2007

Running Down a Dream

Author: Chris Nelson The Occidental Cross Country program showed its teeth in last Saturday's West Regional competition in Portland, Oregon. After finishing second in the regional...

Give Communism a Chance

Author: Erik Parker, Torch Staff Communism is a great idea. What, you don't believe me? Are you thinking about Stalin's purges in Russia, the famine...

Not In Our House

Author: Chris Nelson Occidental Football extended its regular season win streak to 30 games by defeating the University of Redlands 28-21 last Friday, October 5 in...

Michael Darling (sophomore, undeclared)

Author:  I found it amusing that the DJ at the Homecoming "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" Dance played no Rock music. Will other Oxy dances...

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...

Speaker Examines the Rise of Modern India

Author: Erik Parker, Torch Staff Washington Bureau Chief for the Financial Times Edward Luce spoke to an audience of 40 students and teachers about his...

Broderick Fox (Assistant Professor of Art History and Visual Arts)

Author:  The faculty and students of Oxy's AHVA Film & Media Studies Program have put together a bimonthly Oxy Cinematheque screening series this fall to...

President Prager’s Resignation: Looking to a Future of Change

Author: Ben Dalgetty The student body and faculty of Occidental are faced with a potential turning point in our time at this college. President Prager's resignation...

Spencer Barnes (senior, History)

Author:  Like any other rational Oxy student, I look forward to my lunch on Wednesday because it means a new issue of the Oxy Weekly....