Claremont Independent

Claremont McKenna's Middle East Studies department graduated its first major this December and its Arabic Department is planning its summer long immersion program in Arabic language and culture. Yet the extremist views of Bassam Frangieh, its director, and President Gann's moral equivocation about those views raise serious concerns about the fledgling program's focus and fairness as it plans its expansion.… Post the First Comment

For those of us born after the Reagan years or at their very end, America's 40th President has always been a figure set in history. Stricken with Alzheimer's, he had begun the famous "journey to the sunset of his life" while we were still very young, so we knew him mainly by the handful of defining moments by which he is remembered in our national consciousness.… Post the First Comment

Over the course of this semester, three pro-life events are bringing the abortion issue to the forefront of debate at the Claremont Colleges. The first was a formal debate sponsored by the Pomona Student Union on February 25th, the second was the Los Angeles March for Life on March 13th, and the third, the California Students of Life Conference, will be held at Claremont McKenna on April 17th.… Post the First Comment

Adam Kokesh, a 2005 graduate of Claremont McKenna College and former staff writer for the Claremont Independent, is running for Congress. He hopes to unseat Ben R. Luján, the Democratic incumbent, as United States Representative for New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District.… Post the First Comment