2009

Coraline

Author: Gerry Maravilla and Chad Wyszynski While the film market is flooded with computer animated films from the likes of DreamWorks, Disney and Pixar, Henry Selick's...

Jacob Goldstein (senior, Sociology) and Kaitlin Kelly (sophomore, Religious Studies)

Author:  This is in response to first-year Ryan Bartecki's letter to the editor regarding the Center for Gender Equity. Though we respect Mr. Batecki's passion...

“FlashForward” is Fantastic Yet Flawed

Author: Danielle Christopher What would happen if everyone knew the future before it happened? In ABC's new show "FlashForward," everyone on the planet sees the future...

The Sweetest Thing

Author: Henry Meier Occidental College has a proud tradition of athletics that goes back to its football rivalry with Pomona dating from 1895. Its championship track...

David William Martinez (senior, ECLS)

Author:  After reading "Racism Strikes Party Scene Wearing Brown," I came away with many mixed feelings. While I agreed with some of the author's main...

CA State Legislature and Oxy Work to be Water Wise

Author: Rachel Kaplan On Friday, Sept. 11, the California State Legislature failed to pass a five-bill water reform package. The bills are labeled by backers as...

Where the Vintage, the Tacky and the Exquisite Collide

Author: Isabel Osgood-Roach Twentieth century wardrobes, kitschy paintings and a myriad of well-loved sneakers are just a small sampling of the many items the Pasadena's Rose...

The Nature of Things, The Things of Nature

Author: Richie DeMaria It was an encounter straight out of a Robinson Jeffers poem: One late August afternoon, Environmental Health and Safety Manager Bruce Steele found...

Planned Parenthood Student Interns Promote Sex Ed

Author: Emily Phillips Students walking through the quad last week could pick up colorful Proper Attire condoms, eat a cookie shaped like a penis, sign a...

QSA Celebrates Coming out of the Closet

Author: Sarah Mofford On Oct. 11, the Queer Straight Alliance (QSA) hosted Oxy's Coming Out Day as part of Coming Out Week, which ran from Oct....

Nobel Committee Awards Obama’s Words not Actions

Author: Rachel Kaplan Since President Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, Oct. 9, there has been a firestorm about whether or not he deserves...

Chris Norman (senior, Economics)

Author:  It has been a long time since I've read a piece that infuriated me as much as Many Concerned Sophomore Girls' letter to the...