“I have heard a lot of frustration from several students who find the spaces available to be too crowded or limited in hours,” said Mao. “The spaces in the proposal are ones where students should have increased access. Several other institutions allow 24-hour access to classrooms and a 24-hour library space. We’re a top academic institution, but lack these qualities of our peers.”

The SSTF submitted a proposal on Tuesday, December 6, to Dean Jefferson Huang, Vice President for Student Affairs, and Dean Gregory Hess, Vice President for Academic Affairs, which suggests how study spaces on campus can serve to satisfy what they identify as six primary student needs: a 24-hour (1) individual study space, (2) group meeting space, (3) group study space, (4) computer lab space, (5) outdoor space and (6) an informal gathering space.

Photo Credit: David Leathers

Identifying and detailing the proposed use of six spaces–the Hub, Frazee, the Living Room, the Kravis Center terraces, classrooms and the Crocker Reading Room–the proposal seeks to ameliorate the difficulties CMC students have recently encountered with procuring appropriate study spaces. The SSTF also suggests measures to increase the efficiency of printing in computer labs and ways to increase the availability of information to the CMC student body regarding hours of the study spaces.

The proposal recognizes the advancements made in the Hub over the past year, but points out that it is not being fully utilized by the student body. The Hub is most often used during the weekdays, when students can get meal replacements, snacks or socialize with friends. But, as the Hub grill only serves food after 8pm on weekends, the space is nearly empty for much of the day, excluding mealtimes. Thus, in the short-term, the proposal suggests that an expansion in the hours of operation would lead to students making better use of the Hub over the weekends as an informal hangout space. In the long term, the proposal suggests that the Hub should be accessible to students 24-hours a day through key-card access. Furthermore, as the Hub lags significantly in terms of food and aesthetics in comparison to its counterparts across the five colleges, the proposal suggests renovating the Hub as part of next summer’s North Mall Renovation Project.

In its proposal, the SSTF questions the effectiveness of Frazee, the newly created study space on campus, in creating a comfortable and suitable study environment for CMC students. In particular, the proposal sites the ‘chair room’–the room adjacent to the Hub Store–as an inconvenient answer to increased study space. In the short-term, the proposal suggests the conversion of the ‘chair-room’ into a 24-hour conference room for students by removing all the chairs and adding a table. The SSTF suggests that with this change, the room would be more useful as a group meeting space or a group study space. The long-term proposal suggests the elimination of the walls between Frazee’s two rooms to create a much bigger study space.

The Living Room does not currently serve as an appropriate study or a lounge space as the tables are too short for studying to take place and limited access to the building itself prevents students from taking full advantage of its resources. The proposal suggests that it is necessary to increase the accessibility of the room to 24-hours a day.

The SSTF also cites limited access to the Kravis Center terraces as seriously inconveniencing students and preventing use of the space for group meetings, group studying, or more social student interactions. The proposal suggests that day-time access to the second and the third floors should be granted to students every day of the week. ID card readers and security cameras will ensure that students are safe and treat the building respectfully.

According to their proposal, the SSTF assert that there is no group study space on campus where group collaboration can take place. The library and the reading room have restrictive noise rules, making them excellent places for peaceful studying but less great for rowdy meetings. Meanwhile the dorm lounges and the Hub are too noisy. The proposal suggests that classrooms in Kravis Center, Roberts, and Bauer be available for students to work in a group after-class hours. Currently, the Dean of Students Mary Spellman and Registrar Elizabeth Morgan are looking into this while Assistant Dean of Students Eric Vos and Dean Huang are also looking into the matter.

The Crocker Reading Room does a good job of providing a quiet, individual study space to students. The proposal suggests that the Presidential Collection on the second floor be moved elsewhere in order to allow for an extension of hours and access to the reading room. By moving the collection, students would be able to appreciate the collection at a more secure place and there would be no need for student monitors outside the room. The monitors could be reallocated to supervise the Ducey weight room, which would ensure that the student monitors are still employed. The proposal highlights this particular recommendation as it has a few costs for the college, with many benefits for the students.

To the SSTF, printing remains the main problem in the computer labs. Many students rely on the availability of computers at labs like Poppa in order to quickly print reading and study materials; more often than not, however, students arrive at a lab only to find that no computers are available for a simple print job. The proposal notes that these circumstances lead to one of two things: students leave unsuccessfully or interrupt students already at work. To remedy the problem, the proposal suggests the creation of 1-2 ‘printing stations’ in Poppa lab – computers designated for students who come in solely to print. This would solve the problem by allowing students to get in and out quickly, while preventing any additional equipment from being added to the lab.

Perhaps most important in the SSTF’s recent proposal is what they cite as the underlying reason for why the Kravis Technology Classroom or Frazee are underutilized: a general lack of communication. The proposal seeks to address the communication gap between students and the administration and suggests that the “Student Gateway” page of the CMC website include a detailed list of study spaces with availability and hours of operation.  Rather than sending out school-wide emails regarding the hours for a particular study space, the information could be consolidated in an easily accessible and readily available format on the school’s website.

SSTF hopes that with their proposal comes a marked change in how the CMC administration will assess and evaluate the existing–and potential–study spaces on campus. It is clear that procuring appropriate study space for college students is a high priority issue, and the SSTF hopes that their initiative will draw the attention of both administration officials and the CMC student body to this reality.

The full text of the proposal is here.

Vote for the best beard below and the winner will have a $200 donation given in his name to the American Cancer Society, specifically for prostate cancer.

“No Shave November was started to raise awareness for Prostate Cancer, and we want to stay true to that,” said SLC Chair Alexandra Cooke ’14.

Only 24 students lasted all of November in the competition including Cameron Bernhardt ’15, Palin Liu ’15, Christian Mkpado ’15, Christian Ayala ’15, Chad Tarpley ’15, Dante Toppa ’15, Caleb Cunha ’15, Cora Miller ’15, Sydney Stephenson ’15, Tyler Sonnemaker ’15, Christian Neumeister ’15, Marc Blumberg ’15, Nadeem Farooqi ’15, Shantanu Garg ’14, Daniel Price ’14, Andrew Bergman ’14, Felipe Fagundes ’14, Nick Gillette ’14, Jon Steck ’13, Greyson Blue ’13, Evan Nigh ’13, Danny Polyakov ’12, Schuyler Kruizenga ’12, and Jake Petzold ’12. The contest had originally 52 participants, but over the past month students dropped out for various reasons.  Let’s face it: beards can be a hassle.  They itch, they catch food, and they make kissing a little awkward.  Plus, not all beards are created equal, and some faces either can’t grow them evenly or get a little too enthusiastic and produce overwhelming gobs of hair.

One of the two girls in the competition held strong, however: “Not shaving for the month was not a very big deal for me because I can cover my legs whenever I want, while I know all the men out there couldn’t cover their beards. What did bother me though, is the double standard I was held to. Why is it not okay to leave my legs unshaven, but it is ok for my peers to leave their faces, the part of their body that is looked at most, unshaven? I went to track in shorts quite often and I don’t think anyone there noticed my unshaven legs!,” said Cora Miller ’15.

Some students also partook in No Shave November just for fun, including freshman Nick Weiss.  He actually misses his beard now that “Please Shave December” has rolled around. “Now that it is over I feel really naked all the time,” said Weiss.

Here are the 10 Finalists:

Andrew Bergman 14

Christian Mkpado 15

Danny Polyakov 12

Dante Toppo 15

Evan Nigh 13

Felipe Fagundes 14

Nick Gillette 14

Jake Petzold 12

Tyler Sonnemaker 15

Shantanu Garg 14

Vote for your favorite:

A Queen crowned at the traditional 3C Starlight Ball

This year Monte Carlo, which will take place on Saturday, November 12, reverts to its namesake theme and will see the revival of many past traditions as well as the beginning of a few new ones.  Connor Barclay, class of 2013 president, explains that this year’s Monte Carlo is all about “recapturing tradition.”

While last year’s party was still well attended with almost 800 students, the vast majority of them were from CMC. This year ASCMC hopes to see higher attendance from Harvey Mudd and Scripps College students alike, encouraging both schools to join in the festivities. The aim is to bring back the camaraderie that used to be pervasive in the event. As such, Barclay explains that ASCMC has been coordinating an effort to increase awareness, excitement, and participation from the other two colleges. He notes, “This was the one time a year that the three schools really came together and we have lost that.  We are trying to recapture that spirit this year.”

With tradition in mind, ASCMC is announcing the revival of the Monte Carlo Homecoming Court – for the first time in decades, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps students will be able to nominate and vote on homecoming Kings, Queens, Princes, and Princesses.

The Forum will hold write-in nominations through Wednesday, November 9 at midnight, followed by run off elections for the top four nominees for each class at Monte Carlo on Saturday night. “Each class will be able to vote for a prince and princess – endearingly termed Royal Fawns – who will be chosen by a vote tally at the end of the night,” says class of 2012 president Mary Doyle. The Senior class nominees with the most votes will be crowned the Stag King and Athena Queen.  Each class will only be allowed to vote for winners within their own grade – however, anyone within the 3c’s may nominate or be nominated to win. You can nominate the Royal Fawns here.

Another, perhaps even older tradition will be returning as well this year. Going stag isn’t stag tradition – and this year “ASCMC is encouraging students to break from the norm and bring a date with a contest,” says Barclay. This year there will be a contest for the most creative Monte Carlo “asking” by 3c students. Between Tuesday and Thursday students can email hhyatt12@cmc.edu to inform us of the time and place they will be asking their date to Monte Carlo, and the Forum will send a photographer to take pictures of the affair. On Friday, the photos will be posted online and open to a vote by the Claremont community. Whichever couple is voted the most creative asking will receive two free tickets to the event and be announced alongside the homecoming court.

As always, guests from outside the 5Cs are welcome.  Barclay reminds students that they must register guests with their Resident Assistant before Saturday, November 12.

The event itself boasts 45 casino tables and dealers from Atlantic City Gaming, and will feature the band “The Trip” who played at Wedding Party 2011. Fully tented and set up at the old tennis court, the event will have a full dance floor, chocolate fountain, and all the normal accoutrements. Among the host of prizes, will be a two-day, three-night trip to Vegas for two, which will be awarded to the student who wins the most money throughout the night. The other prizes, including a trip to Paris, will be given out through a raffle among the remaining students.

Before the nighttime festivities, the Stags Football team will take on Pomona-Pitzer.  The two teams will battle over the Peace Pipe at 1:00pm on Zinda Field.  ASCMC is also hosting a tailgate party outside Duecy on the outdoor basketball courts.  The tailgate will start at 11:00am. If you are interested in going, please send your meal card numbers to criva13@cmc.edu.

Monte Carlo is this Saturday, November 12, at 9:30pm on the Smith Tennis Courts. You may purchase tickets here. You may also nominate the “Royal Fawns” here.

Now, thanks to the efforts of Josh Rael ’14, you can decide for yourself.

Beginning earlier this year, Rael started ASCMC’s own twitter account. He attends the ASCMC Senate meetings each week and live tweets the evening’s proceedings, including the results of all votes, questions asked, and points made by visiting speakers.

As Rael puts it, “I approached Pai (ASCMC Vice President Aditya Pai) and encouraged him to have someone tweet for senate. He asked if I wanted to do it, and I said yes right away.” He added that “It’s cool to know what’s going on on campus. By being there, I can better follow what’s going on and can help other students do the same.”

To check out Rael’s efforts, go to the @CMCsenate twitter feed here, and don’t worry if you have yet to spread your twitter wings, you don’t even need an account to view the senate tweets.

Rael hopes that his tweeting “gets more people interested in what’s going on at CMC and in Senate. I also hope it encourages people to explore twitter as a source for news.”

Welts was the third of the sixth  speakers of the “Shifting Perceptions” speaker series. The series was put together by the RAs and ASCMC to celebrate the spectrum of leadership across various sectors, including politics, business, journalism, and more.

Greg Zahner ’12, an organizer of the series, wrote Welts a letter on May 23, 2011, a few days following Welts’ public coming out as a gay man. With the help of the former Stark Hall Resident Assistant Grady Wieger ’10 and the financial support of CMS Athletic Director Michael Sutton, the Associated Students of Claremont McKenna College, Director of the Athenaeum Bonnie Snortum and President Gann, Welts agreed in early June to visit CMC.

Welts began his talk by recalling when he first opened Zahner’s letter last May. Though he was offered many opportunities to speak publicly about coming out, Welts said he was glad to accept CMC as one of his first. He was drawn to the fact that CMC was at one point a men’s college and continues to place a strong emphasis on team sports.

“In men’s team sports we find sexual orientation an uncomfortable subject,” said Welts. However, he added, “I think we are catching up.”

He explained to the crowd his struggles with coming out right from the start. Welts “set deadlines” to come out but kept pushing back his announcement until he was comfortable admitting he was gay. He eventually told his parents and friends, whom he notes as having been “extremely supportive.”

However, Welts had to decide whether he was going to incorporate, and perhaps complicate, his work life with his personal life. He explained coming out as a “50/50” split between his family and friends. Welts eventually chose to keep his sexual orientation behind closed doors because he did not want his identity as a gay man to limit his success. At the time, Welts did not know what to expect in the masculine sports world, so he kept it a secret.

Finally after stepping down as the Phoenix Suns’ President and Chief Executive Officer, Welts opened up about being gay. He said, “I’ve been thinking for a long time to bring this part of my life to work.”

He shared the overwhelming responses to his coming out, which included phone calls, hundreds of letters, and emails he received after his public announcement. Welts recalled, “I heard from everyone I ever worked with in my career, but I also heard from people I didn’t know and people in my industry who just reached out to say thanks.”

The messages from kids and adolescents struggling with their identity are those that Welts remembers most fondly. He admitted that he never had a role model when he was growing up because he “didn’t fit under the stereotypical gay guy.”

The former Suns President and CEO hopes to act as an example for young people who are insecure about their sexual orientation, especially those in sports. He pointed out that, “we have some work to do in men’s team sports.”

Yet, Welts believes the sports world can change and that people will get used to the idea of homosexual professional athletes. Welts ended by comparing his coming out to Magic Johnson revealing his positive HIV diagnosis. In reference to his coming out, Welts concluded,“It was putting a human face on it and taking away the fear.”

Shortly after Welts resigned from the Suns, he moved to Northern California to live with his partner and family. He was offered a job shortly after his move and is currently President and Chief Operating Officer of the Golden State Warriors. Welts said that in the four-hour interview for the job, his sexual orientation was brought up only once in the process.

Welts also took time during his visit to help with the CMC organized “It Gets Better Project” and starred in a short, 4-minute video. The “It Gets Better Project”, created by columnist Dan Savage, is designed to offer encouragement and support for LGBT youth. Savage is coming to the Athenaeum on February 29 as part of the “Shifting Perceptions” speaker series. Currently, Zahner and Demetrius Lalanne ’15 are working with other CMC students, faculty, and staff to create the video. Zahner describes the goal of the video as being “for CMC to unite in solidarity against bullying and provide inspiration to gay youth who are feeling hopeless and considering suicide.”

Zahner was pleased by the outcome of the Athenaeum dinner. He said, “It is great to have support of the entire CMC community in shifting the perception of our campus culture and in explicitly celebrating inclusivity. Rick was doing it out of the goodness of his heart. He’s an inspirational figure.”

“I thought that it was really inspiring to come out in such a public position,” said Sam Perrella ’15, another student present at the talk.

“We’ve been delighted at the support that’s been shown towards the series,” said, Marks Hall RA Kevin MacPherson ’12, whom Zahner said has been a big help putting together the series. “We are elated by the appearance of so many student athletes at his talk.” Zahner added, noting that athletics are an “extraordinarily important” part of CMC’s culture.

Zahner concluded by noting that Welts was an a successful speaker for the college audience. “I think the event was a great demonstration of CMC’s unity on this issue.”

Not Pictured: Demetrius Lalanne. Editors Note: Cara Daley and Burk Zanft are no longer members of the Executive Board

Dear CMC, the Greatest College Ever:

A belated welcome-back and happy almost-fall break to you all! If you don’t know me, my name is Jessica Mao a.k.a. JMAO, MaoMao, Jay-Meow, and whatever other nickname you’d like to give me. I am writing to you today about the current state of the student body, which includes my role as this year’s President, goals that the Associated Students of Claremont McKenna College trying to meet, and a huge wad of other things you should look forward to this year. This letter serves as a preview into what is happening, so you can be in-the-know. I’ll leave it up to some of my fellow Executive Board members to elaborate on their incredible work in future Forum articles!

“So, MAO — What do you do as Chairman? Oops, I mean President….”

Despite the rumors, I am not like my great-great-great-uncle, Chairman Mao. I oversee the Board of Directors and run our weekly Sunday night meetings where we give our updates and have discussions about anything and everything CMC-related. With your input, I work closely with the Dean of Students Office to continually bring forward your concerns. In addition to that, I make sure the usual things like elections and budgeting happen in a timely manner. Most of the work I do is behind a computer, hence all the important emails you get from me!

ASCMC Phase II: Making the Transition

A lot has changed since we came into office in March: Kravis Center, the Ath 2.0, and the super-cool new Dean Eric. Those were expected changes, but a special election was not. ASCMC is still in transition mode with a new Webmaster, a new SLC Chair, and a new Executive Secretary on the way. Thankfully, PaiPai (yes I call him that) has done incredible work with Senate and your Social Chairs have planned amazing events in the meantime, but I’m telling you right now: ASCMC is just getting started. We’re aiming to be more than awesome parties and events. In the following sections, I’ll talk about our current and future projects to maintain traditions, throw great events, but also take CMC to new depths of leadership.

Quality Events
As promised in our ASCMC Letter to the Students, we have already began discussion and planning of events for this semester and the spring. After a nice, long ASCMC brainstorming session, you can expect the usual favorites: an epic Monte Carlo, White Party, and Wedding Party. Throw in a new winter party, a focus on bringing small live music acts, with a few more surprises and you get an AMAZING YEAR. Event-planning is what we’re best known for, so we’re going to bring it BIGGER and BETTER this year. To execute certain events well will take some synergy, but I’m getting ahead of myself here!

Serving YOU – Engagement and Communication

If you missed the ASCMC Sunday Sundae Snack, don’t worry, we’ll be bringing you at least a couple more Sunday Snacks before our term ends in March. Serving and representing CMC students is the reason we exist! Have ideas for an affordable snack other than sundaes? Come to my Mao Pow Wow every Friday from 11AM-1PM at the Appleby Picnic Tables and voice your ideas and other thoughts! While I can’t guarantee the fruition of every idea, we can always talk it out and figure out what can be done. I want you to be heard and assured that your input matters. My ongoing project is to address the concerns brought to me at Mao Pow Wow. One of my goals for ASCMC is to be more accessible to students. In addition to more engaging events like Sunday Snack, the following are projects we’ve undertaken to improve student body communication:

- A newsletter is in the works, which will also incorporate a list of weekly club events.

- We are uploading our minutes regularly, so you can stay informed about our meetings.

- Improvements to our websites and social networking are of high priority.

- Any other suggestions? Please share them below in the anonymous suggestion box! (Be nice…)

SYNERGY
After reading too much Case in Point, I can tell you that synergy is the beauty of combined forces working towards one mission. ASCMC is one of several groups on campus working towards improving student life and planning events. Without teamwork and cooperation with the Dean of Students Office, College Programming Board, RAs, and the brand-new Center for Civic Engagement (CCE), certain ideas and initiatives may not reach their full potential. Assisting the RAs in promoting the incredible Ath Speaker Series, “Shifting Perceptions: Celebrating the Spectrum of Leadership”, is an example of partnerships that ASCMC has already taken. The new College Programming Board also gets a shout-out as we are discussing collaboration on upcoming events. So much CMC community love!

Social and Fiscal Responsibility
ASCMC, along with the groups previously mentioned, is taking a new direction this year in promoting leadership at CMC. Key areas like social inclusion, community service, sustainability, and party-rocking responsibility (I’ll explain), are all aspects of CMC life that need more attention. While ASCMC’s job isn’t to focus solely on these areas, we are making efforts to be part of these conversations in order to enrich the student body. Whether it be helping the RAs with the speaker series or giving input into events held by the Center for Civic Engagement, the goal is for the student body to lead in as many ways as possible.

On the topic of sustainability and party-rocking responsibility, SPEAR, CCE, and the RAs are among those taking the initiative to promote the use of new Red Cup Recycling Bins. ASCMC is right on board with this movement for sustainable partying. Cups aside, did you know that ASCMC accrued over $12,000 worth of damages this past school year? This is a sad bill to pay when we know that money could fund another Senate, 3 White Parties, 15 clubs, or 40 Hub quizzes. More importantly, it is extra non-overtime work that building attendants have to complete. Will Brown, in a Forum article to appear later this week, will elaborate more on this devastating cost, but the point is for you to all be aware that a little cleaning up goes a long way. Let’s work together this year on minimizing our physical damage to CMC and maximizing our dollar! ASCMC doesn’t have nearly as big of a budget in comparison to ASPC or other colleges across the nation, so it’s our challenge to do more with every penny.

Whew, thanks for taking the time to read this! Despite the 1000+ words I’ve used up, everything I’ve said is only a brief synopsis of what ASCMC is doing this year. I know my job is to oversee every facet of ASCMC and its responsibilities, but you can play a bigger role in making things happen. If you’re interested in campus life, please find ways to get involved, stay informed through the Forum, and insist on being heard. ASCMC cannot make decisions without a clear idea of what you, the student body, want. Send us emails, write in the box below, and dare to make a difference.

P.S. Mao Zedong isn’t actually my great-great-great-uncle. Gotcha!

The results are in, the votes are tallied and the people have spoken. Ninety-five Claremont McKenna College Students cast their ballots in the special election for the Student Life Council Chair.

Below are the results of the ASCMC special election. Congratulations to the new Student Life Council Chair, Alexandra Cooke!

First Ballot:

*Alexandra Cooke: 72.63% with 69 votes

Write-in: 27.37% with 26 votes

Click here for more information on the special election. Click here for candidate bios.

 Note: Forum staff did not edit or revise these statements in any way. They are directly from the candidates in their own words. Their views do not necessarily represent those of the Forum.

Alexandra Cooke

Although I am the only candidate for the Student Life Council Chair (SLC Chair), I still take this election very seriously. As your prospective SLC Chair, I promise complete dedication to the job.

I have several goals to bring our already-close CMC community even closer through established traditions and new, diverse events.

CMC social life tends to be polarized: wet and dry events. Each of these has different qualities that attract separate crowds.  I see my job as the possibility to create new events that bring diverse groups together, forgetting the notion of wet and dry and fostering a more inclusive atmosphere.

If elected, first and foremost, I want to immediately establish a Council to help with throwing two or three events per week. This council should be composed of students with diverse ideas to ensure that the SLC events will appeal to a wide array of students.

Even though this will be a new position for me, there will be no lag time with putting on events; I already have a great working relationship with the ASCMC Exec Board, because I have served as the Executive Secretary since Spring Break.  Through my work with ASCMC so far, I also have experience working with DOS and following through with executing successful events.

Some of my ideas for SLC events are:

• ESPN College Gameday parties with FOOD
• Themed TV and movie nights (i.e. Dress up like the characters from Mad Men during a reception and a screening)
• Board game tournaments
• Music Events (i.e. Open Mic Night, Karaoke, live bands)
• Off-Campus events
• Continue the past traditions (i.e. Pumpkin Carving, Dodgers Games, TV showings, Ginger Bread Houses, Ski-Beach Day, etc.)

Most importantly, if elected, I want feedback from all of you. E-mail me if you have ideas or comments or just want to get to know me at acooke14@cmc.edu.

Remember to vote outside of Collins or at the Senior Apartments on Thursday! I hope to have your vote and have a great rest of the year with all of you as your SLC Chair.

ASCMC election rules prohibit candidates from campaigning online.  Since the Forum allows anonymous commenting, the editorial staff disabled commenting on articles to prevent any rule violations. If you have any questions about this policy, please email forum@ascmc.org.

Winning a landslide victory last semester with 71.8% of the vote, Zanft took ASCMC office in March 2011. Zanft ran on a platform of inclusion, stating his number one priority was “making everyone feel welcome at SLC events.”

Burk Zanft

In his campaign, Zanft suggested using ASCMC funds for providing non-alcoholic drinks at Thursday Night Club (TNC), hosting karaoke and “open mic” events, and creating opportunities for live student bands.

As Student Life Chair, Zanft held two “Hangover Hangouts,” a free offering of assorted food and drinks for the morning after TNC. The “hangouts” were met with some opposition, and some argued SLC events like these catered to a wet campus rather than dry events. Through the “hangouts,” Zanft aimed to “unite the parties” at CMC and create a more integrated student life culture. Burk also continued the Hub Quiz tradition on Friday nights.

ASCMC is scrambling to put together a special election for the vacant SLC seat. If you are interested in running for the position, ASCMC will hold an information session on Tuesday, September 27 at 9:30 PM at the Hub. Candidate speeches will be held the following Wednesday, October 5 at 10:45 PM in Collins Dining Hall during snack. The special election for SLC Chair will begin on Thursday, October 6, and results will be tallied that evening.

The SLC Chair heads the Student Life Council, which is primarily responsible for coordinating and promoting non-alcoholic extracurricular activities that benefit the general student body of CMC

Check in with the Forum next Wednesday, October 5, for live blogging of the candidate speeches and be sure to check out the election results exclusively on the Forum on Thursday, October 6.