2008

ASOC Weekly Update

Author: Morgan Flake The Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) Senate met on Tuesday, Oct. 28 for their weekly meeting to discuss club event funding, the...

Megan Donovan (sophomore, AHVA)

Author:  Dear Editor,This is a letter in response to Audrey Lamsam's exceptionally stale "Critique on Hollywood." According to Lamsam, "movies are starting to get less...

Have a Holly Jolly… Thanksgiving? Halloween?

Author: Audrey Lamsam I love autumn. Once the leaves turn a brilliant fire red and fall gracefully from the trees, I'm reminded of the exciting upcoming...

Staying Out of the Red and Going for the Green

Author: Anthony Ostland|Anthony Ostland Entering the 2008 season, Occidental golf head coach Erik Johnson emphasized the importance of getting each player to shave two or three...

Search for Endowed DWA Chair Begins

Author: Erik Parker, Torch Staff The Diplomacy and World Affairs (DWA) department has not yet made progress on its search for a new administrative chair,...

Examining the Obsession With Video Games

Author: Brett Fujioka Video games. They seem to be the activity of choice at college aside from intercourse, smoking, and drinking. Girlfriends are constantly vexed...

Prizes, Judges a First at Fifth Annual Oxy Film Festival

Author: Ben Dalgetty Oxy's Fifth Annual Film Festival opened before a nearly full room in Johnson 200 with a crowd of students, faculty and guests Wednesday,...

Flood Damages 21,000 Library Books

Author: Anahid Yahjian Campus Safety reported that a leak from the Mary Norton Clapp Library air conditioning system flooded several tiers and damaged tens of thousands...

Who Hearts Huckabee?

Author: Tyler Kearn It seems as if the politics of our culture have become inverted. It is not the electorate or the journalists, but the comedians...

Blackshirts Dominate Cal Lutheran

Author: Jessica Stevens Strengthened by a class of new recruits and a growing following, the Oxy men's rugby team defeated the Cal Lutheran Kingsmen in their...

George Denny (senior, Politics)

Author:  I'd like to respond to Henry Meier's analysis of the NBA's MVP race last week. I thought it was an excellent article, although I...

Occidental’s Financial Future Remains Strong

Author: Peter Indall President Prager's recent resignation not only surprised the Occidental Community, but also worried many about the College's future, especially in terms of fundraising....