In an opinion editorial published in this morning’s edition of The Wall Street Journal, Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump...

Over the past couple weeks, students at colleges across the country have retreated into their safe spaces to protest the “hate speech”...

A few days ago, I awoke to a mass email from Minjoo Kim, the student body president at Scripps College, condemning a “racist incident”...

Recently, the Office of the President at Scripps College sent out an email informing the student body that former U.S. Secretary of State...

A March 25 article written by Sam Becker for The Student Life (TSL), titled “The High Price of Not Putting a Price on Carbon,” recounted...

Many journalists and political commentators have already opined on the problems which would accompany the selection of Donald J. Trump as...

Sexual assault continues to be in the spotlight at the 5Cs, mostly as a result of the continued activism of Pomona College students and...

One of the things I value most about America is our unique level of diversity. Our diversity entails more than just having a large...

“We need to be less afraid of being called racists, classists, and ableists, and more afraid of actually being those things,” lamented...

The Claremont Colleges, like nearly every other liberal arts college in America, are a bastion of liberal and progressive thought. You...

It’s likely that every single person at CMC would claim to be pro-diversity, yet it is remarkably difficult to find someone who means it....

In light of everything that has happened these last few days, it is time for us to take a moment to remember just how lucky we are to...

My dad thinks Donald Trump is an idiot. But he nevertheless remains a vocal supporter of the man. Why? Why do millions of Americans...

It’s been about a year since I joined the Claremont Independent staff. I wrote my first article about an America-themed party that...

When I was less than a year old, doctors told my parents that something was different about my interactions with the world. At age three,...

“And so, I do give interviews in Spanish, and here’s why: because I believe that free enterprise and limited government is the best way...

A few summers ago, I sat down with my friend, Mike, for dinner before we returned to our respective schools for another semester. Mike is...

Most 5C students want to change the world in one capacity or another. How they do so varies – a Pitzer student and a CMCer, for example,...

My heart was beating and my mouth was dry. Dare I challenge my professor’s assertion that Marxism is a better economic system? As I began...

At the 5Cs, conversations about faith and religion are rare. Perhaps this is due to our generation’s perception that believing in God is...