Lucinda Toft

18 Articles

Athletes prep for upcoming seasons, reflect on spring training

Every spring semester, Occidental’s fall and winter athletes take to the weight room, court and field to stay in shape during their off-season. Micah Elegores...

Nathan Jay Crawford, senior, ‘Mr. Consistent’ to friends and family, dies

Nathan Jay Crawford (senior), 22, died Feb. 18, in Seattle, Washington, from a DMG Brain Tumor. His mother, Alexa Crawford, said that Crawford chose to stay...

Erica Garcia’s unique eyeshadow lights up the Marketplace

On the righthand side of the Marketplace checkout counters is Erica Garcia, wearing vibrant eyeshadow every weekday morning. Garcia said she started working at...

Professor James Ford’s Capoeira group embraces a laid-back ‘vadiando’ mentality

Associate Professor of English and Black Studies and current Mary Jane Hewitt chair for Black Studies, James Ford, brought Capoeira to Occidental’s Academic Quad...

Occidental students reflect on autumn in the desert

As we once experienced the year shift from summer to autumn with leaves falling and crisp air in our hometowns scattered across the country...

College adjusts spending and admissions tactics in the wake of enrollment decline

According to a message from President Tom Stritikus in May, first-year enrollment declined by nearly 15% for the incoming class of 2029, which led the college...

For their first fall show, Leanna Lin’s Wonderland hosts sand art ‘Sunae,’ artist Naoshi

Naoshi, a Sunae artist from Japan now based in LA, has been developing her craft for 20 years. She posts her artwork on Instagram, and...

Opinion: What does our ‘Love Island’ obsession say about us?

This summer, I begrudgingly felt most a part of a community at 8 p.m. on my neighbor’s couch, Trader Joe’s Scandinavian Swimmers at hand...