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...

Physics Department Searches for New Professor

Author: Erik Parker, Torch Staff This semester, the Physics Department has welcomed numerous guest speakers as part of a search for a new physics professor....

Princeton Review Ranks Oxy Number One for Most Liberal Students

Author: Sam Haller and Anna Oseran The Princeton Review is one of the most respected college ranking systems in the world. This July Occidental students made...

Alana Saltz

Author:  Dear Editor,There are several mistakes in the story "Celebrating the High Holidays with Hillel." "Sedakah" is actually spelled "Tzedakah." "Teshuva" does not mean the...

When Music and Politics Collide

Author: Aidan Lewis As the Nov. 4 election draws near, and candidates have less and less time to make their concluding remarks, I thought I might...

Center for Gender Equity Opens its Doors

Author: Katie Presley Last Thursday Occidental's Center for Gender Equity (CGE) opened its doors to campus for the first time, serving snacks and cake in Stewie's...

Sex Education the Mary Roach Way

Author: Sommer Hamilton People our age must be too busy bonking to read about author Mary Roach's latest publication-at least that's the impression the audience demographic...

Oxy Breaks Records at Undergrad Research Conference

Author: Sommer Hamilton This year, the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) invited more students from Occidental than from Harvard, Caltech, USC, UCLA and Berkeley combined....

Alex Garett (sophomore, Psychology)

Author:  Today, I woke up with a wide smile on my face. I felt on top of the world and nothing could take that smile...