In our first-past-the-post electoral system, only candidates fielded by the two major political parties can win the presidential election. True, a proportional electoral system would be more democratic. But we don’t have that, so a vote for a third-party candidate is a vote for the unqualified orange fascist running on the
Author: Kate Manning
Stretching into New Spheres of Seoul: Challenging Comfort Zones in South Korea
When I left to study abroad in South Korea this fall, I was excited to leave the claustrophobic Claremont bubble behind. Seoul is a bustling metropolis of 10 million people. Although I love Pomona College, I don't love that whenever I leave my dorm looking like a hot mess, I am guaranteed
Senior Art Exhibitions Showcase Final Thesis Works of Art Majors
Things You Can’t Explain, the annual exhibition of final thesis works produced by graduating studio art majors from Harvey Mudd College and Scripps College, will take place beginning May 1 in Scripps’ Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery. This year’s show will feature the work of Lily Alan SC ’15, Teagan Blain-Rozgay
Search Narrows For Campus Safety Director
The Claremont University Consortium (CUC) has narrowed its search for a new Director of Campus Safety to three final candidates: James Miyashiro, Jeff Young and Stan Skipworth. On March 9, 10 and 11, each candidate held an open forum in which students and members of the community could pose questions
Campus Safety App Promotes Safety, Raises Concerns
Campus Safety has announced plans to introduce the LiveSafe mobile application to campus as early as April 2015. The application, which has already been in use at colleges like Arizona State University and the University of Cincinnati, would allow students to communicate information via text message to Campus Safety. Bob
Scripps Portal Offers Personalized Gender Options
Scripps College’s student portal added a new feature for students to select their own gender pronouns on Feb. 12. The gender-specification option is intended to help faculty learn and remember their students’ pronouns. Professors will be able to view students’ pronouns on their class lists and advisee rosters. Registrar Kelly
In Memoriam: Harry Jaffa
Harry Jaffa, the Henry Salvatori Professor of Political Philosophy Emeritus at Claremont McKenna College, died Jan. 10 at the Pomona Valley Hospital at the age of 96. His ideological contributions to modern conservatism led National Review to hail him as “the most important conservative political theorist of his generation.” One of the preeminent
CMC Students Launch Advocates Group
Claremont McKenna College has become the fourth of the Claremont Colleges to see the establishment of an Advocates for Survivors of Sexual Assault group on its campus, following Pomona College, where an Advocates group has existed for roughly a decade, and Scripps College and Pitzer College, where groups were established
Pitzer Senate Debates Proposed Nudity Resolution
Would impressionable prospective students be put off if they caught a glimpse of naked Pitzer College students lounging in the grass? Could a clothing-optional campus create an uncomfortable workplace for staff members? These are some of the questions the Pitzer Student Senate must grapple with as it further debates a
Seniors Win Watsons to Travel the World
In a sea of college seniors preparing to navigate the world beyond the 5Cs, Vera Zhu PO ’14 and Christian Stevens HM ’14 have secured a standout opportunity. Rather than going on to 9-to-5 employment or to graduate school, they are embarking on yearlong odysseys to the countries of their