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Fall Hiring is Too Early
For all the first years who are nervous about their Claremont McKenna College journey, I want you to know that when I started at CMC, I...
Laleh Ahmad
Sep 9, 20198 min read


Call to CMC Board of Trustees: Adopt a 2030 Carbon Neutrality Target
For CMC to continue its mission of leadership and guidance in the face of climate change, it should shift the date of its carbon...
Sam Becker and Andrew Badjan
Apr 15, 20193 min read


Arthur Brooks and CMC: A Match Made in an Executive Boardroom
“Politics is about the free competition of ideas,” says the man wielding $20 million worth of Koch Brothers funding and the commencement...
Joshua Scal
Mar 8, 20192 min read


She May Have Dated Her FYG, But That Doesn’t Mean You Should
On March 3, 2019, The Forum published an article titled “I’m Dating My FYG, and that’s OK.” I question how much the rest of our community...
Anonymous
Mar 7, 20193 min read


I’m Dating My FYG, and that’s OK
A First Year Guide has the potential to be one of the most important sources of mentorship for a CMC first year student. They lead first...
Chandler Presson
Mar 3, 20195 min read


Classical Composition and Creativity at CMC
'Gesamtkunstwerk,' a term inspired by the German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, refers to the total embodiment of dynamic human...
Skyler Addison
Feb 19, 20194 min read


Opinion: The 5C Housing Exchange Program is well worth the “complications”
When I arrived at Claremont McKenna College my first year, I felt the way many students feel when they get to college: overwhelmed. But...
Malea Martin
Feb 16, 20195 min read


The Ath Review: Jeffrey Toobin, Jan. 25, 2018
“Cases and Controversies: Pivotal Legal Questions of Our Times” Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018 As the senior legal analyst for CNN, staff writer...
Amanda Daily
Jan 29, 20192 min read


On Tourism and Publishing: A Reflection from Studying Abroad in Bali, Indonesia
I began my endeavor into recreational writing––first penning news articles and then poems––during my junior year of high school. Shortly...
Blake Lapin
Jan 23, 20197 min read


Yesterday, They Came For The Jews
The tragic shooting in Pittsburgh yesterday has left a dark cloud over me. While every mass shooting is truly awful, the anti-Semitic...
Alec Lopata
Oct 18, 20183 min read


Our Campus, Our Responsibility
In a room of one hundred, there were seven male students and a dozen older men from the Claremont faculty and community. The Ath event...
Grace Kelleher
May 9, 20184 min read


National Debt and the 5Cs: Why You Should Care
If college students are asked about debt, most will think of their own impending payments of student loans. The average amount of student...
Brian Chmelik
Mar 2, 20184 min read
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