2007

College Settles Defamation Lawsuit

Author: Lilliane Ballesteros and Jonathan Miller Occidental College settled out-of-court for an undisclosed sum in a defamation lawsuit brought on by Oxy alumnus and controversial KOXY...

Armed Robbery Reaps Little Reward

Author: Berit Anderson I feel completely safe wandering the well-manicured lawns of Occidental College at night. Lamp posts are scattered about campus to ensure my well-lit...

Truly Vegan: No Meat, No Dairy, No Pretension

Author: Jacob Goldstein Let's face it-to the general public, the phrase "vegan food" does not have too many positive connotations. Chances are, it brings to mind...

Exotic Messob Ethiopian Restaurant Has Wide Appeal

Author: Jacob Goldstein If there is a downside to Los Angeles's thriving, multiethnic restaurant scene, it is that the plethora of foreign cuisines no longer seem...

Copyright Owners Increase Number of Infringement Warnings to Students

Author: Erik Parker, Torch Staff Due to entertainment copyright owners' stricter policies, this school year has seen an increase in Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)...

Full House

Author: Richie DeMaria Of the many unpleasantries of having to share a room in college, waking up to the beeping of two different alarm clocks ranks...

Michelle DeLateur

Author: Michelle DeLateur Dear Editor,As usual on an afternoon around 5:45, I read the digest to see the events on campus and what is occurring at...

Lucas Clark (junior, Art History and the Visual Arts)

Author:  As a die-hard Boston fan I would like to take this opportunity to apologize to Chris Nelson for making him feel bad by every...

Kappa Alpha Psi Puts on “Hoops With the Nupes”

Author: Kathleen Jo Luevano "Occidental is lucky to have two young men who are able to put on an event like this," Greg White, an...

A Fond Farewell to Farmer

Author: Sam Mowe Oxy's Athletic Director Dixon Farmer, '63 will retire at the end of the academic year after seven years of heading the Tiger's Athletic...

Former Clinton Advisor Discusses 2008 Elections

Author: Sarah Dunlap Journalist, author and former Clinton advisor Sidney Blumenthal spoke at Occidental, Monday, April 16, outlining the obstacles standing between political contenders and the...

An Ounce of Prevention

Author: Rachel McCarthy-Moya In 2005, a 20-year-old female was diagnosed with Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and told that she had precancerous cells on her cervix. She then...