College runners splash and dash

Participants in the women’s 3000 meter steeplechase clear the water hurdles on Saturday during the 2012 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championship at Claremont McKenna College. The steeplechase was won by Keri Lambert a junior at Amherst College. The...

Readers comments 5.26.12

Inflated superintendent salary Dear Editor: I was surprised when I read the high salary for Claremont’s newly selected superintendent of schools—$218,000—which amounts to more than 3 times the $68,397 that the average teacher in Claremont...

By the light of the silvery moon

By Mellissa Martinez This month we were treated to a mega moon. Appearing 16 percent brighter and 14 percent larger than our average, run-of-the mill moon, it was aptly called a‘Supermoon.’ This relatively new word connotes compounds like...