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...

Diana Birney (sophomore, Biology)

Author:  This weekend I went to my very first Vagina Monologues. I was VERY nervous about attending, as "those" topics are rarely, if ever, alluded...

Students Advise Mayor Before Copenhagen Conference

Author: Ben Dalgetty   Last Friday Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa met with Occidental students to hear their ideas and solutions to global climate change in anticipation...

Senate and Students Write Letters Urging Obama to Speak at Oxy

Author: Richie DeMaria The week of Nov. 16 the ASOC Senate began its Obama Letter Writing Campaign, encouraging students to write letters asking President Obama to...

Oppenheim Trumpets His Return to Oxy

Author:  On March 4th, Elliot Oppenheim '69 performed in Bird Studio alongsie Oxy students and faculty. Oppenheim showed off his musical talent performing on five...

Photos of a Young Obama Enliven the Foyer of Coons

Author: Isabel Osgood-Roach Black and white photographs of a suave 19-year-old Barack Obama will be displayed from Oct. 12 to Nov. 6 on the third floor...

Initiative Must be Taken to Aid Homeless in L.A.

Author: Lily Rowen When driving or walking through Occidental College's campus, one is usually struck by the grandeur and breathtaking beauty of the buildings and grounds....

The Gangs of Glassell Park

Author: Thomas Schryver Pocketed between the steep green foothills of Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Interstate Route 2 and North San Fernando Road, lies "Area One" of...

Veganism More Substantive Than Another Empty Fad Diet

Author: Claire Larson After years of being happily vegetarian, I made the tough decision to go completely vegan at the beginning of this semester. I was...