2009

Congress Aims to Kick Start Economy With Stimulus Bill

Author: Ben Dalgetty   On Tuesday, Feb. 17 President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, commonly referred to as the stimulus bill,...

Economic Stimulus Plan Says No Money, No Problem, Just Keep Spending

Author: Chris Best On Tuesday, Feb. 17, President Obama signed the $787 billion stimulus package into law at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. The...

Off Campus Coalition Continues to Fight for Student Voice

Author: Michael Darling This semester has been marked by an increase in reports of off- campus violations and tension between campus and the Eagle Rock community....

Tigers Commemorated in Senior Night Celebrations

Author: Lizeth Castillo For those who don their Tiger stripes for four years, the end of the season can be highly emotional. Senior Night, sometimes held...

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...

Campus Safety Puts the Pedal to the Metal with New Hybrid

Author: Linni Kral Campus Safety has added a new car to their fleet. It's a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid, purchased by the department in November 2008...

Obama’s Troop Decision Betrays his Public Image

Author: Richie DeMaria On Dec. 3, 2009, in a New York Review of Books piece entitled "Afghanistan: The Betrayal," journalist and historian Garry Wills voiced his...

Nicole Leung (junior, Biochemistry) and Rachel Deitch (senior, Religious Studies)

Author:  After reading the article titled "Senate Funds Dance Production Despite Probable Embezzlement" in last week's paper we were surprised on many fronts. The title...

Museum of Jurassic Technology Packs a Peculiar Punch

Author: Kara McVey Museums as we know them today may be a fairly modern invention, but they are rooted in antiquity. From the ancient Library at...

From The Big Apple to The City of Angels

Author: Thomas Schryver On June 30, 2009, Dr. Jonathan Veitch will replace Robert Skotheim as the next President of Occidental. Veitch will be Occidental's fifteenth President,...

The Roots of the Bean

Author: Chris Suzdak It all started with a problem: How can Oxy make its students, who must now reside on campus through their junior year,...

Tigers Face Blocked Shot at Season Opener

Author: Emily Phillips After several months of pre-season training, the men's basketball team opened its season Saturday with a challenging on-the-road game at the University of...