Lucinda Toft
18 Articles
Sports
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...
Campus News
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...
Culture
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...
Culture
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...
Culture
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...
Campus News
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...
Community News
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...
Opinions
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...


