2009

Duncan Marks (sophomore, Undeclared)

Author:  I'd just like to take a few moments to give a shout out to all of the Oxy athletic teams and the athletes they...

CDC Director Unveils Penchant for Poetry

Author: Chad Wyzynski To call last Tuesday's performance of Valerie Savior's The Contraries simply "a poetry reading" would be to overlook both the uniqueness of her...

Date Night with Jack

Author: Jack Greenbaum As finals week rapidly approaches, it's likely that only loyal cinephiles will be attending the multiplex for their celluloid fix. So instead of...

Four Years at College and All I Got Was a Burger and Fries

Author: Berit Anderson In about three and a half months, myself and many of my closest companions of the last three years will be drawn up...

Julie Prebel Kicks Off CGE’s Feminist Faculty Series

Author: Brenda McNary The Center for Gender Equity (CGE), located on the bottom floor of Stewie Hall, was full of students at lunch on Wednesday, Sept....

Capturing Creativity within the Walls of Weingart

Author: Isabel Osgood-Roach Within the walls of the Weingart Center for the Liberal Arts lies an exhibition displaying the artistic prowess of Oxy's most creative minds....

L.A. City Officials Need to Plug the Bursting Pipes

Author: Chloe Jenkins-Sleczkowski You may have heard about the recent water problems in Los Angeles. No, I'm not talking about water shortages and droughts. And I'm...

Reevaluate the Roots of Racism at California Science Center

Author: Sarah Mofford Discussions of race are not usually thought of as scientific pursuits. Typically, they are considered part of the humanities or social sciences. Yet...

Oxy Takes Part in ShakeOut

Author: Rachel Kaplan On Thursday, Oct. 15, at 11:15 a.m., the Occidental campus participated in the Great California ShakeOut, a statewide earthquake drill. This is the...

President Obama Must Not Leave Afghanistan Behind

Author: Ben Dalgetty   My uncle, a doctor and Commander in the Navy, just left for Afghanistan. He is going to be the senior medical officer for...

Like Kermit, Oxy Finds It’s Not Easy Being Green

Author: Michael Darling When I heard that Oxy's Sustainability Fund was going to co-sponsor last weekend's "Go Green" dance, I was all set to sink my...

From Athens to Oxy

Author: Leanne Zabala Throughout last week, from Feb. 2-6, first-year students got their first taste of Greek Life. This week, known as formal recruitment, introduced students...