With fall semester in full swing, this year’s student body presidents are committed to building inclusive, safe communities on campus where students can thrive both academically and socially. Zane Yamamoto CM ’24 For ASCMC President Zane Yamamoto CM ’24, serving in student government is not a new endeavor. He has
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Harvey Mudd, Pitzer, CMC release election results
ASHMC election brings two new executive positions for fall 2023 This Monday, April 24, the Associated Students of Harvey Mudd College (ASHMC) announced the results of their executive board election in an email addressed to Harvey Mudd students. The organization’s executive board has previously been composed of eight members, but
OPINION: The Associated Students of Claremont Men’s College
After her term as ASCMC’s Diversity & Inclusion Chair, Nisha Singh CM ’23 shares her experience with its undue emotional labor and misogyny.
ASCMC resolution to return to pre-pandemic social life sparks controversy
On Feb. 6, students crowded into the Mary Pickford Auditorium for the Associated Students of Claremont McKenna College (ASCMC) weekly Senate meeting to discuss a resolution proposed by Claremont-Mudd-Scripps student-athlete Austin Andersen CM ’25 on Jan. 23. The resolution demands that the Dean of Students Office (DOS) lift “arbitrary and
OPINION: CMC students can change party culture
The social culture at CMC is a product of student actions. CMC student body president Josh Nagra CM ‘23 addresses his peers on the need to respect the college’s operations in order to maintain a positive cultural landscape.
OPINION: Have empathy for students who are transported
Being upset about a party being shut down is understandable, but blaming those who were transported is inconsiderate, argues Anna Tolkien CM ’24.
Despite widespread faculty support, CMC president delays Racial-Ethnic GE proposal
Professors at Claremont McKenna College began working on a Racial-Ethnic General Education (GE) proposal following George Floyd’s murder and the subsequent nationwide Black Lives Matter protests in 2020. But, two years later, the fate of whether the GE will be implemented remains uncertain.
Consequences reverberate from fighting, property damage and illegal substances at CMC seniors’ 100 Days party
Claremont McKenna College’s planned senior class trip to Las Vegas was canceled after its ‘100 Days’ trip to a Los Angeles nightclub was marred by drug use, excessive drinking, property damages and inappropriate behavior.
Marianne Williamson joins call with Claremont DISCOVR in support of hybrid learning options
On Saturday, former presidential candidate and previous Pomona College student Marianne Williamson participated in a Zoom call with Claremont DISCOVR — a 5C advocacy group for students with disabilities — in support of flexible hybrid learning options for vulnerable students.
5C student government presidents call on admin to revise spring calendar
The 5C student body presidents have called on college administrators to revise the spring 2021 academic calendar, expressing concern that the semester could negatively affect student and faculty mental and physical health.