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5C activists should not negotiate with terrorists. Image credit: Jasper Langley-Hawthorne Today, on the the third anniversary of the October 7th massacre, the Claremont Colleges People’s Fund — an unregistered mutual aid group — invited Dr. Mohamed Abdou, a self-described “Muslim anarchist” fired from his position at Columbia University after expressing that he was “with the muqawamah [the resistance] be it Hamas and Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad.” Facing opposition from the 5

Reconstructing a Jewish identity three years on. Image credit: Jasper Langley-Hawthorne I had always figured that my proper Jewish education had ended when I was 13. After hours of poring over my parsha, practicing cantillation marks until my throat was dry, I assumed that my Jewish identity reached its culmination on the day of my bat mitzvah. Seeing as Judaism has never particularly been interested in leaving questions settled, I should’ve known better. It was fall of my f

Housing and transit policy afficianodo Nicholas Steinman responds to a "defense of the suburbs." This article originally appeared in The Student Life (TSL) on Oct. 2. TSL production editor Nicholas Steinman writes in response to Arjun Vohra's article, "In Defense of the Suburbs," first published on Sept. 24 in the Claremont Independent. Image credit: Melinda Qerushi / The Student Life Last week, I read an op-ed in the Claremont Independent (CI) titled “In Defense of the Subu

The Forum sits down with Washington Post columnist and CMC alumnus Henry Olsen. Image credit: Discovery Institute Shiv Parihar: Hello, I'm Shiv Parihar. Sarah McPeek: I'm Sarah McPeek. Shiv Parihar: And you're here with The Forum, sponsored by the Salvatori Center. We're honored today to be joined by Henry Olsen, a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, and a columnist for The Washington Post. Henry Olsen: Thank you all for having me here, particularly with Mr.

By taking low-wage, high-impact jobs, wealthy students at top colleges can help the neediest while making room for others to climb the ladder. Image credit: Jasper Langley-Hawthorne Claremont McKenna College is known for many things: sunny SoCal weather, a tight-knit community, the Athenaeum, and a top free speech ranking. But what perhaps best distinguishes CMC, as with most elite US colleges, is its ability to take rich kids and make them even richer. As my reader is likely

You've heard a lot about CMC's 50 years of coeducation. Where did it all begin? Image credit: Claremont McKenna College Archives / Jasper Langley-Hawthorne Half a century ago, in 1976, just under 60 women arrived on campus as the first class of female students admitted to Claremont Men’s College. If the name didn’t make it obvious, one of CMC’s earliest defining features was its prominent male student culture. Of the 86 students and seven faculty members who constituted its

President William Dudley discusses his use of Washington & Lee’s institutional voice, artificial intelligence in classrooms, and Claremont McKenna's tuition prices. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Image credit: Washington & Lee / Jasper Langley-Hawthorne President William C. Dudley is Claremont McKenna College’s sixth president, assuming the position after serving as president of Washington & Lee University for nearly a decade. He was preceded by Hiram

Get to know the candidates for First-Year Class President! Image credit: Claremont McKenna College Now that the fall semester is well and truly in swing, First-Year Class President campaigns are roaring along at full speed. Like any good politician, all of our candidates promise a veritable cornucopia of free stuff: food, especially Canes (a FYCP classic), drinks, and school supplies. They promise glitzy parties and more study spots, and most importantly, they all promise to

The Forum sits down with Stanford Law Professor Jud Campbell to discuss the Constitution's history and endurance. Image credit: University of Notre Dame Logan Fang: Welcome to The Forum's interview series. Today, we're interviewing Professor Jud Campbell, a legal historian who explores American Constitutionalism with particular attention to the history of rights. Professor Campbell joined the Stanford Law faculty in 2023. My first question is about the Constitution. Many Ame

This Constitution Day, we need to reaffirm a politics of civic virtue Image credit: Jasper Langley-Hawthorne Both the right and left agree that individual conduct is essential to the success of the public enterprise. On the left, personal responsibility is lauded in the fight against climate change: One must be the caretaker of their own carbon footprint by recycling, composting, and thrifting. On the right, one’s choice to marry and start a family are treated with equal reve