2008

Reel Talk with the Cinemaddicts Presents Choke

Author: Zak Stoltz and Cindy Tang|Zak Stoltz and Cindy Tang Adapted from cult writer Chuck Palahniuk's 2001 novel of the same name, Choke (2008) bites off...

Women’s LAX Gets Serious

Author: Lizeth Castillo In April, Oxy announced that along with Women's Golf, Women's Lacrosse would be added as an intercollegiate sport in 2010 - bringing the...

Prop 7’s Good Intentions Fail to Impress

Author: Mathew Mikuni Proposition 7 seems great on paper. On the surface, it requires California utilities to further increase their use of renewable energy to 20...

Molly Englert, Hannah Dreitcer

Author:  Dear Editor,As dance students, we were pleased to see last week's article "Oxy Dancers Gear Up for a New Production," especially as it dealt...

Oxy Women’s Basketball Continues Unprecedented Winning Streak

Author: Anthony Ostland After winning seven of their last eight conference games in 2007, and opening up the 2008 conference season with an 8-2 record (including...

Correspondence from the Campaign Trail

Author: Ben Dalgetty Senator Barack Obama picked up a major endorsement on Friday, March 21 when New Mexico Governor and former Democratic Primary candidate Bill Richardson...

Senators Question Inconsistent Funding Guidelines

Author: Lilliane Ballesteros During the Wednesday, Feb. 20 Senate meeting in Cushman Board, ASOC Senate members doled out an extra $2,500 for a Lupe Fiasco concert,...

Ready to Rumble: The Women of Oxy Rugby

Author: Kelly Neukom The women's rugby season started on Jan. 27 with a narrow loss against Claremont McKenna. The next match against Cal Poly San Luis...

A Community of Learners

Author: Lilliane Ballesteros If community outreach is an intended part of Occidental's educational mission-the Oxy website advertises a college experience that combines the resources of Los...

Oxy Introduces 12 Step Program

Author: Erik Parker, Torch Staff This semester, Emmons Health Center introduced a 12 Step Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program to give students an anonymous space...

Keeping the Peace

Author: Cameron Goodman It's early on a cold Friday morning and Director of Campus Safety Hollis Nieto sits at her desk reminiscing and laughing to herself....

When Real Journalism Becomes Tabloid Journalism

Author: Brett Fujioka I recall reading about Heath Ledger's death and feeling a brief moment of passing sorrow. That was before I remembered that I didn't...