by Dallas Simms, The University of Virginia , '17
On my way back from a spring break trip to New Orleans, I listened to an NPR podcast that was all about screens and the way social media enables us to capture and display memories in a timeless nature. Photos from 5 years ago pop up on our newsfeeds, and friends tend...
by Dallas Simms, The University of Virginia , '17
On Sunday and Monday nights, I savor the silence. Because Tuesday through Saturday sound a lot like: “I want something else To get me through this Semi-charmed kind of life, baby, baby I want something else I’m not listening when you say Good-bye” It’s 1:40 AM...
by Adriana Gonzalez, Pomona College
Music was never as important to me as it has been for the past two and a half years since I started my journey here at Pomona. Months after the August that I arrived, I started to miss, almost immediately, the sound of the accordion playing underneath melodramatic...
by Khadijah Williams, Harvard University , '15
Hey everyone! So this summer I spent seven weeks in South Africa! I have never been abroad before, except for a short three-day trip that I’m not sure counts, so I was really excited! What did I do? First I spent one month in a city homestay in Umlazi. I had a mama,...
by Irvin Gomez, Dartmouth College , '13
Hey! I do not know where winter term went. I have a week and a half left of classes and then I will be taking finals. The pace of this term is incredible but I am glad to say that I feel that I am on top of things and that my hard work is paying off. I have been...
