What Sustainability Means for CMC
In a recent email to the entire college, President Pamela Gann listed eight items that the Board of Trustees had agreed to review in May. Number eight was the seemingly...
The Debate Forgot Our History
I attended the student debate last night and have to say that I was a bit disappointed with what I heard.
An Open Letter on Dating to My Fellow CMCers
Dear CMC, Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about why it is that so few people at the Claremont Colleges go on dates. It has always struck me as odd that I’ve...
Reading Rose Friedman on the Road to Serfdom
Rose Friedman passed away this week, following her last husband, Milton, of 68 years, into that blue beyond. Her ashes are to be scattered across the ocean, where...
That’s the Way It Shouldn’t Be
If it is often said that newspapers are the first draft of history, then the nightly press is the clearing of the throat. Much responsibility falls to get the tone...
A CMCer at OSHA?
At Claremont McKenna, we salute those who join the civil service. This tradition stems from CMC’s founding when our first president, George C. S. Benson dreamed...
Like it in the Ath More
If you’re like me, you really like it in the Ath (notwithstanding this lackluster past semester). And what’s not to like? Good(-ish) food, the company...
eBaying CMC
In every downturn, there are opportunities. So seems to be the take away from CMC alum, Jonathan Rosenberg’s (CMC ’83) talk at the Athenaeum in which he talked...
Dealing with the Deficit
You’d think Pamela Gann was the president of a country, not of a college, with the deficits we’re running in 2012-2013. 10-12 million? Yikes! Unlike Bush and...
- someone on Administration Simplifies Room Draw for Apartments: "no one knows yet......"
- Avuncular Kim on Gotta Love Conference Tournaments: "I like the idea. Reality TV is constantly modifying its format to hol..."
- Yes and No on Gotta Love Conference Tournaments: "I think this could help keep the bottom teams competitive, or at least..."
- Abhi Nemani on Idea Night at the Ath: We want to show you off: "Two presenters is no problem, though at the moment we can only guarant..."
- edyaj on Mitt Romney Actually Coming to the Ath: "When Mitt Romney speaks, America should listen, try to determine whate..."
