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DHFC: Jew Hatred on Campus Awareness Week Presentation
The David Horowitz Freedom Center has provided the Independent with a presentation rebutting the claims made on Pitzer Students for...
The Claremont Independent
Apr 1, 2015


Bill Kristol Talks Microaggressions, the Media, and Newt Gingrich
Bill Kristol has made quite the career for himself. Twenty years ago, after stints in government, the academy, and non-profits, he...
The Claremont Independent
Jan 29, 2015


Book Review: America in Retreat by Bret Stephens
The Claremont Colleges have hosted a series of events discussing international relations and the United States’ role in global affairs....
The Claremont Independent
Dec 11, 2014


Featured Organization: Liberty in North Korea (LiNK)
While many students in Claremont may have been taught to see the North Korean problem through the lenses of international politics or...
The Claremont Independent
Dec 5, 2014


Noon Classes Cut, Dining Halls Crowd
This year, the 5Cs eliminated the 12:00 p.m. class time slot, causing longer lunch lines with no classes to mitigate the influx of...
The Claremont Independent
Dec 3, 2014


2014 Inland Empire Economic Forecast Conference Recap
What’s the current state of the Inland Empire recovery, and where does the region go from here? These were two of the main questions...
The Claremont Independent
Nov 18, 2014


12 Best Photos From Friday’s ROTC Drill
On Friday, November 14th, Claremont’s Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) cadets took part in a Rehearsal of Concept (ROC) drill...
The Claremont Independent
Nov 17, 2014


Who’s the Fairest of Them All?
CMC Professor Emeritus Ward Elliott. Image Courtesy Ward Elliott. With midterm elections just around the corner and a heated battle...
The Claremont Independent
Oct 27, 2014


Senate Watch
For most Americans, the mid-term elections are a non-event. Without the fanfare and national messaging of a presidential race, voters are...
The Claremont Independent
Oct 26, 2014


Featured Organization: Young Americans for Freedom
As a conservative in an overwhelmingly liberal college environment, it can often be difficult to engage in intellectual discourse with...
The Claremont Independent
Oct 23, 2014


ASCMC and the Social Responsibility Resolution: A Call to Action
On September 26th, the Associated Students of Claremont McKenna College (ASCMC) introduced a document titled “The Resolution on Social...
The Claremont Independent
Oct 20, 2014


Out of the Jungle (Primary): Strickland vs. Knight
Steve Knight (R) Thirty miles north of Claremont lies California’s 25th District, where two Republicans are running to replace Howard...
The Claremont Independent
Oct 18, 2014


Scripps Defends George Will Disinvitation
Scripps College President Lori Bettison-Varga defended the college’s decision to disinvite conservative columnist George Will from...
The Claremont Independent
Oct 7, 2014


George Will Uninvited from Scripps College
A prominent conservative political pundit was uninvited from speaking at Scripps College, in a program designed to promote conservative...
The Claremont Independent
Oct 6, 2014


Andrew Sullivan: Obama’s ISIS “Fantasy”
Before Andrew Sullivan’s talk at the Athenaeum this evening, I had a chance to sit down with Sullivan, one of the nation’s most widely...
The Claremont Independent
Sep 30, 2014


Jewish Student Target of Anti-Semitic Crimes on Campus
In the span of one weekend, the same Claremont McKenna College student was the victim of two separate crimes that targeted his Jewish...
The Claremont Independent
Sep 26, 2014


Welcome to Our Future: A Profile on Nathan Tsai for California State Assembly
What if I told you that a future California Assemblymen could very well be a student in one of your classes this fall? If you haven’t...
The Claremont Independent
Sep 7, 2014


Best of the 5C Dining Halls
Over the past summer, I have been in the awkward position of being unable to complain about dining hall food with my friends from outside...
The Claremont Independent
Sep 4, 2014


What’s up, Pam Gann?
Former Claremont McKenna College President Pamela Gann gave way to a new era at the college and the Chodosh administration on July 1,...
The Claremont Independent
May 8, 2014


The Demography Disaster You Weren’t Expecting
Everything that you know about demography is a lie. That’s the message that Weekly Standard writer Jonathan V. Last screams from the...
The Claremont Independent
Apr 6, 2014
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