Emily Kim, Author at The Student Life

A drawing of some meat being cooked on a Korean grill, a round piece of metal with slits in it, set into a table. A pair of tongs reaches in from the upper left to grab a piece of meat.

April 20, 2023 10:10 pm

Moments to Savor: Friendship lessons from Korean barbecue

By Emily Kim 5889 Views barbecue, Friendship, korean, korean barbecue, messiness, power of friendship

For Emily Kim PO ’25, one night eating Korean barbecue with friends revealed to her many important truths about friendships.

A drawing in a red/blue color palette of a smiling girl with huge peppermints over her eyes. She is also holding a candy cane in each hand.

Arts & Culture Columns Food

April 6, 2023 11:16 pm

Moments to Savor: Powering through class with peppermint

By Emily Kim 4822 Views candy, Classes, Energy, Food, fuel, mints, peppermint, sugar

Ever since the start of spring semester, Emily Kim PO ’25 has collected peppermints in the front pocket of her fanny pack. In this week’s food column, she explains exactly why.

A drawing of two hands lifting a barbell, but instead of weights on the ends of the bar there are loaves of challah.

Arts & Culture Columns Food

March 23, 2023 11:29 pm

Moments to Savor: Hitting new milestones with challah

By Emily Kim 2691 Views Celebration, celebration through food, Challah, Food, gym, gym anxiety

For Emily Kim PO ’25, celebratory challah bread made her first time at the gym an experience to remember.

A drawing of a pile of waffles on a plate. The waffles are covered in various toppings, including blueberries, melon squares, raspberries, and greek yoghurt.

Arts & Culture Columns Food

March 2, 2023 11:01 pmMarch 3, 2023 12:14 am

Moments to Savor: a waffle-y honest moment

By Emily Kim 2867 Views 5C, Breakfast, Claremont, Food, Food Column, Reflection, Self Reflection, Waffle, Waffles

For Emily Kim ’25, her dining hall waffle one morning taught her an important lesson: you don’t always have to neatly compartmentalize your feelings.

A drawing of two quesadillas being pulled apart. A string of cheese connects them, dripping into a heart shape.

Arts & Culture Food

February 16, 2023 10:56 pm

Moments to savor: connection through quesadillas

By Emily Kim 2085 Views Connection, connection through food, Food, Food Column, Friendship, Kindness, loyalty, overcommitment, quesadilla

If there’s anything food columnist Emily Kim PO ’25 learned from last semester, it’s that friends will take the time to feed you (quesadillas), even when your hands are full.

A slice of chocolate cake on a plate next to a small bowl with a scoop of chocolate ice cream in it. On top of the cake is a dollop of whipped cream, topped with a strawberry.

Arts & Culture Columns Uncategorized

February 2, 2023 11:03 pm

Moments to Savor: Peeling back the chocolate layer cake

By Emily Kim 2068 Views Cake, Chocolate, Claremont, Claremont Colleges, Connection, cousin, Dessert, family, Food, Food Column

To some, chocolate cake may be a delicious treat, but to food columnist Emily Kim PO’25, the dessert was a way to connect to her cousin. Eating chocolate cake allowed her to have a small but meaningful interaction from a younger cousin she had often felt distant from.