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...

Pharmaceutical Advertisements Prey on Susceptible Patients

Author: Lily Rowen Picture this: You have just sat down to watch your favorite TV show or listen to your favorite radio station when an advertisement...

Wrangle Your Duds from Target, not Rodeo

Author: Gladys Angle The current state of the U.S. economy has left many in financial paralysis. Most of us - particularly college students - don't have...

Solar Power Forecast at Oxy Still Partly Cloudy

Author: Chelsea Kellogg Although Occidental College ranks an impressive 33rd among liberal arts colleges in the United States (U.S. World and News Report), another ranking lurks...

Attention Paid to Trite Tweets a Worrying Trend

Author: Michael Darling A pair of items struck my fancy in the last few weeks. First, I learned that Occidental has its own Twitter account. Second,...

Blinded by the Light, Academy forgets Dark Knight

Author: Gerry Maravilla Well, it looks like they completely missed the mark again. By "they," I mean the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science: the...

The Fate of Journalism

Author: Arielle Darr Whether going home to a rural town, small suburb or big city, Oxy students might be surprised to discover that their local newspapers...

California Cuts Back on Funding for Statewide Recycling Program

Author: Sarah Mofford Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger officially halted the California Bottle Bill Program on Nov. 1 by vetoing Senate Bill 402, cutting $450 million from the...

“Vagina Love” Flows at Open Mic Night

Author: Andrea Cornelius This past Friday, more than 40 Oxy students performed in a room of over 150 men and women for the Vagina Monologues Open...