2007

Outside the Oxy Bubble

Author: Ben Dalgetty Russian opposition leader Gary Kasparov was arrested at a rally in Moscow last week. Police charged Kasparov, a former chess grand champion and...

The Resurrection of J-Hova

Author: Eric Roddie Even for the most devoted Jay-Z fan, last year's Kingdom Come was a little hard to defend. Not only did it feature some...

JOTTINGS

Author: Chris Nelson It has been a hectic off-season for Major League Baseball already. First to make headlines this off-season was the controversy over Alex Rodriguez's...

Alison Reed (senior, ECLS)

Author:  In "Professor Replacements Reshape Courses," Emily Jensen writes that "many of this semester's junior and senior ECLS majors are finding themselves at the...

God Bless You, Mr. Vonnegut

Author: Yennaedo Balloo I don't really know where to begin with this. I suppose it's a eulogy of sorts. However, growing up I only learned the...

Young Team Shows Great Potential in Track and Field

Author: Benna Gottfried Members of the men's and women's Oxy Track and Field team participated in two different meets this past weekend. Coming off of a...

Professors Present War Perspectives

Author: Emma Parker Five Occidental professors attended a "Discipline and War" symposium to discuss different aspects of war within the context of their respective fields of...

Ryan Phillips

Author:  Dear Editor,Before this controversy, I preferred to simply ignore race. I thought this would be the best way to treat everyone equally. Judge not...

Obama’s Poetry Skills Draw Scrutiny

Author: Sarah Dunlap A man known for his political convictions, autobiographies and impassioned speeches, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) is now receiving attention for something new -...

Campus Climate: Storms Ahead

Author: Yennaedo Balloo I attended the Campus Climate Discussion before Spring Break. The discussion was open to all students and had a good attendance, stronger than...

Cooler Kicks-off Extended Hours With In-N-Out

Author: Christopher Sanchez Extended hours for the Samuelson Pavilion, which will now be open to students until 2 a.m., kicked off Thursday, March 8 as part...

Face it, You’re Eating Cake for Breakfast

Author: Linni Kral Why are they called "muffins?"According to the classic joke, the name has something to do with our guilty conscience prohibiting us from gluttonously...