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A drawing of the silhouettes of two athletes standing close to each other. One is holding a baseball bat, and the other is kicking a soccer ball. There is a heart behind their heads and they seem about to kiss.

By Charlotte Renner 2967 Views Athenas, Audrey Jacklyn, Audrey Reimers, Claremont Colleges, CMS, CMS water polo team, fraternities, Greek Life, Jake Taylor, NARPs, P-P, P-P Lacrosse, Pomona-Pitzer (P-P) softball team, Sagehens, sororities, Stags, upperclassmen, Valentine's Day, Varsity Sports Teams

Romantic setups or just another team-building activity? All is answered in this Valentine’s Day special on varsity mixers at the 5Cs.

A drawing of a group of people in professional outfits with LinkedIn logos covering their faces.

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November 22, 2024 1:44 am

OPINION: LinkedIn is not our end-all be-all

By Kabir Raina 6147 Views 500+ connections, advisors, Claremont McKenna College, College, Competition, Deloitte, do it for the 'gram, linkedin, McDonalds, pressure, upperclassmen

Reader, I’d like to connect. As students at institutions that put heavy weight and pressure on being pre-professional, many of our inboxes are flooded with such emails, declarations of new internships, publications and achievements. Kabir Raina CM ’28 believes that we can afford to take our foot of the gas when it comes to building the perfect LinkedIn.

“We make fun of people obsessed with social media, so why do we not do the same for those obsessed with LinkedIn? We’ve made it one and the same. College LinkedIn is where students ‘do it for the ‘gram’ ‘ and internships are the new ‘functions.’ “