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Beat the Dining Hall Blues

Beat the Dining Hall Blues

It has happened to all of us: Professor I-Love-To-Ramble blabs for ages, and when he finally releases class, it’s 12:59pm. Stomach audibly growling, you grab your...

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Variety: Not Always the Spice of Life

Variety: Not Always the Spice of Life

Every morning we wake up with the power to decide. We hold the sacred freedom to choose what we do with our lives and how we do it. Whether you’re hitting...

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Pimp My Campus

Pimp My Campus

Ok, Xzibit hasn’t actually been to CMC this summer but you wouldn’t know it from the way flatscreens have been popping up around campus. Poppa, Ryal,...

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Collins Culinary Creations

Collins Culinary Creations

If you don’t already know, the 5Cs have some pretty darn good food.   In fact, four of the five dining halls rank among the top 18 of College Prowler’s best...

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Highlights and Worries in New Master Plan

Highlights and Worries in New Master Plan

The CMC Master Plan has recently been released after being unanimously approved by the Board of Trustees. The plan contains dramatic changes that have caused alarm...

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Dear A Mitch: Memphis and Me

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, mayhem...

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Meat Me At Mudd: Traveling to Food Across the Claremont Colleges

Meat Me At Mudd: Traveling to Food Across the Claremont Colleges

As college students, we all have busy schedules. It only makes sense that we maximize our free time by minimizing the time we spend walking to and from dining halls....

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Chef Wars Bring Out the Best at Collins

Chef Wars Bring Out the Best at Collins

On Tuesday, Feb. 8, five Bon Appetit executive chefs and their staffs converged on Claremont McKenna College’s Collins Dining Hall to compete in the regional...

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Bon Appétit does Vegas with Jet Tila

Bon Appétit does Vegas with Jet Tila

Already tired of what Collins Dining Hall has to offer? Bon Appétit Management Company, CMC’s food service provider, is planning a “Star Chef Night” ...

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The Case for Friday and Saturday Snack

The Case for Friday and Saturday Snack

The end of Sunday snack is a tragedy that I am still mourning. Snack is a beloved institution at CMC and we are lucky to have it. To improve this excellent tradition,...

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