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Comparable Schools'
Facilities Grades:
Quick StatsPopular Places to Chill
- Campus Center courtyard
- Marston Quad
- The Motley (at Scripps)
- The pool
College Prowler Take
Pomona students have mixed opinions on their college facilities. This could either be because the facilities are highly controversial, or it could be because, as liberal arts students, they are trained to always explore opposing viewpoints. The Campus Center, Rains Center, and library are all large and impressive, especially considering the size of the college, but many find them unappealing, unpragmatically designed, and even garish. Others, of course, rave about them, but it is a fact that the facilities generally seem designed more to impress than to, well, facilitate the activities that they were designed to facilitate. You won’t ever feel crowded in Pomona’s facilities (except for the cursed mail room—you won’t ever not feel crowded in the cursed mail room), which is a definite plus. There are only 1,400 students and the facilities rival many larger schools for sheer size. Pomona facilities tend to follow the recipe of form over function, but the form mainly follows an aesthetic of “bigger is better.” Students Speak Out
Love your school more than free food? Hate your school more than term papers?
Somewhere in between? Show the world what YOU think of YOUR school:
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All facilities are...
All facilities are state-of-the-art and well maintained. |
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Everything is very nice. The...
Everything is very nice. The school renovates all the time. Smith Campus Center is only a few years old and has lots of good facilities and resources for students, like the Career Development Office, Student Government Office, study lounges, two restaurants, a store, an ATM, the mail room, and even a small movie theater in the basement. |
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Athletic facilities suck. Most...
Athletic facilities suck. Most likely your high school facilities were better. The Campus Center is, I believe, aesthetically nice, but lots of kids don’t like it much. |
Anonymous says: |
Our facilities are wonderful, of...
Our facilities are wonderful, of course—only the best. |
Anonymous says: |
The facilities are excellent at...
The facilities are excellent at Pomona. |
FactsWhat To Do on Campus
Go to a movie on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday in the Rose Hills Theater. It costs two dollars, but if you are willing to skip the first five minutes of the movie, which generally consist of previews, you can walk in for free. Hit the state-of-the-art weights in the Rains Center, but not when the football players are in there, because it is demoralizing, embarrassing, and sometimes scary for those who are less hypertrophic. Take a dip in either the recreational or official Olympic pool (during hours or after—breaking into the South Campus pool is one of Pomona’s finest traditions. Students who are caught are merely escorted from the premises and you are allowed some time to re-robe, if necessary).
Favorite Things To Do
Pomona’s weekend movies are always well attended, as are the college plays, of which there are many. Many students tout the merits of a hard workout at Rains followed by a bout of sauna-sitting, but if this is your activity of choice, remember to keep hydrated. There are also frequent, and frequently well attended, lectures and concerts in the Campus Center.
Movie Theater on Campus
- Rose Hills Theater in the Campus Center
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