2010

Johnny Cash’s Last Rites Honored in “American VI: Ain’t No Grave”

Author: Michael Darling On Feb. 23, the final installment of recordings by the legendary Johnny Cash hit the shelves. In 1994, Johnny Cash teamed up with...

What to do Over Spring Break

Author: Anahid Yahjian COMEDYLighter, more humorous fare is always on the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre's schedule. Located in the heart of Hollywood next to the uber-hip...

Time to Rethink Iran Policy

Author: Ben Dalgetty   Iran is a nation with a sense of history not found in our fitful upstart of a nation. Empires, prophets, martyrs and millenia...

Rare Birds, Sweet Rats and a Magic School Bus

Author: Richie DeMaria In February 1952, Occidental College opened the Moore Laboratory of Zoology. Named after famed ornithologist and Pasadena resident Dr. Robert T. Moore, who...

Big Sky Country, Big Ideas

Author: Richie DeMaria As the National Conference of Undergraduate Research (NCUR) approached, I was feeling hesitant about attending the event. The conference, promoting "undergraduate research, scholarship,...

Meeting the Mayer…

Author: Michael Darling Springfest is coming up this weekend, and the campus is abuzz about the event, particularly about hip-hop legend Nas. However, another exciting artist...

Lia Ballard (senior, Spanish Literary and Cultural Studies)

Author:  Over the last four years, I admit that I have come to love the library as my second home, yet am dismayed by the...

Freezing a Moment in Thai

Author: Richie DeMaria At 5 a.m. every morning in the northeast Thai village of Nong John, the sounds of rustic life shook Katja Nelson and Annika...

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...