2007

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,...

Yale Director of Publications Presents on Future of Globalization

Author: Laura Bowen Last Wednesday, November 14, Director of Publications at the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization Nayan Chanda gave a presentation entitled "Globalization:...

Social Justice Series Explores Urban Los Angeles

Author: Marjorie Camarda The month of November has been designated for a Social Justice Series organized by Student-Community Alliance (SCA), Oxy Global Action and the Student...

Think Twice About Turkey Day

Author: Soo Jin Kim This week, I'll be joining my roommate's family for Thanksgiving. I'm pretty excited about it---not only am I glad that I'll have...

New Year’s Resolutions

Author: Eric Jensen, Managing Editor It's almost Thanksgiving. Which means it's almost Christmas. Which means that the end of the year 2007 is fast approaching. And...

Beckham Who?

Author: Gerry Maravilla While David Beckham's injuries prevented him from making a big impact on the Los Angeles Galaxy's season this year, another big star new...

Across the Universe

Author: Emily Jensen Think back---way back to the days when your head seemed bigger than your body and your mother dressed you in primary-colored overalls. The...

Lauren Mee (sophomore, History)

Author:  Kelly Neukom's "Away, Not Abroad" touches upon the issue of how a great deal of students at Oxy, while keenly interested in learning about...

From Doodling to Daydreaming

Author: Erik Parker, Torch Staff I wish this wasn't something that I'm proud of, but I am. One of my greatest skills is entertaining myself...

Getback: Little Brother Releases Solid Album

Author: Eric Roddie I've never gotten into conscious rap. For all the talk about how it's a purer, more intelligent form of hip-hop, emcees like Talib...

Mac vs. PC: Fight to the Death

Author: Christina LeBlanc Coke and Pepsi. Itchy and Scratchy. Red Sox and Yankees. Macs and PC's. There are certain things in life that are just fundamentally...