Opinion
CMC’s Stifled Musicians
I love CMC. I love the professors, I love the classes, and I love the people. But today, I won’t write to sing the praises of the institution for which my...
Dear Administration: Can I Have A Puppy?
image source: petside.com We don’t have much of anything to complain about at Camp Claremont. As we’ve heard time and time again, we’re pretty...
Hiram’s Double Helix
Freeburg Forum was packed at last week’s ASCMC Senate meeting with students who had been told there was a surprise awaiting them. No, it wasn’t the food —...
Is the Student Media Policy Working?
It started out simply enough. A few weeks ago, I decided to write an article about the downsizing of Claremont McKenna’s Arabic Department and the elimination...
Protests: A Pain in the Ath
At the Claremont Colleges, we usually maintain healthy, constructive debates on campus. But recently, there have been noticeable lapses in this type of productive...
PaArty Inform
The Party Inform. I remember hearing about this mythic weekly email while touring CMC, and the idea of an amazing social scene married with inclusivity and school...
“Publish or Perish”: On the Teacher-Scholar Balancing Act
In class one afternoon, a professor of mine mentioned the publishing expectations CMC professors face. He lamented a “publish or perish” attitude, suggesting...
Did the Golden Antlers Go Too Far?
Clancy Tripp and her motley team of writers took the 5Cs by storm this fall with the publication of the Golden Antlers, an independent humor publication devoted...
In Defense of Townies
Townies, like corporations, are people too. For too long “townies” (residents of Claremont, CA unaffiliated with the five colleges) have been subjected to unacceptable...
Changing the “Sellout” Mentality
I’m sick of being called a sellout. Sure, I’m majoring in a subject that doesn’t necessarily scream “liberal arts.” Sure, my school doesn’t require...
