Pomona College

Collins Kariuki

Collins Kariuki

Pomona College

SPS is a community that attracts some of the brightest and most thoughtful individuals and brings them together in a way that is even greater than the sum of its parts. It not only provides amazing opportunities to its members, but also emphasizes paying those opportunities forward.

Guido Dominguez

Guido Dominguez

Pomona College

Mather Public Policy Intern - Capitol Hill 2021

Week 3: Reflecting on Juneteenth

Sunday, June 20, 2021

Guido Dominguez

TLDR; This last weekend was Juneteenth, and if you’d like to find a way to directly support charities and/or organizations dedicated to fighting for racial justice, equality, and equity, please visit

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Collins Kariuki

Pomona College

Week 2: Laws and Sausages

Sunday, June 13, 2021

Guido Dominguez

Another week in the books! Suffice to say that if I thought I was busy last week, I was wrong. This week I had the opportunity to sit in on four different committee hearings in both the House and the Senate, as well as a panel hosted by Foreign Policy magazine.

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Week 1: Getting Started

Sunday, June 6, 2021

Guido Dominguez

It's hard to believe my first week with the House Science Committee has already come to an end!

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Guido Dominguez (he/him/his)

AIP Mather Policy Intern

Week 10: Connecting the Dots

Monday, August 10, 2020

Paul McKinley

I’m glad I waited a couple days after our symposium to write this. The end of the week was something of a blur, exciting and interesting to be sure, but I think I’m better able to reflect back on the summer, now that things have quieted down.

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Week 9: End in Sight

Sunday, August 2, 2020

Paul McKinley

Schwooom! See that? That was the summer. I’m beating a dead horse at this point via my blog posts (a phrase I’ve never been a fan of but seems fitting), but with one week to go, it’s difficult to be introspective. It really feels like we just started.

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Rise and Grind

Sunday, July 26, 2020

Paul McKinley

This past week has looked a bit different from standard operating procedure. As opposed to the usual variety of tasks and webinars, I really focused on a single project for scientific research funding legislation our committee is drafting.

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