2008

There Goes the Neighborhood

Author: Kelsey Longmuir Many institutions of higher learning, Oxy included, are very proud to claim a large number of first- generation college students and racial diversity...

Oxy Gets Fired Up at Pep Rally for Fall Sports Teams

Author: Henry Meier Last Friday approximately 800 students gathered in Rush Gymnasium to get pumped up for the autumnal sports season at Occidental and make some...

Exploring A Whole New World

Author: Leah Glowacki The importance of multiculturalism at Occidental College is evidenced by an array of cultural organizations, classes in diversity and events focused on embracing...

Liana Huang

Author: Ashly Burch Dear Editor,I am writing this letter at the ungodly hour of 9 a.m. on a Thursday morning (when my only class is at...

Dreaming of Citizenship Through Service

Author: Brett Fujioka It's been almost five months since the DREAM Act (Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act) failed to gain closure on the...

Matthew Mikuni (junior, DWA/Asian Studies)

Author:  Wow Brett, I'm impressed. Clinton a Republican? Out of all the political news I read, I've never even seen the mere insinuation...

U.S. Military Death Toll in Iraq Reaches 4,000

Author: Ben Dalgetty Monday, March 24, the US military death toll in Iraq passed the 4,000 mark. The milestone was met after a patrol vehicle was...

DVD Preview: Forget the Academy, Remember Into the Wild

Author: Daniel Arkin Sean Penn's Into the Wild, which was released on DVD on Tuesday, is a rhapsody of the open road-a panorama of the American...

Signing Away An Important Los Angeles Icon

Author: Caroline Olsen-Van Stone There are some pretty extravagant lawn ornaments in LA-hundreds of pink flamingos, ostentatious fountains-but home buyers should not have the chance to...

The Victorian Los Angeles

Author: Daina Solomon What is that cluster of Victorian buildings by the Arroyo Seco that drivers see from the Pasadena Freeway? A movie set? A Victorian-style...

The History of the Battle for the Shoes

Author: Henry Meier While the football team's 48-14 win last Saturday over Whittier in front of a packed stadium was just another victory for an undefeated...

This Article is Brought To You By…Me

Author: Michael Darling I read a rather interesting book over the summer about advertising and branding called Obsessive Branding Disorder. The book's author, Lucas Conley, discusses...