2008

Gerry Maravilla

Author:  Dear Editor,I know that many people on this campus do not take the Occidental Weekly seriously. I have heard and seen people merely scan...

For Those Who Have Rocked, We Analyze You

Author: Michael Darling Well my friends, it's that time of year again. The leaves are changing colors and out of Cleveland has come a pronouncement. Yes,...

Casey Ogden

Author:  Dear Editor,Let me begin by saying that I realize that Oxy prides itself on being a beautiful campus. With its sprawling lawns and immaculately...

The House that Memories Built

Author: Sonia Lessuck Imagine springtime in the Bronx, New York. It's sunny but still cool enough to wear a jacket. The Yankees host the Boston Red...

Peter Dreier’s Article Captures Students’ Political Excitement

Author: Will Holmes On Monday, Sept. 15, an article written by Professor of Politics and Director of the Urban & Environmental Policy program Peter Dreier, entitled...

Ellis Raskin

Author:  Dear Editor,It is the natural habit of any American to trash their backyard beyond recognition. Why should Occidental College be any different? For the...

Walk the Line

Author: Caroline Olsen-Van Stone "One of my residents, Berto, came into my room, dressed as a Stormtrooper for Halloween. 'There's an alcohol poisoning,' he said. I...

Men’s Soccer Focuses on the Positives

Author: Linni Kral After getting off to a rocky start this fall with a hazing incident and subsequent judicial hearings, the Men's Soccer team has redeemed...

“Melting Pot” a Derogatory and Incorrect Phrase

Author: Daina Solomon Think back to your childhood. Have you heard this song: "You simply melt right in/It doesn't matter what your skin/where you're from or...

Men’s Basketball Falls to DII Foe in Exhibition

Author: Dean DeChiaro Despite coming to within two points of tying the game, the Oxy men's basketball team ran out of gas late in the 2nd...

A Look Back At a Historical Election

Author: Brett Fujioka A majority of political commentators are preoccupied with President-elect Barack Obama's historic win without giving pause to some of the shortcomings of Senator...

Alessandro Morosin ’05

Author:  Kristin Beck writes: "When we begin to separate, to see the government not of ourselves, but of some ruling other . . . we...