2008

Breaking Down the Major League Baseball Playoff Matchups

Author: Alex Graves|Dean DeChiaro The American League playoffs feature the most intriguing storylines. There are the Boston Red Sox, the defending World Series champions who play...

Is Conversion a Good Thing in Religion?

Author: Brett Fujioka Someone suggested the other day that the only polite religious people are the ones who keep their faith to themselves. Is it truly...

Football Bounces Back With Eye of The Tiger

Author: Sharen Cervantes The morning dawned bright and warm as a pack of uniformed Tigers made their way to Washburn Field. The Tigers - those students...

Environmentalism Ineffective Without Government Backing

Author: Melissa Rudberg One could say that environmental issues are fashionable right now; there are definitely haves and have-nots. I don't have anything against saving the...

MacBook Air: Just a Pretty Face

Author: Tyler Kearn When I got my iPhone back in July, I was one of those people who went around showing it to everyone, proudly declaring...

Women’s Soccer Battles Injuries but Keeps Fighting

Author: Leanne Zabala Despite injuries and fatigue impacting our women's soccer team, giving up is not an option. They have won four SCIAC games and lost...

A Taste of Oxy

Author: Charlotte Strauss Swanson On Friday, Oct. 17, the Intercultural Community Center (ICC) kicked off the new school year with its annual Taste of Oxy event....

Economic Crisis Will Hit Youth Hardest

Author: Audrey Lamsam With the upcoming historical Presidential Election right around the corner, the fervor and the excitement for each candidate is dulled by the magnifying...

Oxy Cross Country Digs Deep

Author: Henry Meier Occidental Men's and Women's Cross Country teams were in action this weekend as they both ran in the annual SCIAC Multi-Dual meet on...

Judith Butler Discusses Global Responsibility

Author: Peter Indall Social critic and prolific author Dr. Judith Butler spoke on "Global Responsibility in Time of War" 10 a.m., Saturday, April 19 in Johnson...

New Orleans Attempts to Restore Education System

Author: Eric Jensen, Managing Editor With a social structure severely corroded by the effects of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans' problems plunge way deeper than physical destruction...

Girl-on-Girl Crime

Author: Max Weidman Progressive thought has always been at home in the liberal arts colleges of America. I take Occidental to be a proud and vocal...