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Laleh Ahmad
Sep 9, 20198 min read
Fall Hiring is Too Early
For all the first years who are nervous about their Claremont McKenna College journey, I want you to know that when I started at CMC, I...
The Forum
Aug 30, 20193 min read
Student Body President Dina Rosin's Welcome Speech to CMC Families
Class of 2023, and the friends and families that are joining us here today, I am so excited to welcome you to Claremont McKenna College....
Gauri Taneja
Jul 26, 20197 min read
Incoming Freshmen Starter Pack!
Going to college is full of mixed feelings - excitement, nervousness, and fear of the unknown. The Forum is here to help you ease that...
The Forum
May 29, 20192 min read
An Update on CMC’s New Science Department
The plan for an independent science department at CMC is “moving full-steam ahead,” with the administration expected to reach financial...
The Forum
May 25, 20192 min read
Senior Superlatives 2019!
No graduating class would be complete without a list of seniors winning fun awards outside the realm of academics. Who in the class has...
The Forum
May 23, 20194 min read
Class of 2019: Six-Word Memoirs
"For sale: baby shoes, never worn." Ernest Hemingway told his readers an entire story in six short words, and decades later we are asking...
Mrinalini Bhushan
May 2, 20191 min read
A Trip Down Memory Lane
Alumni weekend festivities brought to campus a nostalgic air of celebration. Campus buzzed with alum reminiscing on their days spent...
Sam Becker and Andrew Badjan
Apr 15, 20193 min read
Call to CMC Board of Trustees: Adopt a 2030 Carbon Neutrality Target
For CMC to continue its mission of leadership and guidance in the face of climate change, it should shift the date of its carbon...
Bhavika Anandpura
Mar 18, 20194 min read
One Billion Butterflies: A Claremont Migration Story
If you walked through campus last week, you might have noticed hundreds of orange butterflies that dart and bop and skitter past the Hub,...
Bhavika Anandpura
Mar 15, 201912 min read
Introducing the 2019-2020 RAs!
The Resident Assistants for the new year have just been announced, and they will be starting their RAships after Spring Break. The room...
Joshua Scal
Mar 8, 20192 min read
Arthur Brooks and CMC: A Match Made in an Executive Boardroom
“Politics is about the free competition of ideas,” says the man wielding $20 million worth of Koch Brothers funding and the commencement...
Anonymous
Mar 7, 20193 min read
She May Have Dated Her FYG, But That Doesn’t Mean You Should
On March 3, 2019, The Forum published an article titled “I’m Dating My FYG, and that’s OK.” I question how much the rest of our community...
Bhavika Anandpura
Mar 4, 201911 min read
ASCMC Elections 2019: Candidate Statements
The term for ASCMC members runs from Spring Break to Spring Break, which means that it is time to elect the new Executive Board! Students...
Chandler Presson
Mar 3, 20195 min read
I’m Dating My FYG, and that’s OK
A First Year Guide has the potential to be one of the most important sources of mentorship for a CMC first year student. They lead first...
Bhavika Anandpura
Feb 28, 20192 min read
Administration Addresses Parents in Livestream Following Two Student Deaths
CMC President and Vice Presidents spoke to parents in a live stream Thursday afternoon regarding support for students after the passing...
Bhavika Anandpura
Feb 27, 20193 min read
CMC Holds Candlelight Remembrance for Community; Two Students Pass Away in One Week
Students received the following emails Tuesday and Wednesday regarding the death of Eric Cramer. Cramer entered CMC with the class of...
Sofia Trigo
Feb 23, 20192 min read
Ath Chronicles Revived: Professor John Farrell on Literature and Utopia
After sprinting through pouring rain, I arrived drenched, but nevertheless ready for my first Athenaeum lunch of the semester: the...
Alice Chen
Feb 23, 20194 min read
Prof. Emily Wiley to succeed Prof. Lee Skinner as New Associate Dean of the Faculty
As of July 1, 2019, Professor Emily Wiley will take on the role of Associate Dean of the Faculty for the curriculum previously held by...
Amanda Daily
Feb 23, 20191 min read
Photo Essay: 100 Days 2019
Although 100 days didn’t exactly take place with 100 days left (87…but who’s counting), the class of 2019 still danced the night away!...
Ana Deckey
Feb 21, 20194 min read
Road Trips and Government Shutdowns
Anticipating being bored as winter break dragged on, a couple of friends and I planned a road trip for the last week of break. The plan...
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