Beyond the academic buildings, fountains and clock towers, the enormous San Bernardino mountains offer a rugged backdrop to the north of the Claremont Colleges. As a subtle reminder of the natural beauty around us, artist Mary Weatherford incorporated the mountains into a bright mural that she created to provide a
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Ath Director to Retire After 25 Years
Nestled among similarly beige-toned buildings, Claremont McKenna College’s Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum might not be the first building to catch a wandering student’s eye. But hidden beneath the ordinary façade is one of the foremost venues at CMC—and the Claremont Colleges—for intellectual discourse, hosting a variety of speakers nearly every
Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Speaks at Ath
Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul visited the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum at Claremont McKenna College on Wednesday, April 16 and delivered a speech entitled “Does the End of the Post-Cold War Era Mean a Return to the Cold War Era?” McFaul was the ambassador to Russia for two
CMC Searches for New Ath Director
After serving 25 years as the director of the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum, Bonnie Snortum will be retiring June 30, when a new director will be instated. Jeff Huang, vice president of student affairs, admissions, and financial aid at Claremont McKenna College, is spearheading the search for a new director
Tennis Legend Billie Jean King Speaks on Sexism at CMC Athenaeum
At the conclusion of Billie Jean King’s talk at the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum, speakers blasted “Philadelphia Freedom,” a song Elton John wrote for her, as she lobbed autographed tennis balls out to the audience. The entire crowd—which filled the Athenaeum to its maximum capacity—was on their feet cheering as King
Screenwriter Douglas Day Stewart Gives Provocative Athenaeum Speech
Douglas Day Stewart CM ’62 could have a movie made about his dynamic and tumultuous life story. But there would be no need: The famous screenwriter has already written four movies that draw on his personal experiences, along with several other scripts’ worth of unpublished material. Known for his films
Shirin Ebadi Promotes Positive U.S.-Iran Relations
Claremont McKenna’s Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum hosted Shirin Ebadi, a life-long advocate for democracy and human rights and the first Iranian and first Muslim female to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, for a talk entitled “Human Rights and the Role of Faith in World Peace” on Oct. 3rd. As a lawyer,
LGBT Activist Zach Wahls Asks “What Makes a Family?”
LGBT activist Zach Wahls gave a talk at Claremont McKenna College’s Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum to an audience of 5C students and faculty as well as Claremont community members this past Wednesday, Sept. 18, entitled “What Makes a Family?” Wahls gained national recognition Jan. 31, 2011, after a YouTube video
Nate Silver Discusses the Art of Prediction
The well-known statistician Nate Silver spoke yesterday to a booked Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum at Claremont McKenna College. Silver, who gained national prominence by predicting the results of the 2008 and 2012 national elections, discussed approaches to making predictions based on large quantities of data. At the talk, Silver examined
The Daily Show’s Lizz Winstead on Comedy and News Media
Lizz Winstead, co-creator of and former head writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, spoke at Claremont McKenna College’s Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum about the role of comedy in news coverage on Tuesday. When she asked the student-filled audience if they got their news from The Daily Show or other such parody