2011

Hands-On Gaming Brings Together Diverse Demographic

Author: Ashly Burch Last weekend, I re-enacted "West Side Story" in an abandoned parking lot. The soundtrack was not quite as dramatic and emotive, nor was...

Water Polo Ranked First

Author: Ryan Graff According to polls by the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA), the Women's Water Polo team (10-8 overall, 0-0 conference) is in their ninth...

Cross Country Dominates Division III West Region

Author: Riley Kimball The men's and women's cross country teams raced against the best teams in the NCAA West Region on Saturday, Nov. 12. The race,...

Do Better or Do Nothing: A Letter from the Editor

Author: Dean DeChiaro Since my last letter to the Occidental community, published in this semester's first issue of The Weekly, campus has been buzzing with activity....

First Amendment Not Reserved for Majority Opinion

Author: Alex LaRose "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or...

American T.V. Media Delivers a Junk Food Diet

Author: Riley Kimball "Every news broadcast is censored. It's just that in China, we're very aware of it." So said my host brother in China. Like most...

Volleyball Wins First SCIAC Tournament

Author: Ryan Graff The Occidental women's volleyball team (21-8) claimed its first SCIAC Tournament Championship on Nov. 5 with a thrilling 3-2 victory over the 15-ranked...

Rugby Looks for Support

Author: Sam Byrne The Women's Rugby team has both a new captain and new outlook this year. Although the team has been unlucky in their previous...

Introductory Class Restrictions Prevent Holistic Graduates

Author: Alex Zeldin This semester I hit a crossroads in my Occidental education. Being a second-semester junior and essentially having fulfilled my major and core requirements,...

Divided Hometown Team Loyalties Take a Toll on Sports Fans

Author: Jack McHenry On game nights, particularly during playoffs, jersey clad students pack common rooms and the screams containing the despair of defeat or ecstasy of...

AGC Renaming Opinion

Author: Ryan Graff, Staff Writer When students returned from winter vacation, it was not made apparent that the road formerly known as Coons Road, which runs...

Lacrosse Boasts Perfect Record

Author: Jill Goatcher The Men's Lacrosse team is taking their division and Southern California by storm this season. Despite nearly losing the team three years ago,...