Archive for the ‘Opinion’ Category

Hook Ups, Sexuality, and Socrates

Hook Ups, Sexuality, and Socrates

What the hell does the phrase mean?  Sure, I can use it in a sentence, and I’m not at a loss when other people say it.   But what does the thing really imply?

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The Problems with Teacher Ratings

The Problems with Teacher Ratings

I’ve been a huge fan of teacher ratings. I use them to avoid bad classes, and I’ve wanted CMC to post teacher ratings online, so every student can use...

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Living the Tabbed Life

Living the Tabbed Life

Today I opened up Facebook, and it greeted me with a tantalizing prospect: “Which Jedi are you?”  Excited at the possibility of being labeled the next Obi-Wan,...

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Republicans Need a Great Communicator

Republicans Need a Great Communicator

The elections of two weeks ago revealed two things. First, Obama and his agenda are not electorally fireproof; second, Republicans will fail to capitalize on the...

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Change CMC’s Drinking Culture? Impossible

Change CMC’s Drinking Culture? Impossible

There has been talk that the Dean of Students Jeff Huang and other CMC administrators want to crack down on the amount of drinking at CMC. Even if they make a serious...

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Who Killed Madrigals?

Who Killed Madrigals?

The immediate answer is the Athenaeum staff, but it’s more complicated than that.  After 26 years of the Madrigal Dinner tradition at Claremont McKenna, this...

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End Fall Break!

End Fall Break!

I’m very serious about this idea.  There are no good justifications for having Fall Break.

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