2007

Panelists Discuss UN Millennium Goals’ Progress

Author: Soo Jin Kim On Thursday, November 15, a panel on the UN Millennium Development Goals met in Johnson 200 to give three short presentations on...

College Receives $1 Million Grant for Student Research

Author: Soo Jin Kim Occidental College has recently secured a $1 million challenge grant from the John Stauffer Charitable Trust. According to the National Endowment for...

The ET/People Emmy After Party

Author: Rosie King "Her name is Rio and she dances on the sand/ Just like that river twisting through a dusty land."Duran Duran's hit "Rio," released...

DWA Looks to Endowment for Overhaul

Author: Lauren Barker After over a year of administrative reorganization, an unsuccessful professor search and complaints from students about limited course offerings, the Diplomacy and World...

Exploring Eagle Rock: Society of the Spectacle

Author: Jacob Miller Few would have the guts to invoke one of the 20th century's great anti-capitalist manifestos in the sale of eyewear. But then again,...

Unlocking Educational Opportunity

Author: Lilliane Ballesteros Applying to college is a process full of anxieties surrounding grades, test scores, letters of recommendation, college visits and financial aid packages. Students...

National Success for Cross Country

Author: Chris Nelson The Men's Cross Country team performed well this weekend, finishing 18th of 32 teams in the Divison III National Championship in Northfield, Minnesota....

Halloween Costumes: A Shopper’s Guide

Author: Brenda McNary If you are anything like me, dear readers, the season surrounding Halloween is both fantastic and stressful. In the midst of candy corn,...

College Settles Defamation Lawsuit

Author: Lilliane Ballesteros and Jonathan Miller Occidental College settled out-of-court for an undisclosed sum in a defamation lawsuit brought on by Oxy alumnus and controversial KOXY...

Armed Robbery Reaps Little Reward

Author: Berit Anderson I feel completely safe wandering the well-manicured lawns of Occidental College at night. Lamp posts are scattered about campus to ensure my well-lit...

Truly Vegan: No Meat, No Dairy, No Pretension

Author: Jacob Goldstein Let's face it-to the general public, the phrase "vegan food" does not have too many positive connotations. Chances are, it brings to mind...

Exotic Messob Ethiopian Restaurant Has Wide Appeal

Author: Jacob Goldstein If there is a downside to Los Angeles's thriving, multiethnic restaurant scene, it is that the plethora of foreign cuisines no longer seem...