Following Scripps College’s lead from 2017, the other Claremont Colleges have limited plastic straw use for the 2018-19 academic year. Bon Appétit Dining Services, which manages both Collins Dining Hall at Claremont McKenna College and McConnell Dining Hall at Pitzer College, implemented a company-wide plastic straw ban on May 31,
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CARE Center offers free textbook rentals for CMC students
Claremont McKenna College is offering free textbook rentals for students through the CARE Center. To rent a textbook, CMC students visit the CMC NextDorm website catalogue and search for a textbook by ISBN, title, or author. If students find their desired book, they email the CARE Center indicating which book
ASCMC President And CFO Resign Following Fraudulent Reimbursement Receipts
ASCMC President Elliot Behling CM ’19 and Chief Financial Officer Philip Lippincott CM ’19 resigned Monday after an internal investigation found approximately $2,000 worth of fraudulent reimbursement receipts processed to students this past academic year, according to an email to all Claremont McKenna College students. Maya Love CM ’20 and Connor
Pomona Paints Over Walker Wall Message Calling CMC Profesor A ‘Nazi’
Two Pomona College students spray-painted “Charles Kesler is a Nazi” in large black capital letters April 19 on Walker Wall, which has served as the college’s free speech wall since the 1970s. Kesler is a Claremont McKenna College government professor and editor of the Claremont Review of Books, an
FIRE Assigns CMC Favorable Free Speech Rating
Claremont McKenna College became the first college in California to earn the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education’s (FIRE) highest “green light” rating for free speech last month. FIRE, a nonprofit organization that describes its mission as defending freedom of speech on American campuses, rates the speech codes of more
Survivors Speak Out About 5C Title IX Sexual Violence Policies
CW: Sexual violence, sexual assault Editor’s note: In this article, asterisks indicate that names have been changed to protect the privacy of students discussing their experiences with sexual violence. Claire* said she was sexually assaulted and threatened by a Pomona College student last October. About seven weeks after she reported
5Cs Release Class of 2022 Admissions Decisions
Each of the 5Cs recently announced its admissions rates, with several of them experiencing increases in applicants and some yielding record-low acceptance rates. Pomona College, Scripps College, and Pitzer College saw a surge in the number of applicants this year, pushing down acceptance rates. The number of applicants for Harvey
Athenaeum Talk Recalls CMC’s Destruction of Nearby Mexican Neighborhood
Seventy years ago, Arbol Verde was a vibrant Mexican-American neighborhood on the eastern edge of Claremont. Today, about 80 percent of the homes there are owned by Claremont McKenna College, most of which house college faculty and staff. The CMC parking lot and Biszantz Family tennis courts sit in
CMC Hires Private Security, Drawing Mixed Reactions
Claremont McKenna College is contracting with a private security group to employ a director of public safety and several CMC-only security officers who will promote safety on campus, assist with event planning, and investigate thefts, among other responsibilities. Brian Weir, the incoming director of public safety, works at private security
News Bites – Week Of March 25
Former CMC Student, Disney Star Joins White House Comms Office Former Claremont McKenna College student and actress on Disney Channel’s “Shake It Up” Caroline Sunshine has joined the White House as a press assistant in the communications office, the White House announced Wednesday. The 22-year-old is a former White House