Why Conservatives Should Support Teach For America

With the Teach For America (TFA) January application deadline fast approaching, dozens of students across the Claremont Colleges are no doubt considering whether or not they want to have a role in TFA’s continuing mission of closing the “education gap.”

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Featured Organization: The 5C Mental Health Alliance

The 5C Mental Health Alliance (MHA) is a student-led organization that seeks to erase the stigma around mental illness at the Claremont Colleges. MHA’s primary mission this year is to promote student dialogue regarding mental illness throughout the 5Cs by … Read More

Being Sad at the Happiest College in America

If the Daily Beast is to be believed, students at Claremont McKenna College attend the “happiest college in America,” while those in the surrounding four colleges attend institutions that consistently rank within the top 10. People seem to think that … Read More

Learning to Embrace Vulnerability

Watching a loved one struggle with a deteriorating mental health is a unique sort of pain. In my experience, it is akin to watching someone slowly tear themselves apart and being helpless to do anything to stop it.

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Conservative Television Icons

If Walter White of AMC’s acclaimed show Breaking Bad were to campaign for mayor of Albuquerque, would he run as a Republican or Democrat? Syndicated columnist Jonah Goldberg has an opinion that might be unsettling for loyal fans. In the … Read More

Defining Libertarianism: A Rebuttal to the “Claremont Port Side”

In his May 2 article, “An Ideology at Odds with Itself,” David Leathers of the Claremont Port Side argues that people who claim to be “fiscally conservative and socially liberal” – namely, Libertarians – hold an inconsistent set of beliefs. … Read More