Transferring to the Claremont Colleges can be a journey filled with new opportunities and challenges. While students navigate adjustments in academics and social life, many are still finding their place within the community.
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Michelle Dowd PZ ’90 discusses foraging, growing up in a cult at CMC Ath Talk
In her talk “What I Learned from Foraging (And Surviving a Family Cult),” Michelle Dowd PZ ’90 discusses foraging and how it shaped her approach to life outside of The Field.
One team, one Dream
Is it possible for the Claremont Colleges to come together? While P-P and CMS have thrived athletically, they might have more potential as a unit. Combining CMS and P-P athletic teams could promote future athletic success, while maintaining the unique nature of each college.
“Gender and the Elections” talk series: Professor Lynn Itagaki and the role of race, gender, and power in multiracial identities
On Tuesday, Oct. 8, Claremont McKenna College’s (CMC) Gender and Sexuality Studies Department invited Lynn Itagaki, associate professor of literature and gender at CMC, as part of their “Gender and the Elections” lunch series. This talk, “Mixed and Multiracial: Race, Gender, and Power,” was the first in a three-part series
‘Should Universities Boycott, Divest, or Sanction Israel?’: Professors debate productivity of BDS on college campuses
On Saturday, Oct. 5, Claremont McKenna College’s (CMC) Open Academy hosted a discussion titled “Should Universities Boycott, Divest, or Sanction Israel” at CMC’s Kravis Center. Featuring two professors, one advocated the Boycott, Divest, Sanctions (BDS) movement while the other argued against it. The BDS movement calls for institutions to cut
School Survival Guide: Club rejections are hidden redirections
The club application season has arrived, and with it has brought more rejection letters than acceptance. Norah Mannle CM ’27 discusses grappling with and overcoming rejection.
‘Local journalism is suffering’: Dreier Roundtable hosts ‘Challenges to Local Journalism’ panel
On Friday, Sept. 27, students and community members gathered at Claremont McKenna College (CMC) to hear from veteran journalists about the importance of local news and the struggles currently plaguing the industry. The panel discussion, titled “Challenges to Local Journalism,” was co-sponsored by CMC’s Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum and the
5Cs watch Vance and Walz duke it out in U.S. vice presidential debate
Like tens of millions of people on Oct. 1, 5C students tuned in to watch Ohio Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz face off in the 2024 vice presidential debate. But many students in Claremont weren’t watching alone; instead, in both formal and informal gatherings, they came together
Hispanic Heritage Month celebrated across 5C community
Sept. 15 marked the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month, which celebrates over 20 Hispanic and Latinx communities around the world. Across the 5Cs, various clubs and organizations are hosting events and introducing new cuisines to dining halls to celebrate. Kicking off the month, students at Pomona College said they
‘Casual Conversation with Ven. Pomnyun Sunim’: Korean Buddhist monk discusses identity, happiness and suffering at Q&A
Editor’s note: The speaker, Pomnyun Sunim, spoke in Korean during the event, and an interpreter was present to translate. On Friday, Sept. 21, Pomnyun Sunim, an acclaimed Korean Buddhist monk, delivered a public talk titled “Casual Conversation with Ven. Pomnyun Sunim,” at Claremont McKenna College’s Bauer Center Pickford Auditorium. At