2010

Head Coach’s Return Triggers SCIAC Ambition

Author: Julie Xu Currently ranked number eight in Division III athletics, according to D3Football.com, Oxy's football team is ready to reign victorious at the Southern California...

Lauding WikiLeaks

Author: Riley Kimball Julian Assange may be the most interesting man alive. Since releasing nearly half a million documents about the United States' conduct in Iraq...

Jack Revisits the Golden Age of Hollywood Cinema with “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”

Author: Jack Greenbaum The Hollywood romantic comedy has become so formulaic these days that audiences are hungry for even the slightest shift in paradigm (e.g., "Love,...

Duncan Marks (junior, Biology)

Author:  In light of the recent triple-digit heat, I think it would be a good time for everyone to reflect on the amount of energy...

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...

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...

IPO Expects to Send Vast Majority of Applicants Abroad

Author: Evan Carter On Monday afternoon, the International Programs Office (IPO) received 123 applications, 240 recommendations and 60 language evaluations for processing. From these, they will...