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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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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- Jessica Dang on Letters to Freshmen: The High School Sweetheart: "I wish I read this (and followed it) freshman year. I, too, am guilty ..."
- A Mitch on Summer Stories Series: Vuvu Mania: "Thanks Irrami..."
- Moose Lover on Summer Stories Series: Vuvu Mania: "We want more Moose stories!!!!..."
- Jean on Summer Stories Series: Vuvu Mania: "Alex, thanks for taking me to Africa and the World Cup games and that..."
- Dave Meyer on Letters to Freshmen: The High School Sweetheart: "@Kelsey Brown You're exactly right. As someone who was in a long di..."