2009

Seek Social Change Through Activist Jobs

Author: Peter Dreier Whether students come from wealthy, middle-class, or poor families, an Oxy education bestows certain advantages. Oxy students have more choices than most Americans...

Room Draw Attempts to Put Fun in Dysfunctional

Author: Michael Darling This week, Occidental hosted a long-standing, traditional spring event: Room Draw! Yes, folks, it's that exciting time of the year when people gradually...

Oxy Track Looks to Enter SCIACs Full Stride

Author: Sharen Cervantes Despite giving 110% to their sport, not all the Tigers on Occidental's Track and Field team qualified for the Cal-Nevada State Championships at...

A New Kind Of Green

Author: Eric Kleinsasser In a time when pollution, fossil fuels, and mass consumption threaten the world, Occidental College, along with other campuses across the country, has...

V-Week Stimulates Occidental Women’s Movement

Author: Kelsey Longmuir Monday, Feb. 16 through Saturday, Feb. 21 marked Occidental's annual V-Week. V-Week is organized by the cast of the Vagina Monologues, along with...

Blowing Smoke in the Face of Death

Author: Alex West After many minutes of quiet pursuit, I have discovered the appeal of cigarettes. To the reader: please keep in mind that the claim...

Lack of Funding Stunts Dreams of Dance Team Nationals

Author: Sarah Mofford Currently competing with a second place Southern California Regional Championships title, the Oxy dance team has not only made a name for itself...

Meghann Louie-Heintel (sophomore, Group Language)

Author:  I'll go out on a limb and say students who are serious about their education at Oxy who are studying less-popular areas have considered...

Miner Ross (sophomore, Biochemistry)

Author:  Tef's opinion piece of last week, "Racism Strikes Party Scene Wearing Brown" has to be the most overblown, inflammatory piece of yellow journalism I've...

Orchestra Steals a Few Tricks From Ringling Brothers’ Book

Author: Caroline Osborn Last Saturday, a moderately-sized but enthusiastic crowd gathered in Thorne Hall to hear the CalTech-Occidental Concert Band's winter performance. The band incorporates members...

In Defense of Los Angeles

Author: Chloe Jenkins-Sleczkowski I'm getting tired of hearing all this Los Angeles-bashing business. Yeah, I get it. The smog sucks. Materialism is stupid. And the car...

Brown & Rhianna Relationship Highlights Social Conflicts

Author: Chelsea Kellogg and Aidan Lewis What If Just One Woman Goes BackBy Chelsea Kellogg, Staff WriterImmediately following the news that Chris Brown had allegedly beaten...