attended a direct action training this past...