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Baxter Brew

Nov 16

Mental Illness is Losing its Meaning

Image credit: Baxter Brew Thankfully, mental health has largely escaped the antiquated corner into which our parents’ generation pushed...

The Athenaeum is a Serious Project – We Should Dress Like It

Greta Long

Nov 10

The Athenaeum is a Serious Project – We Should Dress Like It

Image via Calisphere. Copyright Honnold Mudd Library . As a freshman eagerly anticipating my arrival at CMC, I couldn’t wait for my...

Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism Through the Lens of the Soviet Experience

Lenny Fukshansky

Nov 6

Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism Through the Lens of the Soviet Experience

Student protesters on October 7th. Lenny Fukshansky is a professor of mathematics at Claremont McKenna. A version of this article was...

91% of 2024 CMC-Affiliated Political Donations Go to Democrats

Charlie Hatcher

Nov 3

91% of 2024 CMC-Affiliated Political Donations Go to Democrats

CMC-affiliated donations over time. According to the nonprofit OpenSecrets, over 91% of the $22,782 in political donations made by...

California Bans Legacy Admissions at Private Colleges and Universities

The Claremont Independent

Nov 3

California Bans Legacy Admissions at Private Colleges and Universities

Image via Flickr. Copyright Gavin Newsom . On September 30th, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1780 into law,...

ASCMC Cancels Snowglobe Citing Budget and Scheduling Concerns

Violet Ramanathan

Oct 31

ASCMC Cancels Snowglobe Citing Budget and Scheduling Concerns

Image via Flickr. Copyright cmcforum . On Tuesday, October 29th, the Associated Students of Claremont McKenna College (ASCMC) Vice...

Starr Bypasses Judicial Council to Issue Full Suspensions to Oct. 7th Protesters

Greta Long

Oct 26

Starr Bypasses Judicial Council to Issue Full Suspensions to Oct. 7th Protesters

Protesters block the back door of Carnegie Hall. On Wednesday, October 23, Pomona President Gabi Starr issued a statement regarding the...

A Call for Persuasive Means In College Protests

Greta Long

Oct 15

A Call for Persuasive Means In College Protests

Protesters blocking the entrance to Carnegie Hall. I attended October 7th’s pro-Palestine protests as a reporter for the Independent ,...

Twelve Students Issued Interim Suspensions as Pomona Responds to October 7th Protests

Kendall White

Oct 12

Twelve Students Issued Interim Suspensions as Pomona Responds to October 7th Protests

Protesters inside Carnegie Hall. Pomona College issued interim suspensions to twelve students involved in the October 7th takeover of...

Protesters Occupy, Vandalize Pomona's Carnegie Hall on One-Year Anniversary of October 7th Attacks

Kendall White and Charlie Hatcher

Oct 7

Protesters Occupy, Vandalize Pomona's Carnegie Hall on One-Year Anniversary of October 7th Attacks

Protesters on Sixth Street. On Monday, October 7th, hundreds of students across the Claremont Colleges participated in a walkout to...

Protests Injure Four Staff Members at Harvey Mudd Career Fair

Emilio Bankier

Oct 5

Protests Injure Four Staff Members at Harvey Mudd Career Fair

Image credit: Harvey Mudd College On Wednesday, September 25, protests at Harvey Mudd College’s fall career fair turned “unpeaceful”...

Will Chance

Sep 23

President Biden’s Student Loan Debacle

The average CMC graduate owes the federal government $13,962 in student loans . Though Washington provides only a portion of the...

Dean of Students Office Initiates Shift in Alcohol Policy at ASCMC Events

Violet Ramanathan

Sep 9

Dean of Students Office Initiates Shift in Alcohol Policy at ASCMC Events

On Sunday, September 8th, the Executive Board of Associated Students of Claremont McKenna College (ASCMC) announced a new policy...

Claremont McKenna Rises to 6th Place in Free Speech Rankings

Jacob Smagula

Sep 5

Claremont McKenna Rises to 6th Place in Free Speech Rankings

Claremont McKenna College. On Wednesday, Claremont McKenna College leapt from 73rd to sixth place in the Foundation for Individual Rights...

Pitzer Student Senate Votes to Suspend Study Abroad in Israel

Jameson Mitrovich

Feb 17

Pitzer Student Senate Votes to Suspend Study Abroad in Israel

Pitzer College's entrance. (Campus Grotto) On Sunday, February 11th, the Pitzer College Student Senate voted to suspend Pitzer’s study...

Nathanael Baumann

Oct 29, 2023

CMC Raises More Than $1 Billion

The forthcoming Robert Day Sciences Center. (CMC) Claremont McKenna College raised nearly $1.1 billion as a part of an alumni fundraising...

Claremont SJP Blames Israel for Hamas Attacks

Jameson Mitrovich

Oct 14, 2023

Claremont SJP Blames Israel for Hamas Attacks

Walker Wall at Pomona College. (Claremont JVP) In a statement released on October 8, the Claremont Students for Justice in Palestine and...

Claremont McKenna Plummets to 73rd in Free Speech Rankings

Charlie Hatcher

Sep 6, 2023

Claremont McKenna Plummets to 73rd in Free Speech Rankings

Heather Ferguson and Jon Shields run Claremont McKenna's Open Academy initiative. (CMC) On Wednesday, Claremont McKenna College fell from...

CMC Administration Ballooned in Years Since Spellman Resignation

Austin Andersen

Jun 1, 2023

CMC Administration Ballooned in Years Since Spellman Resignation

Outside Claremont McKenna's Kravis Center. (ThoughtCo) While college administrations have been expanding for decades, their growth rate...

Chodosh to Take Sabbatical, Basso to Serve as Acting President of CMC

Trevor Klein

Jun 1, 2023

Chodosh to Take Sabbatical, Basso to Serve as Acting President of CMC

President Chodosh addresses the Athenaeum crowd. (CMC) On Thursday morning, the Claremont McKenna Board of Trustees announced that...