2010

Soccer Team Benefitting from New Coaching Staff

Author: Rebecca Verstraete After a roller-coaster season thus far, Occidental's men's soccer team has bonded over the triumphs and letdowns they have experienced. With a full...

“Catfish” and the New Face(book) of Love

Author: Ian Mariani The new movie "Catfish" has been heralded by the Financial Times as "the best Hitchcock film Hitchcock never made." A slow-starting but eventually...

Funny Girl Marlo Thomas Writes About the Power of Laughter

Author: Cordelia Kenney Last September, multifaceted actress, comedian and social activist Marlo Thomas released her sixth and most personal book titled "Growing up Laughing: My Story...

Ryan Ferguson (senior, Politics)

Author:  Again this Winter Break, Oxy students in the Rebirth Club will be traveling to New Orleans from December 27 to January 15 to participate...

Aliza Goldsmith ASOC President (junior, DWA)

Author:  I just wanted to send a quick shout-out to the CGE, VFE, QSA, the ICC, and anyone else involved in putting on last week's...

NFL Continues to Surprise Fans Half-Way Through the Season

Author: Josh Biers Upon entering week eight of the NFL season, we are beginning to see which teams are the most dominant and which teams are...

Chicago’s Finest Deep Dish Pizza Heads Out West

Author: Claire Diggins As someone from the Midwest who has spent a lot of time eating her way through the world of Chicago deep-dish pizza, I...

From the Steps of Thorne to the Walk of Fame

Author: Tina Tsang While lesser-known than their USC and UCLA counterparts, the small but growing film and theater departments at Occidental have produced several successful film...

Questioning American “Victory” After Seven Years In Iraq

Author: Jack Mulcaire On Aug. 19, Operation Iraqi Freedom, the official U.S. combat mission in Iraq, came to an end, according to President Obama in his...

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...