CMC Slang

Know the slang, know the school. The following is a list of things you really need to know before coming to CMC. The more of these words you know, the better off you'll be.

5Cs

The Five College Consortium: Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, Scripps, Harvey Mudd, and Pomona.

The Ath

The Athenaeum, the nice dining room where we host our speaker series and eat delicious food.

The Buf

The Buffalo Inn; has good happy hour deals.

Camp Sec

Campus security force.

GE

General Education; basic requirement classes you need to take to graduate.

Green Beach

The grassy spot between Green dorm and Parents field, named a beach because we're too lazy to actually go to a real beach.

Informs

The e-mail information messages sent to students daily.

The Lei

Shady strip club on foothill—funniest signs ever.

Mix Bowl

Local fast food Thai place open late. Avoid the Hotdog Pad Thai.

Parents

The big grassy field to play on between Green and the Towers.

Pods

The little lounge buildings attached to the North Quad dorms with huge rooms on top.

Ponding

Getting thrown in the fountain on your birthday (and sometimes for no reason at all).

Poppa

The main computer lab on campus. Actually named after an alumnus, and not because it's the big daddy lab.

Prospie

A visiting high school student, so, you.

Round Table

Pizza place open late. Kinda like cheesy cardboard.

RTA

Resident Technology Assistant, the person who can solve all your computer troubles.

South Park

The computer lab in South Quad in the Stark Dorm.

Story House

The facilities office, responsible for keeping the campus looking amazing 24/7.

The Towers

Auen, Fawcett and Stark, the South Quad seven story dorms.

The Village

The little four block shopping area a few minutes away with great restaurants and cool local clothing boutiques.