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Going to college is full of mixed feelings - excitement, nervousness, and fear of the unknown. The Forum is here to help you ease that fear, and prepare you for the first semester of your home for the next four years. First up, packing tips! A lot of students buy fridges and microwaves, but CMC is now providing microfridges in all CMC dorm rooms free of charge! A microfridge is a combination appliance which includes a refrigerator and a freezer with a connected microwave on t

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 best humor? Who is most likely to become president? Who is always working in Poppa? Well, the votes are in, and here are the Senior Superlatives of 2019! Compiled by Jessie Ainslie, Teagan Knight and Edgar Warnholtz Colgate - Best Smile Jason Barbarosh Becky Monroy Betzy Perez Adele English Emma Houston Genghis Khan - Most Likely to Rule

"For sale: baby shoes, never worn." Ernest Hemingway told his readers an entire story in six short words, and decades later we are asking the class of 2019 to do describe their CMC experience the very same way. They came up with fun, unique quotes that define themselves and their lives so far. Here they are! Hey lets order some chicken nuggets Blaze Li Sorry, gtg 2 tutorial Jack Gleiberman Good morning and sco nas. Megan Lo Whats up betch, time for selfcare Malka Kausar “I dr

Alumni weekend festivities brought to campus a nostalgic air of celebration. Campus buzzed with alum reminiscing on their days spent walking around CMC’s campus, making memories worth a lifetime. Read on to dive into the stories alumni shared in six short words with The Forum this weekend: Photo Credits: Sara France, France Photography Abbie Johnson ’04: “Late nights at Library and Mckenna!” Jennifer Hosel ’99: “So much fun, so little responsibility” Adam Miller ’03: “Why

If you walked through campus last week, you might have noticed hundreds of orange butterflies that dart and bop and skitter past the Hub, kiss their shadows on the sidewalk, and swoop around the Cube before climbing the air over Kravis. The perfect backdrop for existential musings-- where are they from and where are they going? More fundamentally, what are they? “Painted ladies,” says Pomona Biology Professor Johnathan C. Wright. The British accent is so natural that the word

The Resident Assistants for the new year have just been announced, and they will be starting their RAships after Spring Break. The room draw process will take place shortly after that. Check out these profiles to meet your new RAs! Appleby - Martha Baker Hello friends! My name is Martha Baker and I am from Denver, Colorado. My two younger brothers are my favorite humans and inspire my highly energetic, goofy and situationally-competitive personality. We were raised on skis an

After sprinting through pouring rain, I arrived drenched, but nevertheless ready for my first Athenaeum lunch of the semester: the celebration of Professor John Farrell’s installation as the Waldo W. Neikirk Professor of Literature at Claremont McKenna College. Eager to learn more about “Literature and Utopia,” as his talk was titled, I sat at a table surrounded by Professor Farrell’s gushing past-students. Over salmon and salad, we talked books, classes, and expectations for

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...

We are all well-accustomed to the presence of Public Safety officers on our campus. Not many students, though, know the story behind these familiar faces in uniform. Just like us, they are all here for a reason, filled with passion and love for the Claremont McKenna College community. After spending a few hours with our PSOs filled with subtle jokes, interesting stories and endless laughter, I have come to know our officers for their quirks, their hobbies and, to put it very

If you were recently hired or have been thinking about working on campus, it is necessary that you familiarize yourself with Payroll. Payroll, a part of CMC’s Office of Treasurer, manages everything related to student employment: employee/supervisor information, the amount paid to employees during a pay period, all the records of the wages and totals for the year, etc. The Payroll office is located in Bauer South B31, and is open Monday through Friday from 8:00am-noon and 1:0

“Cases and Controversies: Pivotal Legal Questions of Our Times” Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018 As the senior legal analyst for CNN, staff writer for The New Yorker and Supreme Court aficionado, Jeffrey Toobin had a lot to say. On a general level, Mr. Toobin gave a very engaging talk. He’s clearly comfortable in front of crowds and definitely had the audience laughing throughout the talk. Many times that laughter could be attributed to how unapologetic and unrestrained he was in his

I began my endeavor into recreational writing––first penning news articles and then poems––during my junior year of high school. Shortly after I began, I started sharing my work through my school’s literary magazine and newspaper. I continued publishing until I went abroad my junior year of college to Bali, Indonesia in the fall of 2017. Before my jettison into Indonesia, I recognized Bali as a vacation hotspot but knew nothing else of the country or island: not that it is th