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An Interview with the Silicon Valley Program Director
In the fall of 2012, CMC will inaugurate the new Silicon Valley Semester Program (SVSP). On February 7, CMC announced that Steve Siegel ’87, former Associate...
STAG SWAG: The Forum’s Holiday Gadget Guide
So here’s the situation: you’ve been skipping class occasionally regularly to play Skyrim over the last month and your trusty Xbox 360 is feeling a little worn...
Why I Don’t Mind Publishing My Thesis Online
I’m almost done with my thesis. Wow. That feels amazing to say. I’m writing this article as my “pre-final” draft prints out–just one more read-through...
Stop Wasting Time On Your Computer
Professors, other adults, and your parents probably think that you are really good at using a computer. Based on my none-too-empirical observations of most Claremont...
This Column Isn’t About Steve Jobs
Ok, this column is kind of about Steve Jobs. I wish it wasn’t. I wish I was writing about the iPhone 4S or iOS 5 or iTunes Match or any number of possible...
Innovation and the Silicon Valley
Crescit cum commercio civitas. Civilization prospers with commerce: indeed, it does. And our college strikes out to prepare our students to be leaders in commerce...
The Rise of the App Store
For this column, I originally set out to write a post about apps. Example: “3 Apps for Every Stag” or “5 Apps to Get Me Through Thesis” or “What’s on...
Things That Are Awesome: turntable.fm
This isn’t so much a column as a public service announcement. Start using turntable.fm. Then send me a thank you note. I’ll dive right into what...
Castles & Moats in the Tech Business
I haven’t yet dove into the business side of tech in this column, but seeing as it’s actually a column now, I’d like to discuss a rather famous piece...
iOMG! Apple Announces its Latest Innovations
Two or three times a year, the technology world’s mounting anticipation boils over when Apple says, well, anything, about what it is they are doing. This week,...





