Kevin Burke
Kevin once inadvertently left Waiting for Godot during the intermission. He runs a link blog and a daily CMC newsletter.
CMC’s Website Redesign: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
This piece initially ran on Kevin Burke’s personal website the day after the new cmc.edu website posted. Please note, some technical changes have been made...
Personal Finance 101
In our school of finance aficionados, it is surprising how some things that are very important are not necessarily taught in classrooms. Whether you’re looking...
Personal Accounts Vulnerable Over Claremont Wireless Networks
Yesterday at a hacker security conference Eric Butler demoed Firesheep, a new Firefox extension that points out how easy it is to steal user information over an...
Cal Newport: “Do Less, Do Better”
When students are struggling, burned out, or wondering how to become superstars, they turn to Cal Newport. Cal is a graduate student at MIT, and in between publishing...
Senior Thesis Essentials
By this point, we seniors have proposed a laughably broad topic to our thesis advisers, and had our topic narrowed down (or totally changed) by that adviser to something...
Town Council Vote Incentivizes 5C Parking Bans
Claremont City Council changed city parking regulations on September 14th in a way that will increase administration incentive to restrict the ability of students...
Semester Kicks Off With CMC-Exclusive Events
The Claremont McKenna administration ended Dry Week earlier than ever this year, and students took full advantage, demonstrating a responsibility that the Dean of...
Battling the Internet: Great Slave, Horrible Master
Let’s get right to the point: You are addicted to the Internet. You would not function properly if you couldn’t get on it. At first withdrawal feels...
6 Myths About Foreign Aid
I made this in video form for the Forum’s Idea Night at the Ath, but due to logistical snafus it wasn’t possible to present it. Here it is now, 8 Myths...
One Man’s Quest For Unpasteurized Milk
When I realized that lots of people drank unpasteurized milk in India, I knew I had to try it. Unpasteurized or raw milk is hard to get in the US, and illegal in...
