2011

The Final Reel

Author: Jack Greenbaum "Annie Hall" is not a traditional romantic comedy, although recently there have certainly been movies that have tried to emulate its unorthodox tone...

Fall Club, Intramural Sports Start Out Strong

Author: Riley Kimball Last Saturday marked the first day of fall intramural sports at Occidental. Adding one new sport each, intramural and club sports are expanding...

Arms Advocates Gunning for Personal Protection

Author: Sam Byrne A current issue that many Americans struggle with today is whether or not to enforce gun control on a national level. While there...

Multicultural Spread Goes Fast at ‘Taste of Oxy’

Author: Riley Kimball The annual Taste of Oxy last Sunday Nov. 13 offered students over 20 booths filled with an impressive variety of foods, live music...

Eagle Rock Yacht Club Throws Dodgeballs, Not Galas

Author: Griffin Mead Before protective parents nationwide successfully petitioned to ban the game in elementary schools, dodgeball was king: a fast-paced, fun and brutally competitive game...

Hiking Trails Around L.A. Are Perfect Weekend Getaways

Author: Kara McVey The weather is warming up, the sun is out and Los Angeles is getting back into its groove. When it's cold, it's easy...

“Paul” Makes Audiences Wish They Were Far, Far Away

Author: Jack Greenbaum Just because you reference a whole bunch of really cool sci-fi films doesn't mean you've made a really cool sci-fi film. This is...

“Like Crazy,” “Happy, Happy” Win Big at Sundance Fest

Author: Kara McVey The Sundance Film Festival has been a major platform for independent film for more than three decades. Founded by Robert Redford in 1978,...

Green Bay QB Favre Retires

Author: BY Brett Favre , Sports Writer After flirting with retirement for years, Brett Favre means it this time. The Green Bay Packers quarterback quit after...

The Empire Strikes Back

Author: Cordelia Kenney AT&T's $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile from Deutsche Telekom is eliciting substantial criticism from consumer advocates and lawmakers alike. Among the bigger deals...

Editorial: Aid Not Symetrically Beneficial

Author: The Occidental Weekly Editorial Board   In 2009, Occidental instituted a financial aid policy that lowers the funding for students on need-based financial aid should they...

Personal Electronics Meet Personal Responsibility

Author: Alexander LaRose The proliferation of mobile technology in the past several years has forever changed the way that humans interact with one another. This is...