2011
2011
QSA’s Coming Out Week Colors the Quad
Author: Damian Mendieta Occidental's Queer Straight Alliance (QSA) sparked school-wide awareness last week with its annual Coming Out Week, enjoying greater participant turnout...
2011
Football Victorious at Homecoming
Author: Jack McHenry Perhaps the most anticipated event of Occidental College's homecoming weekend was the 1:00 p.m. football game against Chapman at Jack Kemp Stadium on...
2011
Music Department Sings a New Note
Author: Claire Diggins A world-famous music mecca, Los Angeles is a haven for musicians, composers and music scholars. Occidental's own music department is part of the...
2011
Rookie Swimmer Travels to Nationals
Author: Juliet Suess Caroline Chang (first-year) is the first swimmer to qualify for Division III Nationals under Head Coach Alex Kuhn. In the swim team's third...
2011
Remember Alexandria
Author: J. Mohorcich I am in the stacks, surrounded by books. In front of me is a document entitled "Conceptualizing the Academic Commons." The document is...
2011
“Moneyball” Shows Promise, Misses Strike Zone
Author: Alex Zeldin If "Moneyball" was based on a Major League Baseball team playing in the 2011 season, it would not be the first-place Philadelphia Phillies...
2011
Theater Students Bring Passion to Summer Productions
Author: Larissa Saco As the 2010-2011 school year ended and the summer kicked off, Danielle Schwartz (sophomore) and Rebecca Patch (sophomore) utilized their vacation time by...
2011
Sports Teams Sell College Experience to Recruits
Author: Ryan Graff & Juliet Suess It's that time of year again: the time when prospective students flood our campus, many of whom the college brings...
2011
Jack’s Best Picture Rundown
Author: Jack Greenbaum I've previously stated my opinions about the brilliance of the "The Social Network" and the shortcomings of the "The King's Speech." Before Feb....
2011
Heptathlete Brings Variety of Talents to Track and Field Team
Author: Ryan Graff Track and Field star Anna Kurnizki (sophomore) is one of only three current heptathletes in SCIAC and the first heptathlete at Occidental in...
2011
Of What We Lose
Author: J. Mohorcich Let's start with an allegory. A student — call him Sebastian — is accepted by Occidental College. He comes to school here. He learns...
2011
Star Softball Pitcher Strikes Out Competition
Author: Ryan Graff Brittany Vacura (sophomore), current pitcher for the women's softball team, has been playing softball since she was in the womb, literally. Her mother,...
