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Letters to Freshmen: The High School Sweetheart

Letters to Freshmen: The High School Sweetheart

By 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday morning, Orientation had come to a close, teary-eyed parents were long gone, and the freshmen finally  finished setting up their bunks at...

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CMC, Ranked and Filed

CMC, Ranked and Filed

August, to some, is the time to start shopping for school supplies. But to rising high school seniors, it means time to start shopping for schools.

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Claremont In The House!

Claremont In The House!

As most CMCers know (or if they don’t John Faranda will shortly inform them) CMC’s own David Dreier ’75 currently represents the town of Claremont as a Member...

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Mama Africa

Mama Africa

I am in Africa, Ghana to be exact, somewhere around Kumasi to be more exact. Though I feel like Africa sums it up. I am currently sitting in the back of a disgustingly...

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An Uncommon Good in Claremont

An Uncommon Good in Claremont

You may remember seeing CMC students strolling through campus with waist-high individuals who looked way too young to be freshmen. You’ll see more in September...

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The Temptations of Gamespace

The Temptations of Gamespace

Looking back on my four years of college, there are few things I can say for certain. I’ve started to realize how lucky I’ve been to be able to spew nonsense...

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Pick Up That Red Cup!

Pick Up That Red Cup!

There’s nothing quite like a Sunday morning at CMC.  The sun rises. Your head pounds. Oh, and North Quad looks like a hurricane swept through it overnight. ...

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Should ASCMC Increase Funding for Trips?

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...

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Pitzer’s New “Donation”

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...

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Science Scares Me

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...

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