2010

Rush Week Organizers Aim to Dispel Stereotypes of Greek Life

Author: Joyce Lee Oxy's three sororities, Alpha Lambda Phi Alpha, Kappa Alpha Theta and Delta Omicron Tau, the co-ed fraternity Zeta Tau Zeta and the two...

Los Angeles Through the Lens

Author:  This week, we sent our photographers to the streets of Los Angeles with a mission: Capture the essence of the city in photos. Cameras...

Feminist Faculty Speaker Lisa Wade Addresses the Orgasm Gap

Author: Caroline Osborn A woman clad in lingerie and high heels reclines on a sofa and runs her fingers through long, tousled blond hair. A caption...

Rachel Yoo (senior, Psychology)

Author:  As a former Vice President of Women's Recruitment for Greek Council, I would like to clarify some information that was written in last week's...

Olympics Should Not Endorse Militarism

Author: Rachel Kaplan The Olympic Games, a supposedly apolitical symbol of international peace, cooperation and friendly competition, became decidedly political this year. Before the recent...

Essayist Shares New Non-Fiction Book With ECLS Students

Author: Dylan Bos-Dowlen Professor Martha Ronk and the English and Comparative Literary Studies (ECLS) department hosted John D'Agata, the renowned lyrical essayist, at Occidental last Wednesday,...

A Blueprint for Building Communities

Author: Chris Suzdak The mission of Occidental College is based on four cornerstones: excellence, equity, community and service. Of these four, the facet of community is...

Men’s Baseball Struggles to Overcome Devastating Losing-Streak

Author: Lizeth Castillo More than half-way done with its season, the men's baseball team has run into a nine-game losing streak. Currently at a 4-8 conference...

Right-Wing Arguments Too Weak to Uphold “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell”

Author: Claire Larson "You don't have to be straight to shoot straight."This remark, made on Feb. 2 by Senator Mark Udall at a Congressional hearing on...

Oxy Works to Support Haiti Victims Through New Coalition

Author: Richie DeMaria Concerned students and representatives from over ten campus clubs and organizations met on Monday, Jan. 24 to discuss a response toward the Jan....

Ashly Burch (Editor-in-Chief The Occidental Weekly)

Author:  To the students of Occidental,It's customary that the first issue of The Occidental Weekly feature a "Letter from the Editor," a treatise of sorts...

Former Tigers Score Successful Pro-Athlete Careers

Author: Emily Phillips For most Division III student athletes, the likelihood of continuing their athletic career after graduation is slim. Instead, most seniors spend their last...