2010

Oxy Archer Shoots to Pull Her Sport Out of Obscurity

Author: Jill Marucut Senior Ashlee Sheppard is not your typical college athlete. As an archer, the competitions she attends don't get posted in the school bulletin....

Students Address Childhood Cancer at Up ‘Til Dawn Fundraiser

Author: Mary Brant Last Friday, 310 Occidental students gathered in the Cooler to support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital through an annual letter-writing campaign as part...

No Country for Old Drivers

Author: Evan Carter Imagine. Imagine a car traveling safely down the highway, cruising in an open lane at a speed of 70 miles per hour, when...

Rachel Liesching (junior, DWA)

Author:  As I read last week's "Community of Difference" article, I was dismayed by how the precocious and self-indulgent style of writing trivialized any kind...

Sam Ovenshine (junior, Economics)

Author:  My roommates having been lulled to a deep mid-day sleep by the spike in temperature in our un-AC'd Haines triple on Monday, I feared...

Vicky Yang (senior, ECLS)

Author:  There was a squirrel dragging itself along the ground this week, and its back legs were completely useless. Its tail was also entirely shaved...

Despite Departures, Diversity Still a Priority

Author: Ryan Strong Occidental's administration touts the College's diversity. However, it is the staff and student leaders at the Intercultural Community Center (ICC) who directly work...

Anahid Yahjian (junior, ECLS)

Author:  I would like to congratulate The Oxy Weekly on two great articles in this last issue (Lindsay Palmer's "Campus Diversity Panel Spurs Intense Debate"...

Women’s Softball Suffers Sixth Consecutive Conference Loss

Author: Rachel Kaplan Oxy's women's softball team faced consecutive challenging matches this past weekend, losing all four games they played. On Friday, April 2, the team...

Duncan Marks (sophomore, Biology)

Author:  I have to say that I disagree completely with the proposed "themed housing" in Norris next year. While it's nice to have people...

Becca Cooper (first-year, Politics)

Author:  I can't be the only person outraged by the Cooler's insane price for Sushi. Somehow students are expected to pay $10.00 for one order...

Pundit Panel Deconstructs Obama Policies for Students

Author: Martha Carol Team leader Michael Clegg (sophomore) and nine fellow students in the "Obama and the Issues: The Challenge of Change" class hosted a panel-led...