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...

Library Celebrates Controversy in Literature

Author: Margie Camarda and Amy Withey Exhibits, speakers, readings and children's art workshops were organized to celebrate this year's annual Banned Books Week, which took place...

GA Forum Addresses Housing Concerns

Author: Ben Dalgetty On September 27, the General Assembly held its second meeting of the year. The meeting featured numerous representatives from the Residence Life and...

Starlie Chinen (junior, Physics)

Author:  As the school year comes to an end, more and more students are flocking to the library for a quiet and productive space to...

Old School

Author: Max Weidman If you take a look at any of the three LPs Sharon Jones has made with the Dap-Kings, you won't find a date...

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...