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.
On Tuesday, President Obama hosted a conference call with college journalists to discuss the impending increase in Stafford loan interest rates set to kick in this July and to encourage students and young Americans to contact Congress in support of extending the low interest rates currently in place.
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.
Many patrons of the Scripps’ Mallott Dining Commons may have noticed, “Meatless Mondays” have disappeared without much explanation. What exactly happened, and why did the program end?
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.
Highlights and observations of the events surrounding Condoleezza Rice’s visit to Claremont McKenna College from Port Side staffers who covered the evening.
The organizers of today’s “Unwelcoming Condoleezza Rice” protest at Claremont McKenna College contacted the Port Side in hopes of clarifying their intentions and the tactics for the demonstration.
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.
CMC’s Dean of Students Office’s push to turn double rooms into triples on a voluntary basis stands to fail due to insufficient incentives. But how much longer can DOS’s strategies to alleviate the housing crisis remain “voluntary”?
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