Emily Kim PO ’25 has written her food column, Moments to Savor, for all four years of college. In her final piece, she reflects on what this column has meant to her and the ways it has helped her grow throughout her time on campus.
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Moments to Savor: A trip down memory lane to Iron & Kin
Emily Kim PO ’25 discusses how a spontaneous early morning walk to Iron & Kin allowed her to reflect on some sweet college memories.
Homegrown talent: 5C alums turned novelists speak on their debut novels
On Mar. 20, four 5C alumni novelists Francesca Capossela PO ’18, David Connor PO ’15, Julius Taranto PO ’12 and Tyriek White PZ ’13 shared excerpts from their debut novels and discussed their career trajectories. The event was organized by Pomona English professor Jonathan Lethem. Excerpts explored themes such as surrealism, intergenerational ties, trauma, supernatural and grief.
Moments to Savor: a waffle-y honest moment
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.
Breathe out, tune in: How to handle the seasons of your life
Hannah Weaver SC ’24 offers 13 songs for the change that parents and their children experience during the college years.
Moments to savor: My caffeination meditation
Do you drink coffee like it’s water? Food columnist Emily Kim PO ’25 suggests taking a break — from coffee and from stress culture.
Literary wanderings: Are readers ready to re-live the pandemic?
Novels are, inevitably, a reflection of the time and place in which they are written. And so, it is no surprise that now, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new genre of literature is emerging. Last year, the list of novels written (explicitly or tangentially) about the pandemic
‘I feel like I made the right decision’: 5C students look back on their gap years, leaves of absence
As the semester comes to a close, 5C students compare their expectations going into their gap semesters to the reality.
The quarantine chronicles: Ponderings on loss and leaving home for college
Jessica Shen-Wachter SC ’23 reflects on her weeks at home since her first year of college life was interrupted by a pandemic. “Though many stressors are very present in my life because of COVID-19, separation from my moms and my sister isn’t one of them. For better or for worse, time feels almost suspended in this moment of almost soothing monotony,” she writes.