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...

Playing with These Toys is Prohibited

Author: Kelly Neukom Legos. Playmobil. Ninja Turtles. Barbie. Although most of these toys are now gathering dust in our parents' garages, Gallery Nineteen Eighty Eight is...

Journalist Confronts Colombian Identity

Author: Caroline Olsen-Van Stone Freelance journalist and author Silvana Paternostro engaged students and faculty with stories of her unique experiences as a Colombian student at University...

Animals Died For Your Brussels Sprouts

Author: Max Weidman Being a vegetarian might be making you an asshole. Granted, college is a time for experimentation, for shameless discovery and, most of...

An Athlete’s Diary

Author: Abiel Garcia & Derek Monroe It's a funny thing going to a championship. For us, the swim team, it marks the end of a grueling...

Ground-breaking Season Comes to a Close

Author: Henry Meier While Occidental's Women's Basketball team finished their season with a tough loss to La Verne in the final game of the inaugural SCIAC...

“Yes” On Prop 8 Does Not Equate to Hate

Author: Don Rowe This past Sunday, a member of the Oxy community declared to a group of students that he did indeed vote "yes" on the...

LA Art Walk Overshadows its Needy Neighbor Skid Row

Author: Mallory Nezam It's a cold night as four girls and I feed our dollar bills and quarters into the ticket machine at the Highland Park...

‘Ask Your Mama’ Brings Jazz To Oxy

Author: Morgan Flake A trumpet blasts from the back of the auditorium as Dr. Ronald C. McCurdy approaches the stage. A screen lights up with images...