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Author Discusses New Book, ‘The End of Sex’

Amelia Evrigenis - Claremont Mckenna College — Tue, 23 Jul 2013 13:35:49 +0000

In an interview with The College Fix, author Donna Freitas discusses her book, The End of Sex: How Hookup Culture Is Leaving a Generation Unhappy, Sexually Unfulfilled, and Confused About Intimacy. She draws on her own research to explain what defines the collegiate “hookup culture,” how it’s leaving students unhappy, and why so many continue to participate anyway. 1. The End of Sex discusses…

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Student’s Senior Thesis Leads to Book Deal: Charles C. Johnson on ‘Why Coolidge Matters’

Amelia Evrigenis - Claremont Mckenna College — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:29:06 +0000

Charles C. Johnson is an investigative journalist and author who graduated from Claremont McKenna College in 2011. He is the author of Why Coolidge Matters: Leadership Lessons from America’s Most Underrated President, a book based on his undergraduate senior thesis. In an interview with The College Fix, Charles discusses how his thesis came to be published as a book, how he managed to develop his…

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‘Tinder Got Me Laid’ – College Hook-up Culture Goes Virtual, Viral

Amelia Evrigenis - Claremont Mckenna College — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 04:57:12 +0000

College kids don’t need bars or frat parties to find one-night stands anymore – that’s so last century. Tinder, the latest technology-driven flirting crutch, has transferred the collegiate hook-up scene to cyberspace, where today’s 20-somethings – raised in a culture with “participation trophies” and “there’s no wrong answers” – can find possibilities for meaningless sex without fear of…

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Ivy League College Republicans Back Same-Sex Marriage

Amelia Evrigenis - Claremont Mckenna College — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 05:21:53 +0000

College Republican presidents at two Ivy League schools recently threw their support behind same-sex marriage, a sign of a growing trend among campus Republicans across the nation. After a statement supporting gay marriage circulated among campus Republican and Democrat groups at all eight Ivy League schools, it was signed by the presidents of the College Republicans at the University of…

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Gun-Themed College Party Causes Controversy

Amelia Evrigenis - Claremont Mckenna College — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:42:44 +0000

A “Camo & Ammo” themed party at Claremont Mckenna College in southern California provoked a wave of complaints from students who were offended by the reference to guns. On Tuesday, Jan. 29th, ASCMC created a Facebook event advertising “Camo & Ammo TNC” with a description that included the sentence, “You best be coming armed and ready to party!” The student government, known as the Associated…

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Sexual Violence on Campus: College Lowers Standards of Proof

Amelia Evrigenis - Claremont Mckenna College — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:17:34 +0000

If a college or university is reluctant to discuss something, there is certainly a reason. Last fall, Claremont McKenna College (CMC) in Southern California introduced its new guide to “Civil Rights Policies and Civil Rights Grievance Procedures.” Like many U.S. colleges, CMC recently revised its disciplinary procedures in cases of sexual harassment and assault, in response to an ultimatum from…

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