2007

President Prager Resigns

Author: Lilliane Ballesteros In a November 19 e-mail to the Occidental community, Susan Prager announced her resignation as College President, effective on January 1, 2008. In...

Kayla Nolan (first-year, undeclared)

Author:  Recently I have observed an unequal representation of women's and men's sports in the Oxy newspaper. Two weeks ago the article "Ultimate Frisbee 101"...

We’re All A Little Bit Country

Author: Max Weidman It is so trendy to entertain anti-national sentiments that college kids would be burning flags left and right if it weren't such a...

Recent Bike Thefts Plague Oxy Campus

Author: Erik Parker, Torch Staff Despite measures to secure their personal property, several students have reported recent bike thefts to the College's Campus Safety Department.Campus...

The Frugal Explorer: Tea Time

Author: Katherine Lonsdorf I carry my travel mug proudly and openly admit to spending half my meal plan on the simple mix of hot water and...

Just A Couple Of Kooks

Author: Emily Jensen Let's have some cheap thrills. Lollipops and cigarettes, madcap teenage hijinks and treacherous automobiles - bad things, things your mother doesn't approve of,...

Gigen Mammoser Talks About New Deadright Album

Author: Richie DeMaria In the summer of 2005, Gigen Mammoser (junior), along with friend Chris Barnes, formed what was to become the ska-punk band Deadright. Now,...

Donald D. Johnson (senior, Chemistry)

Author:  In last week's article, "College Continues Hiring Despite GA Resolution," I was not shocked to find the students' voices not being heard. I strongly...

Writers Guild Strikes to Revamp Contracts

Author: Peter Indall Increasing tension over contract negotiations between the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) over...

CCBL Celebrates Six Years of Community Service

Author: Jacob Miller The Center for Community-Based Learning (CCBL) celebrated its sixth anniversary on September 27 with a two-day forum in Lower Herrick Chapel that focused...

Writers Guild Strike Shuts Down Television and Film Production

Author: Peter Indall The consequences of the writers' strike that began on Monday, November 5, have begun to alter the TV landscape. Late night talk shows...

Meet Jesi Sasaki

Author: Lizeth Castillo Women's Soccer player Jesi Sasaki (first-year) was recently named "Player of the Year" by the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC). I sat...