2007

Cal State LA Professor Speaks on Intersection of Science and Art

Author: Erik Parker, Torch Staff Scientific artists and artistic scientists really do exist. In fact, according to Chemistry and Biochemistry Professor at California State University...

Night Rider

Author: Jacob Miller On the second Friday of every month, the Midnight Ridazz---a self-described party-on-wheels---gathers like a cloud across Los Angeles, precipitating a torrent of bicycles...

Professor Replacements Reshape Courses

Author: Emily Jensen In the absence of English and Comparative Literary Studies (ECLS) Professor Warren Montag, out for surgery, and Journalism Professor Bob Sipchen, who moved...

White Allies Engage in Racial Dialogue

Author: Anahid Yahjian The usual lunch rush of students had to take a detour on September 28, in order to avoid interrupting the Panel on White...

The New Thunderbolts

Author: Jon Kirby On 24-hour cable news networks, talking heads blather on endlessly about the latest controversial government policy-but this time it's not an intransigent foreign...

It’s Twice As Nice

Author: Sam Mowe and Adam Greenhouse Jonathan and Robert Dohring (juniors), twin brothers and divers for Oxy's team, finished first and second in the 1-meter and...

Loving Yourself, Too Much

Author: Lisa Andrews A study led by San Diego State psychology professor Jean Twenge came out recently which concludes that our generation of college-age students is...

Check Language at the Door: Words With Excess Baggage

Author: Max Weidman Words, especially those which target historically underrepresented groups, have excess baggage. Sometimes, despite your best efforts, you have no control over this-there is...

Getting Ready for Darjeeling

Author: Anahid Yahjian The recent advent of "indie" culture, rising from the depths of the underground and pervading the streets of middle class America, has brought...

Panel Discusses Intentions of Founding Fathers

Author: Elizabeth Cutler Over 100 years after it was originally adopted in Philadelphia, the United States Constitution celebrated its birthday on Oxy's campus. On September 18,...

American Empire

Author: Margie Camarda and Jacob Goldstein In recent years, few clothing companies have garnered more press---both positive and negative---than American Apparel. Some labor activists have applauded...

Battle in the Bowl

Author: Sam Slesinger This past Friday, November 16, I trekked up Gilman Road to the Greek Bowl, where KOXY was hosting the "Battle in the Bowl,"...