So when it comes to governing our college, what are CMC students concerned about? When I arrived on campus in fall 2009, upperclassmen were abuzz about two things: the cancellation of Sunday night snack and the possibility that the new Dean of Students threatened our lenient drinking policy.
Kony 2012 and the Trayvon Martin shooting have demonstrated both the power and shortcomings of the internet as a tool for activism. What can we learn from these and other past cases of social media activism?
While we may spend more time on Facebook than interacting with our real-life friends, Chávez’s organizing strategy of face-to-face connection-building is still the most effective way to gather support for a cause.
As Finals Week winds down, we at the Port Side are bringing our ship into harbor after a semester of exciting events and groundbreaking stories and coverage by our staff. Here are some of the highlights.
I have often contemplated Southern California’s obsession with things that need a lot of water. The grassy lawn, not a local species of tree, is the area’s status symbol.
Claremont McKenna’s Athenaeum Fellows Jake Petzold CMC ’12 and Clare Riva CMC ’13 have written an open letter to the campus community concerning tomorrow’s Condoleezza Rice event.
Why is this a day of remembrance, and not celebration? Hundreds of transgender people have been murdered since information began to be collected by activist organizations in response to the growing epidemic.
A Facebook glitch is wreaking havoc at the other colleges.
Recently Charles Johnson, CMC ’11 and editor of the Claremont Independent/Conservative, offered his thoughts on why college costs so much. At least part of the answer has to come from teacher salaries. In the AAUP (American Association of University Professors) release of annual teacher salaries, three of the five Claremont Colleges are on the leader [...]
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