2009

Acclaimed Documentarian Divulges Advice and Anecdotes

Author: Kara McVey In 1955, a man named Albert Maysles strapped a 16mm camera to his hand, and, together with his brother David, journeyed across Soviet...

Oxy Keeps Classes Small Despite Growing Student Body

Author: Chloe Jenkins-Sleczkowski The beginning of the 2009 school year posed new challenges for the Occidental staff and administration as a result of the unusually large...

Avenues Gang Members Arrested in Neighboring Communities

Author: Sarah Mofford On Tuesday, Sept. 22, some 1,300 state and federal law enforcement officers, coordinated by the FBI, raided the homes of some key members...

Senate Examines Off-Campus Issues and Building Improvements

Author: Martha Carol On Tuesday, Oct. 8, the ASOC Senate met with administration officials to discuss how best to assuage growing tensions between Eagle Rock residents...

Lainna Fader (junior, Politics)

Author:  Thanks for the article on atypical cinema in Los Angeles and the Cinefamily mention. Because I am both the Director of Operations of the...

Hypochondriacs Pig Out on Swine Flu

Author: Lindsay Palmer We've all gotten those e-mails from the director of Emmons Richard Youngblood, warning us about the swine flu, telling us over and over...

Punishment of Roman Polanski is the Only Option

Author: Kara McVey Justice cannot be denied forever. In 1977, the acclaimed director Roman Polanski was brought to court for drugging and raping Samantha Geimer, a...

Demonizing Drinking Does Not Raise Alcohol Awareness

Author: Michael Darling It's October, which means it's Alcohol Awareness Month, and I cannot wait to see what Oxy's going to do for it. Last year...

Residents Dominate Middle Campus Softball Game

Author: Emily Phillips Now a couple months into the first year of the new housing policy that requires students to live on campus for three years,...

Veitch Announces New Plans for Oxy’s Future Growth

Author: Ben Dalgetty   On Oct. 15 President Veitch announced that Occidental would withdraw and revisit its Specific plan, which laid out guidelines for the school's development...

It’s Not So Hip to be Square

Author: Dylan Bos-Dowlen Squaresville: the title implies a store full of eclectic objects for socially awkward people, but instead it houses a group of dumpster divers...

Oxy Celebrates Inauguration

Author: Lisa Kraege On Jan. 20, the Occidental community watched the inauguration of Barack Obama '83. Obama became the 44th President of the United States as...