College Prowler Take
Claremont McKenna College is very trusting of its students, so the unspoken general rule is: don’t do anything stupid. CMC residential advisors are more like older siblings who are there to help you out; they provide stress counseling, help solve roommate issues, and when someone overdoes it at a party, they are concerned with getting help rather than figuring out whom to blame. They’re also just good friends whose doors are always open. The school administration generally doesn’t take a hard line when it comes to social issues, unless they strongly feel the event is harmful or offensive to some students. Camp Sec is truly a safety-oriented organization for CMC, not party poopers. Although they will occasionally shut down parties for noise complaints, you will often see them just standing harmlessly outside of a party, just in case something goes wrong.
There are a few areas where Claremont McKenna does take the rules very seriously. Plagiarism and cheating are completely unacceptable and will result in at least academic probation; it’s not uncommon for first-time offenders to be suspended for a semester, depending on the severity of the offense. Claremont McKenna will also not tolerate any sort of hate crime—the school interprets the definition of hate crime very liberally to cover any type of writing, speech, or act that victimizes any group of people. The quickest way to get yourself in trouble at CMC is to scribble some ‘joke’ on a cultural awareness poster.
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CMCLD says: Claremont McKenna College 2015 Psychology  |
CMC is very lax about drugs and...
CMC is very lax about drugs and drinking. Campus Security rarely writes you up, but may on an occasional basis make you pour out your drink. I've had friends smoking weed on a balcony directly above Camp Sec and nothing happened to them. Be safe and you will not have problems. CMC does have the keg fund, which reimburses the dorm throwing the party's funds spent on beer, wine, and wine coolers.
Campus Strictness: March 11, 2009
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CMCMM says: Claremont McKenna College 2016 Undecided |
CMC's drinking and drug policy is...
CMC's drinking and drug policy is unbelievably lax.
Campus Strictness: March 11, 2009
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CMCEA says: Claremont McKenna College 2014 English Language and Literature |
Campus security is not strict at...
Campus security is not strict at all. I literally know no one who has gotten in trouble for drinking or smoking, even those underage.
Campus Strictness: March 10, 2009
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CMCPK says: Claremont McKenna College 2012 Business |
The campus police don't care at...
The campus police don't care at all about drinking. Drugs are frowned upon by the school's administration, but let's just say the maid will dust around the bong if given the opportunity.
Campus Strictness: March 09, 2009
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CMCAH says: Claremont McKenna College 2016 Business |
It's not strict at all. There is...
It's not strict at all. There is one week each year designated as "Dry Week" (the first week of school), and after that people rage all the time. CMC has a wet campus, so drinking is a big part of student life. There is always free beer and a mixed drink at the parties, and you'll never get in trouble for drinking if your under 21.
Campus Strictness: March 07, 2009
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Facts
What Are You Most Likely to Get Caught Doing on Campus?
- Keeping couches outside your room in North Quad
- Breaking into the pool at night
- Stealing a Camp Sec golf cart
- Parking in the wrong lot
- Plagiarism
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