2008

Chris Jackson

Author:  Dear Editor,To the freshmen: STOP COMPLAINING!!! You have been here for ONE month and know nothing! The first year that complained about the Cooler,...

Starstruck

Author: Riley Kimball Last Wednesday Hollywood had a few more stars than usual. Stars, the Canadian indie-pop band known for its lyricism and the harmonies of...

Keeping A Steady Pace

Author: Cindy Tang Occidental's Cross Country team has hit the ground running once again as both the men's and women's teams are currently ranked in the...

MyOxy Web Portal Enhances School Website

Author: Tyler Kearn This past week, ITS made available to students the result of the biggest project it has yet undertaken--- the brand new myOxy web...

Nationally Ranked Tigers Maintain Dominant Play

Author: Anthony Ostland The Occidental Men's Basketball Team (8-1) found redemption this week with a 59-41 victory over 3rd place Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (6-3). The win solidified their...

Search for Endowed DWA Chair Begins

Author: Erik Parker, Torch Staff The Diplomacy and World Affairs (DWA) department has not yet made progress on its search for a new administrative chair,...

Examining the Obsession With Video Games

Author: Brett Fujioka Video games. They seem to be the activity of choice at college aside from intercourse, smoking, and drinking. Girlfriends are constantly vexed...

Prizes, Judges a First at Fifth Annual Oxy Film Festival

Author: Ben Dalgetty Oxy's Fifth Annual Film Festival opened before a nearly full room in Johnson 200 with a crowd of students, faculty and guests Wednesday,...

Flood Damages 21,000 Library Books

Author: Anahid Yahjian Campus Safety reported that a leak from the Mary Norton Clapp Library air conditioning system flooded several tiers and damaged tens of thousands...

Who Hearts Huckabee?

Author: Tyler Kearn It seems as if the politics of our culture have become inverted. It is not the electorate or the journalists, but the comedians...

Blackshirts Dominate Cal Lutheran

Author: Jessica Stevens Strengthened by a class of new recruits and a growing following, the Oxy men's rugby team defeated the Cal Lutheran Kingsmen in their...

George Denny (senior, Politics)

Author:  I'd like to respond to Henry Meier's analysis of the NBA's MVP race last week. I thought it was an excellent article, although I...