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The term for ASCMC members runs from Spring Break to Spring Break, which means that it is time to elect the new Executive Board, and who those students are is up to you. Students have started campaigning across the school for the seven open positions. Tune in to the livestream of Snack Speeches Monday night at 9:45 PM on The Forum’s Instagram and Facebook page! Voting will be held online starting Monday March 2 after the speeches, and will be open for 24 hours. You can get a glimpse of the candidates’ platforms in their statements below. Student Body President Johnson Lin |CMC '21 Hello CMC! My name is Johnson Lin and it has been my honor serving CMC as the Class of 2021 President for the past three years. I’m pleased to announce my candidacy for ASCMC President and hope you find my experience and platform worthy of the office. Campaign Page: https://www.facebook.com/cmclinftw Elevating Marginalized Communities As a first-gen student of color who relies on financial aid to attend CMC, I’m incredibly grateful for the communities that have supported my journey through college. Unfortunately, there are still many systemic barriers that undermine the success of students of marginalized identities. As ASCMC President, I will be your advocate and elevate your voices. The initiatives I’ve planned include institutionalizing funding for affinity groups, pushing back recruiting and mandating D/I training for campus organizations, making ASCMC elections more financially accessible, and pressuring CMC’s administration to finally take mental health seriously. Institutional Accountability A good amount of CMC’s endowment is generated via an unknown investment portfolio. As students, we deserve to know what industries our tuition dollars are put towards and what kind of practices our institution supports. I will lead efforts to uncover this information and work towards making our administration more transparent and accountable for its actions. Revamping ASCMC Diplomacy I plan on strengthening the CMC student body’s relationships with DOS, the Board of Trustees, the Office of Admissions, and other 4C’s so that we can access a plethora of new resources and increase our capacity for bigger and better projects. Previously, my diplomacy with the 5C student governments garnered an unprecedented amount of funding for MonteCarlo, enabling us to expand event capacity, despite eliminating the revenue from ticketing. If you have any questions or feedback, feel free to contact me at jlin21@cmc.edu. Yours Truly, Johnson Lin, #LinfortheWin EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cindy Lay |CMC '22 Over the past year and a half (or 1.44 yrs since 9/18/2018 but who’s counting), I’ve served as 2022’s First-Year and Sophomore Class President. I’ve had lots of fun planning events, announcing birthdays, and sharing anonymous shoutouts. I could elaborate on my work as class president, but if you want an honest and unbiased answer just ask a current sophomore/2022-er. As EVP, I’m interested in change on a school-wide level. Bryan Carlen has done a fabulous job emphasizing the importance of Senate through our student body; I’d like to extend his work towards a purposeful inclusive Senate. I won’t make promises because I’m not bribing... but here are some thoughts: 1. Tear down the wall between Ryal Lab and Phillips 2. Build a high-speed rail to Mudd (to the dining hall??) 3. Unlock the Hub doors leading out on the patio. a) This could be possible 4. Get tap access on our IDs especially to swipe into meals. a) This also might actually be possible I’ll give 100% effort to implement the above changes. Also, here are some realistic changes: 1. Fix the information overload in our inboxes. a) Our time is scarce and valuable. Let’s implement more rules for school-wide emails. Let’s get more creative and efficient with communication. Emails shouldn’t be a default. 2. Shorten and improve the efficiency of Exec and Senate meetings a) I’d love to keep increasing attendance at Senate and Executive Board. We can shorten meetings and create time stamps in the agendas. This allows students to attend specific parts of Exec Board meetings and stop by at certain times (ie 7:30pm) instead of staying for the whole meeting. I’d also love to hear your thoughts and ideas (I’ve kept an advice/ideas surveys on every class email) Thank you for your valuable time; good luck on your midterms! David Roman |CMC'22 Hi Stags and Athenas! My name is David Roman, and I am running for the position of Executive Vice President. My past experience in ASCMC as Chief Operating Officer and Dorm President has afforded me the opportunity to familiarize myself with the operations of the organization and the powerful impact we can make on campus. As Executive Vice President, my platform focuses on three areas: transparency, accessibility, and inclusivity. 1. ASCMC a) Increase transparency and accountability with a biannual report on affairs b) Move meetings to a more accessible location to increase student turnout 2. Dormitory a) Allocate dorm budgets to subsidize free menstrual hygiene products and tide pods b) Keep Dorm Presidents accountable in using budgets c) Eliminate laundry machine fees 3. First-Generation/Low-Income Students a) Work with DOS and Roberts Pavilion to eliminate PE course fees b) Advocate for a Summer Bridge program for entering first-years to ease the college transition experience c) Collaborate with Registrar Office to advise students on course scheduling 4. Arts and Music a) Sponsor the Marks Cave Club for a music space b) Increase art resources in the Bubble with funding and supplies for a creative space 5. Student Activities a) Increase funding and collaborations with Dorm Halls and Quantum Records for TNC 6. First Year Programming a) Collaborate with DOS to mandate Resume/Cover Letter workshops b) Create a club document and inform book with application deadlines 7. Disability/Accessibility Resources a) Advocate for ADA compliment buildings/dorm halls with automatic doors b) Collaborate with DOS to mandate accessibility trainings for disability support and informs students with accomodations about civil rights 8. Mental Health Resource a) Destigmatize the mental health conversation with forums and town halls b) Fund extra on-campus therapist for CMC students only VICE PRESIDENT OF STUDENT ACTIVITIES Daniel Heron |CMC'21 Hello! My name is Daniel Hayon, and I am running to be your next VPSA. With my two years of experience as an Events Commissioner in ASCMC as well as my internship in live event production, I believe I am both qualified and ready to take on the role of Vice President of Student Activities. Now, I want you to think back to your first year here at CMC. Freshman year was sooo fun! From your first TNC to your big 5C party introduction at Toga, you created memories for a lifetime. But then what happened after? You go to the same TNC and the same big party, and it all gets a bit repetitive. I think it is about time we spice up CMC’s party scene. My goal is to reinvent each event so that you walk in and think: “Oh? This is different!” But in the best way. Moreover, I plan on reintroducing ‘co-hosted TNCs’ so that clubs, organizations, and everyone else can get the proper funding needed to throw a party for all to enjoy. Tradition is fun, and CMC has a lot, but my hope is that we can create a new big party to look forward to. How about we have a darty in the winter? Why must we wait between 6:01 and McKennapalooza? What about a secret Speakeasy party hidden away on campus? Additionally, I want to hear YOUR ideas, and get your feedback on what YOU want. That’s why, I will include a form for ‘event suggestions’ in every Party Inform I send out. That brings me to my final point: I will make sure you receive an informative, stacked Party Inform by Tuesday each and every week, so come Monday night, vote Daniel for the most fun year yet! Amadeo Cantu-Trevino |CMC'22 What’s up CMC! My name is Amadeo Cantu-Trevino (aka “Guy”) and I am a current Sophomore born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. My hobbies include: playing IMs such as Basketball and Cornhole, riding my longboard down the Roberts hill, heckling any opposing player who competes against CMS, and, as many of you guys know, DJing events here on campus on the weekends. Over the past two years, I have been an Events Commissioner for ASCMC and have loved every minute of it. For almost all of my time here at CMC, I have helped with every major event and TNC. I have been a part of some really awesome events as well as some that didn’t quite go as planned. I also have had the wonderful pleasure of working under two VPSAs. Over the years, I have acquired the knowledge of what works at CMC and what doesn’t. My goals for this upcoming term are to provide more assistance to clubs and organizations that want to throw events for either their own members or for the school as a whole, increase the presence of a CMS student-section across all sports and games, host events that foster more of a community feeling here on campus, and make the CMC party culture accessible and enjoyable for everyone. Over the past year, I believe that events on campus have improved thanks to the ASCMC events team and the student body’s support. I am excited to keep this trend going. Feel free to stop me next time you see me around campus or let me know if you want to grab a meal for whatever, whenever! My ultimate priority as VPSA is YOU. Thank you. DORMITORY AFFAIRS CHAIR RISHI BHAT |CMC'22 SENIOR CLASS PRESIDENT Grace Wang |CMC'21 Hello Class of 2021, My name is Grace Wang and I am running for your Senior Class President. This role is very important to me because over the past three years I have gotten to know this class very well and I want to make sure that we have the representation that we deserve. A major part of the role for senior class president is to plan a number of our largest events such as 100 days, thesis party, the Vegas trip and many others. Another major part of the role is to meet with the class cabinet every week and plan well in advance for all of our events and to make sure the logistics work out. These are skills that are not easy to navigate without experience. I have served on multiple class cabinet, working with Johnson every week to plan our class events. I have also served on ASCMC as an events commissioner as well as the VPSA. Through these roles I have had plenty of experience navigating between representing our class and the student body as a whole and working with DOS to make sure that we not only have fun events but also safe events. If elected, I plan on being a class president who not only represents the class through my own ideas, but also gets our plans from the class. I will have a diverse and experienced cabinet who will not only help represent our class well, but will also be actively talking to the class. It is important to me that everyone in the class is well represented. VOTE FOR GRACE WANG! Much love, Grace JUNIOR CLASS PRESIDENT Samuel Harrison |CMC'22 What’s up everyone? My name is Sam Harrison and I’m running as the Class of 2022 President. I have been an active member of our class cabinet for the last two years, so I have a good understanding of how the Class President role functions. This year I’m also serving as the Administrative, Appropriation, and Affairs Chair, where I manage Senate budget requests, amendments, and resolutions. These experiences have given me a solid amount of institutional knowledge that will help our cabinet and I successfully program events aimed for you all. CMC promotes Community, Purpose, and Play, so to keep things simple, my programming will align with these principles. I will promote and place emphasis on health & wellness, both physical and mental, to remind everyone in this high-stress environment to take care of themselves — in every aspect. I will strive to promote a strong sense of community in our class and to proudly celebrate individuality and self-expression in all realms of our lives. Class events should be in accessible and safe spaces, with programming that can include everyone. I’d also like to hold more class events in mid-quad rather than north-quad since the majority of our class lives in mid-quad. These are my current plans, but I am always open to all of your thoughts and ideas. I plan on holding Office Hours for an hour every Friday afternoon outside the hub, so if you want to get a message across, just come say hi. SOPHOMORE CLASS PRESIDENT Molly Luce |CMC'23 Hey CMC ‘23! I’m Molly Luce, and I am running to be your Sophomore Class president. I have loved meeting you this past semester, and if we haven’t met yet, you can find me in my room (207 Chall), outside at the Hub, or at Ath Tea! Our class is incredibly passionate, diverse, and intelligent; we deserve someone as president who will give their all to this position. Our class president should be someone who is accessible, available for questions, suggestions, and concerns. You deserve someone who can advocate for you; but also someone you can feel comfortable approaching. If elected, I plan on hosting “office hours” twice a week, where you can come to me with anything, from suggestions and questions, or simply just to chat. This next term, our class should host more inclusive events that cater to the various interests of CMC ‘23. I have many ideas for events and programs, such as: 1. CMC ‘23 Apparel! Creating designs for quarter-zips (among other clothing) that help fundraise for our class, while still allowing for inclusive pricing. Additionally, we can give back to our local community by donating some of the proceeds to local charities. 2. Mid-day Naptime: A couple days throughout the semester the Class of ‘23 would host coffee, Yerba Mates, tea, and snacks in Mid Quad surrounded by outdoor blankets and pillows! 3. Partnering with the Soll Center for sophomore specific career/summer internship events! 4. Hosting pregames, Sunday Snack, and occasional TNCs! I would also like to continue the emphasis on volunteerism, by making opportunities more transparent and accessible for students, especially those that don’t have the ability to travel outside campus. Please feel free to reach out to me at any time, my number is (630) 881-9213 and my email is mluce23@cmc.edu! Colin Sam |CMC'23 Hello, my name is Colin Sam and I am from Cincinnati, Ohio however my family is originally from Monrovia, Liberia in West Africa. I was the ASCMC First-Year Class President as well as a mock trial prosecution attorney. I consider my biggest accomplishment as FYCP the creation of CMC’s first Volunteer Calendar which was my main campaign promise. Upon arrival at CMC it was very apparent that there was a lack of culture based around volunteer work and giving back to Claremont. I met with 12 different non-profits around Claremont to see what we could do to help. Through these meetings we were able to set up many different events such as blanket making for the Children’s Foundation of America, the BFS volunteer day for Sustainable Claremont, an event helping Crossroads Women, etc. This is just the beginning of my goal to help establish a volunteering community into CMC much like there is at the other 5Cs. My first year on ASCMC was very rewarding, because of everything I learned about the way that ASCMC functions. There were a lot of aspects of the job that I didn’t even know about when starting, but that I learned how to do throughout the process. Even simple things like being able to use Workday, understanding how executive board meetings work, and learning how to successfully run on-campus events. There are so many little things that go into the job that go unseen. With a year of experience doing the job under my belt, I have learned what works and what does not and that is why I know that I am the best candidate for the job. This is a job that I loved doing and know I can do well again, and nothing would make me happier than your support!

Kravis Lab Hosted On-Campus Round for International Hult Prize Social Innovation Competition On December 6th, 2019, Kravis Lab for Social Impact hosted a competition for the Hult Prize international pitch competition. This on-campus round was open to students of all five Claremont Colleges. The Hult Prize is partnered with the United Nations and seeks to inspire young minds to use social innovation and entrepreneurship to solve the world’s most pressing issues. The Hult Prize operates on over 1500 university campuses in 121 countries. For this year’s competition, the prompt was to “Build Bold Startups that have a Positive Impact on our Planet with Every Dollar Earned and Every Sale Made”, which relates to environmental sustainability, innovative sustainable technology, and creating awareness around sustainability. The Forum sat down with the winning team from this year’s 5C Hult Prize competition. “Positive Charge” team members Elizabeth Song CMC ‘22, Ashley Wang CMC ‘22 and Hannah Zhang CMC ‘22 discussed their simple and innovative idea for an intermediary charging attachment that allows individuals to charge their device until it reaches 100% battery, and then stop charging to save the energy that would otherwise get wasted by overcharging. Their proposal paired this invention with an app that helps individuals track their energy usage to help them be more socially and environmentally conscious. To come up with their winning idea, Positive Charge didn’t have to look far to find ways that people could be more environmentally conscious. “When we came up with the idea, we were really thinking about ourselves as college students and our own environment,” said Zhang. “We asked ourselves how we could take action to change the way we interact with technology.” Wang spoke to how each team member’s different strengths and interests made it easy to split up tasks, thereby optimizing their team’s efficiency: “Elizabeth is an economics and computer science major, so she was in charge of thinking about the tech aspect and the coding for the app, while Hannah and I are the more business side,” she said. In April, Positive Charge will travel to Melbourne, Australia to attend the regional round of the competition. “It’ll be a really cool experience because it’s so global,” said Song. “There will be teams there from all over the world.” After the regional competition, approximately fifty winning teams from across the world will be invited to a 5-week summer accelerator program; from there, six teams will be selected to compete at the United Nations for the $1 million cash prize. Positive Charge attributes much of their success to the mentorship they received at Kravis Lab’s Moonshot Fellowship last summer. This social innovation bootcamp program helped Positive Charge develop their idea and refine it into a realistic and clear pitch under the mentorship of accomplished social entrepreneurs. “Confidence is key,” said Wang. “After so many iterations of the idea, we had a lot of confidence in our pitch. By the time the [Hult Prize] pitch happened, we were ready.” For future 5C students interested in the Hult Prize Competition, Positive Charge offered some advice: “In terms of being prepared, you really need to focus on developing your idea,” said Zhang. “Go through several rounds. Bounce ideas off each other. In the early stages, focus less on implementation and more on the idea itself.” “We were lucky to gel so much as a group and feel comfortable bouncing any idea off each other, even if it seemed out there,” Song added. “Start with the impossible first, and see how you can make it possible.”

Several students from across the Claremont Colleges reported their cell phones missing at ASCMC’s Boswell Frat Party on Saturday night. After the party, a group of students collected outside of Boswell Hall to file reports for their lost phones. Public Safety, ASCMC, DOS and the Claremont Police Department are working together to investigate this matter. Students were made aware of this incident as the “7C for sale/free” Facebook page was flooded with notices of lost phones. Throughout the party some 5C students noticed that their phones were no longer in their pockets, and in some cases, students felt their phones being removed from their pockets. One CMC sophomore told the Forum that she “was just standing in the middle of Boz Frat not moving and felt [her] phone leave [her] pocket and tried to look for it on the ground and didn’t find it.” After the party, students noticed that there was a large group of students crowded around Campus Security to report their lost phones. The CMC sophomore shared her experience with the Forum: “my friend and I waited it out and went to Public Safety or whoever was monitoring the party and asked if they had seen a phone. They said no and a whole bunch of people were crowded around saying the exact same thing.” This student was able to track her cell phone to an address about two blocks away from the CMC campus and reported it to Campus Security who is now pursuing this lead with the Claremont Police Department. Along with the CMC sophomore was Adrienne Tong POM who also reported her stolen phone to Campus Security that night. Unlike the CMC sophomore, Tong’s phone was shut off right after she noticed it missing. Upon reporting to Campus Security, Tong said that other students also reported that their phones were shut off. As of February 24th, the cell phones have not been returned. The CMC Forum reached out to the Office of Public Affairs and Relations, and received this statement from Gillien Silsby: “We received reports from some individuals that their cell phones were stolen during a party at CMC on Saturday evening. CMC Public Safety is interviewing individuals who have come forward to report their phones missing and reviewing any available video footage. We will provide this information to Claremont Police Department. If anyone has additional information about the incident, they are encouraged to contact Brian Weir, Director of CMC Public Safety.”

“When the planet is under attack, what do we do? Stand up and fight!” On December 6th, this chant echoed from students gathered on Walker Beach steps and around Bixby Plaza outside of Frary Dining Hall at Pomona College. Over 250 Claremont students and some from nearby high schools marched for the 7C Climate Strike organized by Sunrise, a movement of young people uniting in the fight to stop the climate crisis. The movement calls upon the Claremont Colleges to take action in the face of climate change. The goals of yesterday’s strike range from promoting transparency about progress toward sustainability goals and projects, to making career, research, and course opportunities in sustainability a priority on all of the 5C’s campuses. Students specifically called on the Scripps Board of Trustees and Pomona Administration to divest from environmentally destructive industries and companies. Specifically for Claremont McKenna College, the strike called for the school to: Update their carbon neutrality commitment to the year 2030 from 2050; Hire a full-time sustainability coordinator; Establish a college-level committee on sustainability. The strike’s goals correlate with Sunrise Movement’s demand for “our politicians and educational institutions to treat climate change like the emergency that it is and enact the Green New Deal as well as many other solutions.” The strike is one of many in a national climate strike responding to the United Nations’ annual climate conference on the very same day. “I am very aware that politicians are not taking this into their own hands. It’s really on us, the students,” said Eric Warmoth, a CMC sophomore and the chair of the CMC Environmental Affairs Senate Committee. “We’re really the ones who have the most to say; we’re the ones who have the longest future ahead of us.” The younger generation has become increasingly involved in climate movements, such as Sunrise. The new series of strikes aim at continuing the momentum built during the most significant action ever taken against climate change – the Global Climate Strike September – which over 3 million participated in, at over 4,000 events in 150 countries. In preparation for the strike, Sunrise Claremont Colleges was meeting for the past six weeks with student organizations across the five campuses, including 5C Divest, 5C Democrats, 5C Planned Parenthood, Scripps Student Garden, Students for Justice in Palestine, and sustainability-related divisions in student government from at least 3 out of the 5 Claremont Colleges (CMC, Pomona and Harvey Mudd). By involving a wide range of clubs and organizations, Sunrise has strengthened their cross-campus alliance in the fight for their shared vision. “This environmental movement needs coalition building,” said Zoe Vavrek, a freshman at Pitzer and leading coordinator for Sunrise Claremont Colleges. “The point of this strike is to provide a platform for different groups to come together, to voice their opinions, and to talk about the future we all want to organize for.”

The CMC Food Recovery Network chapter has won one of the Bon Appétit Management Company’s ten, $1,000, Student Activist Grant Awards. In celebration of The Bon Appétit Management Company Fellow Program’s 10th anniversary, the program devised a grant contest for compelling projects to improve food system sustainability. Out of a pool of roughly 50 applicants, from all corners of the country, the CMC Food Recovery Network chapter was selected as one of the ten winners. “With $1,000, I would buy new food transportation bins for the CMC Food Recovery Network (FRN) club,'' stated Julia Weinstein, President of the CMC Food Recovery Network Chapter. The grant funds will go towards purchasing food-safety transport bins for the chapter. Members of the chapter currently have to use one-use aluminum trays, which go against the network’s mission to be sustainable. Speaking from three years of experience as the CMC FRN President, Weinstein shared “we have great student involvement and already have a schedule filled out for the entire semester with a driver and an assistant to transport food three times a week. However, the new General Manager for Collins Dining Hall recently informed me that the bins we have used in previous years, under different management, are not food safe. Pam even showed me one of our bins with plastic peeling off of the corner. She told me she could not send food in these containers.” With the current frequency of food transports, the waste builds up quickly, and unfortunately, the food-safe bins are as costly as $40 per bin. In accordance to FRN’s goal to promote sustainability, Weinstein has striven to fund a new shipment of approximately 12 food-safe bins but, due to the high bin prices, has struggled to gain enough funding from the ASCMC Clubs and Organizations committee. The Bon Appétit Management Company Student Activist Grant Award, in all likelihood, saved the program at CMC. CMC Food Recovery Network chapter wins this grant alongside organizations from Johns Hopkins University, University of Chicago, MIT, and others. Congratulations CMC Food Recovery Network!

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, CFO Max Dawson and Junior Class President Johnson Lin. In past years, many 5C students have expressed frustration with ticketed events, noting the additional cost of these parties as a significant barrier to entry. This issue is problematic for several reasons, but chiefly in its limitation of access to, and thereby inclusion of, students of all socioeconomic backgrounds. Historically, ASCMC has implemented paid ticketing for Monte Carlo in the Fall and Wedding Party in the Spring. While McKenna Palooza is theoretically a ticketed event, the funds raised through ticketing are donated to a pre-specified charity. Because of the restrictions ASCMC faces in making charitable donations as 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, it must raise funds before making donations. For this reason, McKenna Palooza will likely remain a ticketed event in order to make proceeds eligible for charitable donations. From now on, Monte Carlo and Wedding Party will be non-ticketed events; to forge ahead with this policy change, ASCMC has had to make some major adjustments to their events budgeting. In her article, Dina Rosin states, “With the new increase in student fees that was passed last term, we had more room in the budget to maintain similar funding levels for events without having to offset the costs of the events with revenue from charging for tickets.” In Spring 2019, ASCMC Executive Board, Senate, Budget Committee and CMC’s Board of Trustees passed a motion to increase CMC’s annual student fee from $245 to $285, thereby increasing ASCMC’s working budget by approximately $50,000. This added flexibility within the events budget to offset forgone ticket revenue. VPSA Chandler Koon commented on the change, explaining that student fees had not been increased in many years, despite inflation and major increases in the overall ASCMC budget for student programming. Despite this influx of funds via increased revenue from student fees, ASCMC was concurrently experiencing a tightening budget. Previous ASCMC administrations had significant pools of unspent funds at the end of each year, which would rollover to the next. While this rollover money gave each new board some leeway with regard to their annual budgeting, it also led to irresponsible spending by past boards, as well as overall budget volatility, according to Koon. The financial turbulence created by this rollover made it harder to budget each year. According to CFO Max Dawson, “The downside to the rollover method was that we’d see significant volatility in our annual budget, occasionally resulting in fluctuations as large as $50,000; this made it incredibly difficult to guarantee consistent funding for ASCMC's clubs or events.” To rectify this issue, Dawson implemented an ASCMC endowment meant to eliminate this volatility and steadily increase ASCMC’s budget in the long term. With regard to the endowment, Dawson explains that “any budget surplus left at the end of the year will flow into the endowment. [This] account will be invested alongside CMC’s own endowment, and is expected to generate between 3% and 5% each year. At its current value, this will be around $8,000 per year, and will only rise as more years of surplus accumulate.” While the endowment seems like a worthwhile investment for ASCMC’s budget in the long run, the current administration must adapt to a budget without the flexibility of a significant rollover surplus. In order to accommodate for the reduced events budget and no ticket revenue, Chandler Koon “has been working on innovative ways to reduce the cost of these events to make them more accessible,” according to President Dina Rosin. For these events, ASCMC will request “financial contributions from the student governments of the other Claremont Colleges, which will allow us to similarly not charge 5C students.” In the past, ASCMC has not asked other 5C student governments for assistance in funding Monte Carlo or Wedding Party, since 5C students who wanted to attend had to purchase a ticket. This year, ASCMC will be asking for contributions from each college’s student government to secure spots for their students at these events. Simultaneously, this change will remove 5C students’ burden of paying to attend events and share financial accountability among student governments to run these events. Each school’s financial contribution will determine allotted tickets for that college’s students, proportional in number to their contribution to the event. This could have significant repercussions on the ratio of 5C attendees. With Monte Carlo quickly approaching, we are seeing this budgeting change play out for the first time. Johnson Lin, CMC Junior Class President and lead event planner of Monte Carlo, commented "I'm optimistic with how the other schools will turn out with regard to funding the event". On the value of this change, VPSA Chandler Koon noted that “Monte Carlo and Wedding Party are two events that most students enjoy, regardless of whether or not they choose to drink. Many events in Claremont cater to those who drink rather than those who don’t: that’s why ensuring greater accessibility to mutually attractive events is crucial to ASCMC’s obligation of creating an inclusive social scene.” Despite the complicated budgetary interplay of these changes, President Rosin ultimately sees the elimination of paid ticketing as an “ important step to making our events, and our community, more inclusive.”

The plan for an independent science department at CMC is “moving full-steam ahead,” with the administration expected to reach financial targets within the next few months, according to Peter Uvin, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty. Students in the Class of ’23 or ’24 could potentially be the first ones to take classes with newly hired CMC science faculty. CMC “will gradually increase the total number of science faculty available for all students at the three colleges, while still being part of Keck Science” as the college transitions to its own science department, Uvin told The Forum in an email. “Our students will have continuity of education throughout this period, getting courses and mentoring from Keck faculty and the new faculty we have hired.” “The College has engaged over the years a great group of alumni, parents, and friends who are interested in supporting a high-quality science department as part of the liberal arts education we deliver so well at CMC,” Uvin commented to the Forum when asked about sources of funding. “That includes members of the Board and many others.” Last October, President Hiram Chodosh announced CMC’s plans “to create an independent science department and construct a new science facility” aimed at a more refined focus on computer and data science and at doubling current scientific resources available to the three colleges (CMC, Scripps and Pitzer). The CMC community, as well as other concerned parties, raised many concerns about the feasibility and potential implications of the project, many of which were addressed in Dean Uvin’s recent email. CMC and Keck reached a unanimous decision April 16 for the establishment of CMC’s new science department, a proposed approach to tenure and timeline for withdrawal from Keck Science department, Uvin said in his email to the CMC community on May, 2. The Board’s focus in the near future will be on developing practical fundraising approaches, architectural construction plans, refinement of financial models and search for potential candidates as the founding chair, according to Uvin’s message. On April 26, the Board confirmed its endorsement for the new science department, setting financial benchmarks for each stage of the proposed plan. The 5C community will carefully observe future development of the plan that has the potential to revolutionize scientific education at the Claremont Colleges.

The term for ASCMC members runs from Spring Break to Spring Break, which means that it is time to elect the new Executive Board! Students have started campaigning across the school for the seven open positions. Voting will be held online on Thursday March 7. Tune in to the livestream of Snack Speeches Wednesday night on The Forum Facebook page! You can get a glimpse of the candidates’ platforms in their statements below. PRESIDENT Maxwell Knowles Presidential Candidate Through both incredible highs and devastating lows, CMC has become family. I love this school and its students, but there's great work to be done to make sure we are both listening and acting on the voices of this community. I'm running for ASCMC President in hopes of transforming the club experience, pushing new mentorship initiatives forward, expanding opportunities to hear your voice, and promoting a student culture that battles apathy. Feel free to follow along on Facebook at @knowles4ascmc to see more of my platform and campaign! Dina Rosin Presidential Candidate There is a common sentiment shared by everyone I know here at CMC -- we love our school, and because we love it, we all have things we think CMC could be doing better. Whether it is course offerings or admissions practices, new resources for mental, sexual, or physical health, new ways we can make our parties and events more inclusive and fun, or so much more, there are endless possibilities for how we can tangibly improve the lives of CMC students. There is another belief unfortunately shared by much of the student body: ASCMC does not have the power to make these kinds of changes. I am running for ASCMC President because I want our student government to act as the voice of the student body when advocating for, and enacting, meaningful social change on campus. We need a student government that will fight for the priorities of the student body in pursuit of a more equitable, just, and inclusive college. We need a candidate, and an administration, that is willing to try new and innovative avenues to reach these ends. Bryan Carlen and I have an ambitious plan centered on advocacy and accountability to make ASCMC a body that better amplifies the voices of students. We want to prioritize community engagement, mental health, and consent culture as key focuses of our administration. We want to transform Senate into a body in which every student has a say and a voice. We will create and grow new relationships with affinity groups, athletic teams, and student organizations so that your ideas become the bedrock of our administration. CMC, I don’t simply want to be your President, but your fiercest advocate for the issues that matter most to our community. Max Dawson Presidential Candidate What’s the point of ASCMC? To throw parties? Parties are fun, but there’s more to college than that. To supervise clubs? Sure, but frankly clubs are pretty good at supervising themselves. Maybe to buy pizza for things? Okay, yeah. Pizza’s great. But there should be more to student government than that. Right? My name is Max Dawson, and I believe ASCMC’s purpose is simple – to represent YOU. Not just those of you who have the time to serve on ASCMC, or the ones who are involved in a million things on campus and are still somehow completely put together. Trust me, I get it; just about any candidate will say that. But I ask you this – do they ever tell you how they’re going to get you involved? And more importantly, do they ever give you the information you’d need to even form an opinion? Unfortunately, the answer for most of you is probably no. But how is our student government supposed to… well… govern, if a room of fifteen people are the only ones who know what’s going on behind the scenes? As CFO, I’ve devoted my time to breaking down that wall. In the last eight months, I’ve drafted policies for reimbursement, club budgeting documents, long-term financial plans, and weekly financial reports: and been as open as possible about it with all of you. As President, I will continue that trend. Think weekly office hours. Think public forums that you actually feel invited to attend. And think of chances to give feedback on everything we do, from the club fair to elections to TNCs to the reimbursement system; all made possible by a president who knows better than anyone that representation is nothing without transparency. Thank you so much for your support! Love, Max Dawson (760) 207-2822 EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Bryan Carlen Executive Vice Presidential Candidate If elected, this would be my third term serving on the Executive Board of ASCMC. Yet, through conversations with my peers and reflection on my experience, I’ve realized that athough ASCMC does some things well, there’s a whole lot more it doesn’t do well. Two things it doesn’t do well are: one, advocate for all students’ needs, and two, hold itself and the administration accountable. These two focuses are how I as EVP, alongside Dina Rosin as President, would work to improve ASCMC. Advocacy If elected, I will work to make a Senate a body in which students can arrive with problems, and leave knowing that issues are being addressed. This means creating avenues of communication with affinity groups, student organizations, and athletic groups to actually understand what students need, in order to ensure that those needs are met. I will use Senate’s Constitutional ability to pass Resolutions to voice student’s concerns publicly and vocally to the CMC community. Accountability Accountability is the second tenet of my platform. To hold ASCMC accountable, I will ensure that all Senate Committee Chairs are both Teal Dot and Queer Allyship Trained. To hold Administration accountable, I will use Senate to create student face time with important individuals on campus, including President Chodosh, the Director of Admissions, the Dean of the Faculty, and the Chairman of the Board of Trustees. The actualization of these goals requires a shared vision between both Senate and the Executive Board. Only with Dina leading Executive Board and me leading Senate can we make these goals a reality. If you want a student government that advocates for you and believes in real accountability, then vote for Dina & Bryan for President and EVP when polls open. VICE PRESIDENT OF STUDENT AFFAIRS Chandler Koon Executive Vice President of Student Affairs Candidate Hello! My name is Chandler Koon, and if elected VPSA, I want to focus on improving ASCMC’s accessibility, inclusivity, and financial responsibility. While open to any and all suggestions, I have some ideas on how to get started: First, I propose maintaining a Sunday Snack every Sunday, planned in conjunction with CPB’s on the first Sunday of every month. I did this while serving as VPSA in 2017. Not everyone at CMC drinks, or goes out, and ASCMC is meant to serve the whole student body, not just those who party. Second, I propose lowering ticket costs for Monte Carlo and Wedding Party to $5 for CMC students. More accessible events with higher capacity and greater ticket sales will have a similar revenue: this is basic economics. Even if ASCMC eats a slightly larger proportion of the costs, I believe that ASCMC shouldn’t be charging students for the events they put on. While the budget as it exists requires some degree of ticketing, I want to mitigate barriers to entry such as ticket caps and excessive prices. Third, I hope to facilitate true collaborations and partnerships with student groups on campus. ASCMC has the resources and responsibility to assist groups like Mi Gente and 5C Records in creating and promoting successful events, and the ability to give student artists a platform. I particularly want to work with groups who feel their voices and ideas have not been heard by ASCMC historically, in the hope that ASCMC can become an organization that actually represents and works on behalf of the student body. I would work with the elected DAC to partner with dorms for events such as TNCs and Sunday snacks, and if elected, would love to support any student groups, clubs or otherwise, that want to make big things happen. SENIOR CLASS PRESIDENT Joseph Noss Senior Class Presidential Candidate Unlike any other ASCMC position up for election this Spring, the President of the Class of 2020 comes with responsibilities in perpetuity. Sure, the Senior Class President is charged with carrying on senior traditions like 100 Days and 200 Days, and I can guarantee you those events will not disappoint. However, I care far more about leaving CMC knowing that every senior feels connected to one another and this institution for life--so that they leave this place knowing it will always be a home for them. Yes, in the coming term, I will ensure that there will be real puppies at de-stressing events--no more of the small-dog bs--but I will also keep an eye toward senior-specific challenges that will come to define how our class is remembered. This past year, the Class of 2019 has made it clear that they did not feel involved in the process of selecting the Commencement speaker that will mark their last milestone at CMC, and I want to represent the voice of the Class of 2020 in this process from the very beginning. Our class speaker will be an individual who can speak to our experience at Claremont--someone funny, someone reflective, someone to tell you everything will be fine even when your work week no longer ends on Thursday at 2:45. As program coordinator of Camp Wahanowin, I spent an entire summer with the primary task of planning enjoyable events for a group of over 500 people. Not only were there incredible parties, but also quieter events that fostered a sense of community and camaraderie. As for policy, I plan to align myself with the priorities of Dina and Bryan, who I’m confident will make every effort to sustain a culture of student advocacy and ASCMC accountability. As I support them in making this vision a reality, I will dedicate all of my energy to keeping our class together for the rest of our lives and making sure that when your phone rings in five, ten, thirty years from now, you’ll be happy it’s my voice on the other end, asking to hear what you’ve been up to. Laleh Ahmad Senior Class Presidential Candidate Hi! I’m Laleh Ahmad, and I’m running for Senior Class President. I’m super excited for a chance to represent our class and plan awesome events! I have two main priorities: Community building through event planning: I’m committed to using our budget responsibly to foster a robust community in our grade. We have a lot of different types of people, but we don’t have a lot of different types of events. I want our events to reflect our class. I want to plan fun parties like 100 and 200 Days, ensure Mount Baldy TNC and Ski-Beach Day actually happen, and use my position to create more creative and new events that enable us to create incredible memories together. I’ve heard ideas from the Class of 2020 like a Senior Formal, regular CCA nights, apartment parties with food trucks, and more. I want to plan workshops so we can learn how to pay rent, find apartments, negotiate salaries and more. We can make these events happen. Moreover, I want to ensure that the Senior Apartments are a welcoming and fun space for all seniors, whether they live there or not. Advocacy: I want to support ASCMC leadership in fighting for more mental health resources that work and tangible ways to create a consent culture on our campus. I also want to fight for our class to have a Commencement Speaker that we are inspired by and can all support. I would love the opportunity to make your senior year more fun! Thank you for reading, and I hope I can count on your support. I, along with Joe Noss, support Dina Rosin for ASCMC President and Bryan Carlen for Executive Vice President. We believe they will bring necessary change to ASCMC. JUNIOR CLASS PRESIDENT Johnson Lin Junior Class Presidential Candidate Hey Friends! As of writing this, I believe I’m running unopposed so I’ll save you some time by keeping it short. It’s been an honor serving our class for two years now and I’m more than ready to make it three. My administration has come a long way, from planning large scale events like the Toga Party pregame and Puppies+Poptarts, to advocating for important causes on campus like aiding survivors of sexual assault. I plan to continue these great initiatives and to keep working my hardest to make your CMC experience beyond memorable. Thanks for your support <3 Yours Truly, Johnson Lin P.s. don’t worry, there will be yet another amazing line of apparel coming soon ;) SOPHOMORE CLASS PRESIDENT Cindy Lay Sophomore Class Presidential Candidate What’s up Class of 2022!! It’s been an honor these past 6 months to serve as your class president. Thanks also to the teamwork of our First Year Class Cabinet, we’ve been able to have lots of events like Cookies with the Deans, Class Registration Snack, Class Pregames, TNCs, Junior X Freshman meet and greets, 5C First Year Field Day, and more! This term I want to focus on planning events that bring unity to our class. It’s extremely important to me to foster a strong sense of community within our class. We all come from amazing different and impressive backgrounds; I’m truly blown away by all high-quality people. I want to continue making sure people have the opportunity to build lifelong friendships with all of our classmates. Here are some things I’d love to do if I was your sophomore class president: Class Apparel: Creating a design that not only allows increased funds for our class but also represents the amazing class of 2022. An AWESOME Pirate Party Brunch- Pancakes anyone?? Wellness and self-care events that allow our class to connect on a deeper level. More dry events like First Year Field Day! An unBirthday Party: So that we can properly celebrate and pond everyone with a birthday during break/summer. Class Specific Snacks on occasional Sundays and Fridays. (Because showing up at Collins at 10:30 pm then realizing it’s Sunday is the worst) As always if we haven’t met I’d love to! You can find me in Appleby 104 or at Sunday Tea Time from 3:30 - 5:00 at the Appleby tables. I always love hearing your thoughts and ideas. Hope to be sending you guys more class emails! Remember, have a great day and vote Cindy Lay All my love, Cindy Marilyn Liriano Sophomore Class Presidential Candidate My name is Marilyn Liriano and I am from the Bronx, New York. I love chicken tenders and avocado from the hub and spending my weekends at Doms. Coming to California has been more than a blessing and I’m so happy to be a part of the class of 2022. My favorite part of being in the Claremont colleges is meeting new people from all over. My first goal as president is to have more events where we can have more get togethers during the day with good music and good food (I’ll always ask for your input! If you want boba, I’ll get you boba! If you hate boba and want Raising Canes, I’ll get you Raising Canes!). I want everyone on this campus to be able to find friends as amazing as the ones I found here. I come from a high school where the community was very disconnected and it was hard to make a lasting relationship but I want to make sure that isn’t a problem here! I also want to make the campus more sustainable. I plan on holding events to give out reusable/ eco friendly goods such as metal straws, totes, and bamboo toothbrushes. I’m running for class of 2022 because I want to create a more inclusive campus and I want you all to have a President you can feel comfortable chatting with when you’ve had a bad day or great one. I want to be an open and honest candidate. I promise not to make any empty promises. If you ever want to chat, my room is Beckett 128. You can also message me on social media @mxrilynx on Instagram or Marilyn Amara on Facebook. Thank you for taking the time to consider me as a candidate and I hope you find me to be a presidential candidate worthy of your valuable votes.

CMC President and Vice Presidents spoke to parents in a live stream Thursday afternoon regarding support for students after the passing of Jeremy Peterson and Eric Cramer. Questions were answered by President Hiram Chodosh, Vice President of Student Affairs Sharon Basso, Assistant Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion Nyree Gray, and Assistant Vice President and Dean of Students Dianna Graves. Dean Basso outlined four themes to discuss: 1) Health and Wellness 2) Substance Use and Abuse 3) Community 4) Communication Vice President Gray said that health and wellness of all the students is a priority, and there are many internal resources in addition to Monsour counselors. She also noted that there is financial support for students. “We remove any barrier to mental health,” Vice President Gray said. The other participants mentioned how all the staff, peers, and parents work together to ensure the mental wellness of the students here. One question noted that both Peterson and Cramer entered with the class of 2018 but did not graduate last year, and asked what support students had who veered off the four-year plan. Vice President Gray said that students who do not complete the program in four years are already linked to the Deans, who work with them to make sure there is a good plan. “They’re still very much part of the community,” she said. President Chodosh added that when students come back, it is vitally important that they share as much information with the school as possible. While some might be hesitant to do so, President Chodosh assured parents that “we handle that with tremendous sensitivity.” When asked about the academic rigors of CMC, the administrators said that in addition to committing to academic resources, the school supports student-led initiatives around peer support. President Chodosh said that there are also career pressures that the community is trying to battle by focusing on individual qualities rather than test scores. Dean Basso was unequivocal about the weapons policy. “Weapons are not permitted, not tolerated, and any rumors are followed up on immediately.” She also said that students are aware of this policy. Vice President Graves said that “There is not a college, a high school, or middle school even, that is not concerned about substance abuse.” She said that CMC addresses it through enforcement of a strict drug policy, education about addiction and recovery, and alternative options. She said that students are hungry for these conversations. “In the upcoming weeks there will be a big push to have a conversation about health and wellness, and we will make sure it’s reaching every student.” According to the displayed count during the live stream, hundreds of parents tuned in to watch the session.

Students received the following emails Tuesday and Wednesday regarding the death of Eric Cramer. Cramer entered CMC with the class of 2018. He died exactly one week after Jeremy Peterson, another student in the same class. RE: Our Saddest Loss Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: Our student Eric Cramer died earlier today in his room in Beckett Hall. Words cannot express my deepest sadness. We must endure this all together. We are still awaiting the coroner’s determination of the cause of death. We are in contact with Eric’s family and are providing full support. This is so difficult for all of us, especially in the wake of our loss last week. I am so proud of our community and the care we provide to one another. Know that you are not alone. We are all here. Please reach out to listen and support one another, including staff in the Dean of Students Office, RAs, First Year Guides, and the many faculty, administrators, and coaches with whom you are close. If you would like to speak with someone this evening, please do reach out. Counselors are on site in Heggblade and the Athenaeum this evening. The Athenaeum is open until 10 p.m. as a supportive place where all members of our community—students, faculty, and staff—are welcome to gather. Students may also call 909 621-8202 to speak to an on-call therapist after hours. Staff and faculty may call the Employee Assistance Program at 800 234-5465 for 24-hour support. Counselors will be available in Heggblade tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Chaplains will also have hours tomorrow in Heggblade Center. The deans and I are all here on campus tonight and will be at the Athenaeum by 7:30 p.m. to be with you. As we grieve the loss of Eric, we are here for each other. Very best, Hiram RE: candlelight remembrance, 8 p.m., Butler Plaza, Bauer Center Dear All: The CMC community has now suffered two serious losses in a short time, the second of which appears to be self-harm. The hurt among our students is immense, as it is with our faculty and staff at CMC and all of the Claremont colleges. Tonight, we invite you all to gather in community at a candlelight remembrance at 8:00 p.m. at Butler Plaza near the Bauer Center to honor the lives of Jeremy Peterson and Eric Cramer, and to draw on the collective strength of friends and colleagues. In the coming days and weeks we will gather again—to create space to talk through the challenges we face, and to seek powerful ways to support the safety, health, and wellness of our students. Once released, official information from the authorities will help inform those critical conversations. We remain in close touch with the Peterson and Cramer families and thank you for the outpouring of concern and respect for them. Very best, Hiram, Sharon, and DT The administration also forwarded the email to parents of current students, prefacing it with a message that said the priorities are “to remember and honor Jeremy Peterson and Eric Cramer, support their families, take care of our students, staff, and faculty, and support all of you and your families.” The administration has also organized a livestream tomorrow at 2pm (PST) to answer questions and concerns parents may have. Parents can find the link to the livestream in their inboxes. Several emails from Deans and student leaders have mentioned the need for the community to come together, and noted the strength the students have already shown. “We are each here, on campus, every minute and have been for the past week,“ said the email to parents from President Chodosh and Deans Basso and Graves. “From personal conversations to 250 students at the Ath last night or outside of Collins at Snack, your daughters and sons have been so supportive, so thoughtful, so strong.” ASCMC President Maya Love reminded students to reach out to the following resources. Counselors are in Heggblade today (2/27) from 10 am to 9 pm Chaplains (McAlister): 909-621-8685 Monsour Counseling and Psychological Services (MCAPS): 909-621-8202 For after-hours crisis, press 1 to be connected immediately to an on-call therapist. https://services.claremont.edu/mcaps/ The CARE Center has a therapist with office hours on Fridays @ 4-6pm Students may also call 909 621-8202 to speak to an on-call therapist after hours. DOS is here for your support and concerns. The 5C Mental Health Alliance (MHA) is a student-led organization dedicated to promoting dialogue about mental illness and wellness at the Claremont Colleges. Through weekly meetings, events, panels, and discussions, we attempt to de-stigmatize mental health and encourage healthy lifestyles at school.

As of July 1, 2019, Professor Emily Wiley will take on the role of Associate Dean of the Faculty for the curriculum previously held by Professor Lee Skinner. As a Professor of Biology at the Keck Science Department since joining in 2002, Wiley has taught a wide range of introductory through advanced courses in areas related to molecular biology, including interdisciplinary team-taught courses in Biology-Chemistry, previously Biology-Chemistry-Physics, and non-major courses in biotechnology and genetic engineering. As part of her involvement in Keck, Wiley leads a multi-institution consortium where hundreds of students collaborate each year in research with faculty to understand functions of genes and advance larger research priorities for various communities. “I enjoy mentoring many students in my molecular research program focused on understanding how gene expression is controlled, and my students regularly co-author publications and present their research at conferences,” said Wiley. “I enjoy bringing that work into my classrooms for Keck students to engage.” Over her 17 years at Keck, Wiley has also administratively served on most of the department’s internal committees, such as promotion/tenure, executive committee, faculty search committees, and as convener of biology. In these various roles, Wiley has promoted high impact student learning experiences such as early exposure to research, and teacher-scholar faculty models that facilitate integration of teaching and research. Wiley has brought aspects of research programs into courses so that more students can experience the excitement of making new discoveries and create authentic contribution to a larger research effort. In her new role as Associate Dean of the Faculty at CMC, Wiley will primarily be involved in curricular matters and oversight. This will entail a rich array of activities: regular meetings with faculty on the Curriculum Committee; overseeing academic advising; and working on new faculty and student orientations, student and faculty fellowships, Diversity Committee, and 7C committees that impact faculty teaching support and professional development. Find out more about Wiley and her new role as Associate Dean of the Faculty below. AC: What motivated you to take on this position? EW: One of the things I love most about my job as a faculty member is the creativity involved in presenting students with new opportunities to stretch and grow in different ways, to discover what they are interested in and capable of achieving. I see numerous exciting possibilities for this kind of work, now at a different level, in a position focused on many different aspects of college curriculum, and I hope to contribute to the college in these ways. I also care deeply about the quality and success of natural science programs at our institutions. I thought my experience could help CMC implement a new science over the next few years, one that would also be synergistic with the Keck program. I see strong potential for bridging the programs in creative ways that would benefit both students and faculty with new opportunities, and I am energized by the challenge of trying to making that happen. I am also curious about about the organization and "inner workings" of an academic institution, something I will enjoy learning. I imagine it’s a lot like a cell - we’ll see! At this stage in my career I welcome the set of new challenges and chance to grow new skill sets from this role, to gain different perspectives and insights into academia. A: You have been a very integral part of the Keck Science Department as the biology convener for four years, a professor of biology, and a member of several department committees. How do you think your experience with Keck over the years will help you serve in your new role? EW: This is a tough question, as I do not yet know exactly what this new role will demand, aside from some knowledge and experience as a scientist. Certainly through my committee work at Keck I have learned how important it is to hear the views of all stakeholders and I keep learning more about how to encourage different voices. I anticipate that this will be relevant to helping the college in a variety of curricular matters to capture and integrate variety of viewpoints. A: What contributions do you hope to make as Associate Dean of the Faculty? What are you looking forward to accomplishing in this role? EW: I’m strongly motivated by finding synergisms between seemingly unrelated individuals or groups. It’s a way of innovating that is immensely satisfying to me: bringing people together in new ways to collaborate and create things that benefit everyone involved. I hope that I can bring my experience to create new opportunities for CMC students and faculty to collaborate within and across disciplines to innovate in different ways or address issues related to global challenges. I hope to help build a broadly inclusive, forward-looking science program that integrates with the community, culture, and aspirations of CMC, and that bridges with the Pitzer/Scripps program to expand opportunities for all students through program collaboration. Besides helping to keep things running at the level they do at the college, in general I hope that I can help bring the different expertise and talents of the faculty together in new ways that they, and students, will find rewarding. A: Is there anything else you would like to communicate to the general public? EW: I consider it an honor to be asked to serve the college as an Associate Dean, especially following the footsteps of Lee Skinner who has accomplished so much for the college over her last six years in this position. Her work on issues such diversity and inclusion, writing, academic advising, and professional development have advanced the academic life here in critical ways. I will be happy if I can come even close to having the same kind of impact.

The following email was sent to the CMC community around noon Tuesday, February 19. RE: VERY SAD NEWS “Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff: We are very sad to inform you of the death of our student, Jeremy Peterson. Jeremy was found dead in his room early this morning. We are in contact with Jeremy’s family and have conveyed our deepest condolences on behalf of the CMC community. We will continue to support the Peterson family in every way. We also want to assure members of our campus community that we are here to support you. Please reach out to the many people here at CMC available to listen and support you including staff in the Dean of Students Office, RAs, First Year Guides, and the many more faculty, administrators, and coaches you know so well. If you would like to speak with someone today, counselors are in the CARE Center until 8 p.m. Chaplains will be in Heggblade until 5 p.m. The Chaplains Office in McAlister will be open this evening until 9 p.m. Tomorrow, counselors will also be in the CARE Center from 11 a.m.. to 8 p.m. Students may also call 909 621-8202 to speak to an on-call therapist after hours. Staff may call the Employee Assistance Program at 800 234-5465 for 24-hour support. We mourn our dear student and friend Jeremy. We must all be here for each other. Take care and all best, Hiram, Sharon, and DT” Director of CARE Center Vince Greer also sent an email at 3pm inviting students to gather for remembrance this evening. “From 6-8:00pm in Phillips Lounge there will be pizza and a chance to gather, be in community and solidarity with fellow CMCers,” he wrote. According to the The Student Life, Peterson entered with the class of 2018 and was taking classes at CMC. The Forum offers our deepest condolences.