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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...

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...

Pro-Palestine Activists Call to Halt Pitzer's Study Abroad in Israel

Charlie Hatcher

Feb 4

Pro-Palestine Activists Call to Halt Pitzer's Study Abroad in Israel

Pro-Palestine activsts at Scripps College in October. (Claremont Independent) On Friday, February 2nd, approximately 200 students from...

CMC Refuses to Condemn Hamas Attacks; 65 Faculty Release Independent Statement

Jameson Mitrovich

Oct 29, 2023

CMC Refuses to Condemn Hamas Attacks; 65 Faculty Release Independent Statement

Last week, Claremont McKenna refused to condemn Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks on Israeli civilians. Administrators cited the college’s stated...

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...

ASCMC Will Not Adopt IHRA Definition of Antisemitism

Margot Rosenblatt

Mar 21, 2023

ASCMC Will Not Adopt IHRA Definition of Antisemitism

Debate between pro-Israel and pro-Palestine students raged on at Associated Students of Claremont McKenna Executive Board meetings in...

Rebuttal: CMC Should Not Renounce the Claremont Institute

Charlie Hatcher

Mar 21, 2023

Rebuttal: CMC Should Not Renounce the Claremont Institute

Image via Claremont Institute The Claremont Institute, a modest building in an Upland office park, is home to a cluster of influential...

CMC Board of Trustees Rejects Race GE Proposal, Calls for Stronger Alternative

Charlie Hatcher

Oct 15, 2022

CMC Board of Trustees Rejects Race GE Proposal, Calls for Stronger Alternative

On Friday, October 7th, Claremont McKenna College Dean of Students Dianna Graves shared an update on the proposed Racial-Ethnic General...