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Greek Life Fosters an Exclusive and Even Dangerous Campus Life
Greek life does not formally exist at Claremont McKenna, but is a large aspect of college life for students across the world. Living in a...
Miriam Farah
Nov 29, 20195 min read


Isn’t it All Just a Popularity Contest?
Ding. Just hours into the first day of campaigning, us first-years receive notifications on our phones. We have follow requests from...
Hnin Lei Lei Tun
Nov 19, 20192 min read


The Nature of the ‘Lost and Found’ Amid the Digital Age: 7C For Sale/For Free
Recently I was one of the many ill-fated students to have lost their AirPods on the Claremont consortium campus. It was somewhere upon my...
Sofia Trigo
Nov 18, 20193 min read


Photo Essay: CMC Advocates Sex Carnival 2019
The CMC Advocates hosted their third annual Sex Week this past week, which showcased speakers such as Ashley Mantra and Andre Shakti...
Maria Piacsek
Nov 1, 20191 min read


Food Recovery Network Wins Bon Appétit Grant
The CMC Food Recovery Network chapter has won one of the Bon Appétit Management Company’s ten, $1,000, Student Activist Grant Awards. In...
Molly Luce
Oct 30, 20192 min read


Uncovering First Gen Experiences: CMC Celebrates National First Gen Day
“The journey is often followed by a lot of sweat and tears, and the constant struggle to stay above water while everyone else is simply...
Furaha Njoroge
Oct 29, 20199 min read


Photo Essay: Monte Carlo 2019
ASCMC's annual Monte Carlo was in full swing on Saturday as students from across the 5Cs donned their fanciest attire and danced to the...
Jocelyn Song
Oct 14, 20191 min read


Under Review: The Laymen
The tagline for Zane Tolchinsky ‘20 and Samy Vilenski ‘20’s new podcast, The Laymen, strikes a chord for the knowledge-hungry and...
Rachel Keady
Oct 8, 20192 min read


ASCMC’s Major Budget Changes:
Elimination of Paid Ticketing, Implementation of ASCMC Endowment, and What it Means for 5C Students On September 22, 2019, The Forum...
Grace Kelleher
Oct 7, 20194 min read


Photo Essay: Toga Party 2019
Claremont McKenna College’s annual Toga party was in full swing last Saturday as students from across the 5C’s dressed up in pillowcases...
Jocelyn Song and Luca Khalsa
Oct 6, 20191 min read


Class of 2023: First-Year Class President Candidate Statements
It's nerve-racking being a freshman. Everything's new to you and all of a sudden you feel like a small fish in a large pond. It's...
The Forum
Sep 29, 20197 min read


Introducing the 2019-2020 Editorial Board!
Tanya Kotecha ‘20 Editor in Chief Tanya Kotecha is an Economics major at CMC. She’s not really sure where she’s from after growing up in...
Maya Shah
Sep 24, 20195 min read


Removing Barriers to Entry: How and Why ASCMC Eliminated Paid Ticketing
In working towards the goal of making our college more inclusive, I’m proud to share that the Associated Students of Claremont McKenna...
Dina Rosin
Sep 22, 20193 min read


CMC’s New Public Policy Major in a Nutshell
“CMC’s mission … is to support faculty and student scholarship that contribute to intellectual vitality and the understanding of public...
The Forum
Sep 13, 20193 min read


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


Student Body President Dina Rosin's Welcome Speech to CMC Families
Class of 2023, and the friends and families that are joining us here today, I am so excited to welcome you to Claremont McKenna College....
The Forum
Aug 30, 20193 min read


Incoming Freshmen Starter Pack!
Going to college is full of mixed feelings - excitement, nervousness, and fear of the unknown. The Forum is here to help you ease that...
Gauri Taneja
Jul 26, 20197 min read


An Update on CMC’s New Science Department
The plan for an independent science department at CMC is “moving full-steam ahead,” with the administration expected to reach financial...
The Forum
May 29, 20192 min read


Senior Superlatives 2019!
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 Forum
May 25, 20192 min read


Class of 2019: Six-Word Memoirs
"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 Forum
May 23, 20194 min read
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