2009

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...

First Tuesday Speaker Donna Brazile Urges Student Activism

Author: Ben Dalgetty   On Tuesday, April 7, political consultant, commentator and author Donna Brazile spoke in Thorne Hall as part of the Remsen Bird First Tuesday...

Matthew Gordon (sophomore, UEP)

Author:  I am left-handed. Of the four classes I take this semester, only one of those classrooms has any left-handed desks at all. This means...

Alpha Male Inspires Dance, Drag and Drums to Fight Cancer

Author: Jessica Gelzer Last Friday night, April 3, the Cooler was filled with screaming fans and inquisitive observers to watch Alpha Male, an annual mock male...

OxyEngage Explores SoCal

Author: Hillary Holmes Before Oxy students began packing or thinking about coming back to school, many first-year students were already on campus ready to participate in...

Women’s Soccer Misfires After Season-Opener Sweep

Author: Emily Phillips After a rigorous preseason training schedule, a new Assistant Coach, and four non-conference games under their belts, the 2009 Women's Soccer team is...

The Office of Alumni Relations

Author:  In her April 15 op-ed "Alumni Network Fails Students," Opinions Editor Sasha Pokrovskaya '09 makes some pointed criticisms about Oxy's Alumni Sharing Knowledge network....

OSL and ResLife Programs Seek to Engage Students

Author: Claire Larson This year both Residence Life and Housing Services (ResLife) and the Office of Student Life (OSL) plan to bring changes and new options...

Religious Groups Surprisingly Open-Minded at Oxy

Author: Chloe Jenkins-Sleczkowski Religion is a scary thing. No, really. It's one of the few things that genuinely terrifies me. The existence of a set of...