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Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out

Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out

What is it that we are to turn on? To what are we tuning in? Midterms! On November 3rd, 2010, Barack H. Obama will still reside at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, but...

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Battling the Internet: Great Slave, Horrible Master

Battling the Internet: Great Slave, Horrible Master

Let’s get right to the point: You are addicted to the Internet. You would not function properly if you couldn’t get on it. At first withdrawal feels...

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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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Goodbye, Claremont.

Goodbye, Claremont.

Last year I asked a graduating friend to write a “goodbye” post before graduation. He agreed that he had a lot to share, advice to impart, and memories...

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Stags, It’s Time to Get Your Om On

Stags, It’s Time to Get Your Om On

Moga: men doing yoga. For some Stags, this may be a frightening (or laughable) concept. The stereotypical male yogi has more facial hair than Tom Hanks in Castaway,...

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Simple Solutions to Self Improvement

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,...

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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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Defending the CMC Model

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,...

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CMC’s Glass Ceiling in College Rankings

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...

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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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