As an international student, my time is divided between two very contrasting settings. One is Claremont—home of the Claremont Colleges—an affluent college town tucked within the Los Angeles metropolitan area, and the other is Cornwall, nestled in the rural southwest corner of the United Kingdom. I’ve noticed many differences in the two cultures—almost a cultural shock, especially regarding the different values of home and college. I must emphasize that this piece isn’t meant

I am a natural proponent of liberal arts colleges. I was always that kid who got her books confiscated for reading under her desk or asked too many annoying and strange questions. I have always loved learning about` pretty much everything, but have a special affection for literature, history, and philosophy. And I can talk for an obnoxious amount of time about how each is vital to an individual’s life and society because I deeply believe they are. I love the liberal arts and

What you already know (or suspect) about Computer Science: Virtually all of us understand the value of computer science. Its practicality in the job market is constantly making headlines. We are told that being a software developer is the best gig in tech[1]. We are bombarded with figures from the federal labor bureau telling us that programmers are wealthy and the tech industry is booming[2]. We read that developers enjoy their jobs[3]. We might expect that at a school const

With the Teach For America (TFA) January application deadline fast approaching, dozens of students across the Claremont Colleges are no doubt considering whether or not they want to have a role in TFA’s continuing mission of closing the “education gap.” As a general rule, the majority of students who accept the two-year commitment of managing a classroom in one of America’s toughest schools will identify as Democrats. This is not surprising considering that the mind behind th