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“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 floating.” - Diana Hernandez ‘21 Your first semester in college is always rough. It’s nothing like high school; everything isn’t done for you. Yes, you get freedom, but with that comes more responsibility. This might shock some students when they first join a college community, but with the right resources and guides, freshman year can be les

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 beat of live music. The event featured complimentary food and beverages as well as casino games! Here are some photos capturing the fun from the event. Photos taken by Jocelyn Song ’22.

The tagline for Zane Tolchinsky ‘20 and Samy Vilenski ‘20’s new podcast, The Laymen, strikes a chord for the knowledge-hungry and curious: “Two college kids who know no things, talking to people who know some things, so they can learn a few things.” Each episode’s featured guest is an expert in their respective field who shares origin stories, reflects on their life and career interests, and offers up advice. The series’ premise seduces just about anyone, whether they have a

Elimination of Paid Ticketing, Implementation of ASCMC Endowment, and What it Means for 5C Students On September 22, 2019, The Forum released this article written by ASCMC President Dina Rosin titled Removing Barriers to Entry: How and Why ASCMC Eliminated Paid Ticketing. To further explore the financial and social considerations preceding such a change, as well as the implications of this change for future events, we talked to ASCMC President Dina Rosin, VPSA Chandler Koon,

Claremont McKenna College’s annual Toga party was in full swing last Saturday as students from across the 5C’s dressed up in pillowcases and bed sheets for a night of fun in Ancient Greece! Here are some pictures capturing the fun from the event. Photos taken by Jocelyn Song ’22 and Luca Khalsa ’23.

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 impressive when first-year students step out of their comfort zones, especially by doing things such as running for class president. So, let's read what they have to say! Austin Topham Hi! I’m Austin, and I’m hoping to win your vote for first year class president. Like many of you, CMC was my dream school. And while being here really does feel like

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 five different countries. All she can say for certain is that she’s an avid traveler and her camera roll is full of funny videos and pictures from the places she has visited. She loves reading, writing, drawing, and creating things out of nothing. She truly believes that life is about producing remarkable memories and hopes to publish articl

In working towards the goal of making our college more inclusive, I’m proud to share that the Associated Students of Claremont McKenna College (ASCMC) will not be selling tickets for any school-wide event in the 2019-2020 academic school year. At the last meeting of the Spring 2019 semester, ASCMC passed a budget that will allow us to provide tickets to students at no personal cost for all school-wide events. At its core, the mission and purpose of ASCMC is to promote a more

“CMC’s mission … is to support faculty and student scholarship that contribute to intellectual vitality and the understanding of public policy issues.” Claremont McKenna College’s public policy major has been a long time coming. As part of CMC’s mission, public policy as an academic subject combines CMC’s long-established strength in economics and government. Public policy has been one of CMC’s more popular sequences since it was created two years ago. This year, the college

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 really didn’t know what was happening. I didn’t know very much about the school before I was accepted. I applied regular decision, waited until I heard back from all the schools I applied to and then tried to make as informed of a decision as I could. I hadn’t toured. I didn’t know anyone who had gone to the 5Cs. So naturally, I was complete