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...

Brothers and Sisters

Author: Caroline Olsen-Van Stone and Kelly Neukom On April 26, Oxy's newest fraternity-Phi Kappa Psi, created in fall 2006-will be recognized as a chapter of the...

Aram Davtyan ’09

Author:  This week, a person whom many of us know, a beloved friend from the University of Bristol in England, Thomas Sims, will once again...

Henry Abbott (sophomore, Asian Studies)

Author:  I believe that Occidental has a really attractive campus. It is very green, unlike the surrounding city, and colorful due to all the flowers....

About Small Insects in My Kitchen

Author: Alana Saltz As far as indie rock goes, Nada Surf is not one of the better-known bands out there. Some people may be familiar with...

Los Angeles Author Returns to Oxy for Book Reading

Author: Caroline Olsen-Van Stone Award-winning Los Angeles fiction writer Nina Revoyr visited Occidental College on Tuesday, March 4 to share excerpts from her new book Age...

Early Decision Application Pool Likely to Increase Again

Author: Arielle Darr More and more colleges and universities across the nation are choosing to terminate early decision (ED) options for high school seniors. However, Oxy's...

Glee Club Warms Up Thorne Hall

Author: Sam Slesinger I'm ashamed to admit that I have never been to a choral concert. Deductively, I have never seen Occidental's famed student choir group,...

How Necessary is Experience for the Presidency?

Author: Mathew Mikuni The stratospheric rise of Sarah Palin has definitely shaken up the current race. Among other things, it has led to the resurrection of...