2007

Double your Major, Double your Fun

Author: Elizabeth Cutler Is double the major double the fun---or at least, double the education, career benefits and prestige? Student newspapers and educational publications have already...

The Proselytization of Atheism

Author: Max Weidman 'Faith' has become something of a taboo. Like the dildo in your closet or the jelly between your toes, it is simply no...

PDBD: Post Dramatic Breakup Disorder

Author: Lizeth Castillo "We need to talk." How funny is it that four little words have the power to make your heart stop beating, your stomach...

Bob Sipchen (Adjunct Professor of English Writing)

Author:  Emily Jensen did a fine job of reporting on the intensive team-taught courses in journalistic writing and theory that Occidental is offering for the...

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...

Oxy Conducts Health and Safety Room Inspections

Author: Amy Withey Last week, October 22-26, Residence Life and Housing Services organized campus-wide health and safety inspections of all residence hall rooms. According to Director...

Tailgating the Greek Way

Author: Berit Anderson Occidental students looking for a place to pregame on last Friday night didn't have to wander very far. The Greek Tailgate party, organized...

If You Engage in Illegal File Sharing, You Should Continue

Author: Shoshone Johnson Three weeks ago, a single mother from Minnesota named Jamie Thomas lost a lawsuit to the Recording Industry Association of America. There were...

Women’s Soccer Preview

Author: Chris Nelson After a somewhat disappointing 2006 season, Occidental's Women's Soccer team appears ready to make some noise in 2007. The Tigers are already off...