Opinion
Simple Solutions to Self Improvement
Everyday we make choices. As I have argued, choices are not conducive to happiness. But it is ridiculous to say that we shouldn’t make them, because, well,...
Should ASCMC Increase Funding for Trips?
In my mind, there is only one link missing from a perfectly balanced Claremont McKenna social experience: ASCMC-sponsored trips. If you spend any time at all on...
Pitzer’s New “Donation”
Pitzer has a new donation campaign underway. For just $500, you can get your name put on a chair in their newly renovated auditorium, located in Avery Hall. You...
Defending the CMC Model
According to Nico Brancolini in his recent piece for the Forum, our government and economics departments are holding us back. As a devotee of those hindering disciplines,...
CMC’s Glass Ceiling in College Rankings
With the recent release of the admissions statistics for the Claremont McKenna College class of 2014, the sordid topic of “ranking” has once again entered our...
Science Scares Me
Admittedly, I’ve screwed up. In my three years at CMC I have taken twenty-seven classes; not one of those has been a (hard) science . There science looms, taunting...
Is It Time To Fire Dean David “Fid” Castro?
By every account, the answer is a resounding “yes.” First, there was his handling of the banning of David Daleiden CMC ’11 and Kyle Kinneberg CMC ’09 from...
Dear A Mitch: Memphis and Me
On a plane back from Memphis, Tennessee, I am thinking how to formulate an answer to a rather general Dear A Mitch question: a boy did this, a girl said that,...
The Genius of Men
With great humility, Scripps College inaugurated Lori Bettison-Varga its new president last month. She is the second female president, of eight total presidents,...
Love Thy Neighbors
After four years of attending Claremont McKenna College, there’s one thing I’m certain of: The bitterness and stereotyping associated with the rivalries held...
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