2009

Summit Encourages Civic Engagement in Mainstream Media

Author: Sam Slesinger On Saturday, March 21, local journalists, talk show personalities and interested mediaphiles congregated outside of Mosher hall for the Local Media for Social...

Asobi Seksu Dabbles in Dream-Pop

Author: Thomas Schryver Five years after their inception, New York collective, Asobi Seksu, is back with their third LP, Hush.Asobi Seksu, which is Japanese for "playful...

Navigating the Murky Waters of the Oxy Dating Pool

Author: Lizeth Castillo Dating at Oxy has always been a topic of interest to me and just about every other person on campus. It's been said...

An Instant Replay of the 2009 NCAA Football Season

Author: Gil Alcaraz This year has been quite an exciting season for college football. There have been upsets galore as well as some surprisingly successful teams...

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...