2009

Senate Dishes Out Dollars

Author: Yennaedo Balloo The ASOC Senate made decisions on three capital improvement funding requests and seven general funding requests last Tuesday, Feb. 17. Of the capital...

Kit Warchol (senior, ECLS)

Author:  Lindsay Palmer's opinion piece, "KOXY Spins Good Vibrations," was obviously much appreciated by the KOXY staff. Palmer concluded with the following summation: "Oxy students...

Men’s Lacrosse Faces Early Woes

Author: Emily Phillips Oxy Men's Club Lacrosse is kicking their 2009 season into gear with new coaches, new talent and new passion for the game. After...

Linni Eats L.A.

Author: Linni Kral I probably don't need to restate my disdain for Old Town Pasadena. I've made it clear in many articles that I find a...

The Intercultural Community Center

Author:  The Intercultural Community Center (ICC) Book Club has read the novel "I'm Down" by Mishna Wolff. The memoir speaks of Wolff's unusual childhood--growing up...

Right to Medical Marijuana Recognized by Justice Department

Author: Gladys Angle The U.S. Justice Department revised long-standing federal marijuana policy in an Oct. 19 memorandum. The policy shift, a campaign promise of President Obama,...

Stimulus Cartoon Raises Question: Ruckus or Racist?

Author: Dean DeChiaro and Sonia Lessuck Racism as Dissent Against Stateby Dean DeChiaro, Features EditorOk, so perhaps it was bad timing, perhaps they didn't realize. Or...

Robert Calderon (senior, DWA)

Author:  Through out this year I have been increasingly disappointed with the renovations made to Wylie. In particular, the lack of functionality in the doors...

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...