The required Core I class at Scripps College is marketed both to current and prospective students as a course in “interdisciplinary...

Recent grand jury decisions in Ferguson, Missouri, and Staten Island, New York, have – quite literally – wreaked havoc across the nation....

An annual topic of conversation in the Ivy League world is the rise of the economics major. As Kevin Roose points out in New York...

After spending nine months in the State of Israel, Bryan Turkel, a brother of Alpha Epsilon Pi and a proud Zionist, returned to Claremont...

As it turns out, Republicans have obtained an historic majority in the House of Representatives, will likely pick up nine seats in the...

By Chris Gaarder and Hannah Oh Here at the Claremont Independent, we aim to kindle meaningful discussion by introducing less commonly...

When I played soccer growing up, the coin toss was the most important part of the game. The coin toss determined which team shot on which...

On September 18th CMC students received an email glorifying a new vending machine in Pomona’s Walker Hall Lounge. The machine, which is...

The Scripps Voice, the official student newspaper of Scripps College, came out in support of the college’s decision to suppress the...

There have been a lot of discussions on campus lately about social responsibility. Emails from the administration and ASCMC have been...

In today’s knowledge-based economy, higher education has become increasingly important in influencing social and economic prosperity....

During my short time as a freshman here at Claremont McKenna, I’ve tried my best to incorporate myself into the unique culture that...

On April 23, 2014, Charles Murray’s talk to Azusa Pacific University’s students and faculty was cancelled due to the concern that he...

As a thought experiment, allow me to introduce two hypothetical individuals: the first, a straight, white, church-going cis man from an...

Income inequality, defined by Barack Obama as “the greatest challenge of our time,” has been a growing problem in the United States for...

In what will be the most high-profile gubernatorial race of the year, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott looks to succeed the 14-year...

Welcome to West California, everyone. Well… if Tim Draper get his way. Draper’s idea to break up California into six different states has...

In the April 2014 issue of the Independent, my dear friend Martin Sartorius makes clear his distaste for Silicon Valley billionaire Tim...

In a recent Harvard Crimson article, Harvard student Sandra Korn endorses the abridgment of academic freedom in order to prevent the...

No, you did not misread the title. After Obama’s State of the Union (SOTU) speech, millennial Democrats on campus (and nationwide) were...