2011

Retention Rates Drop as More Students Leave

Author: Riley Kimball   3.54 percent of last spring's student body did not return to the college this year, marking the highest attrition rate since 2003, according...

Occidental Attracted to Hookup Culture

Author: Lauren Siverly "It's kinda gross. Because we're so small, everyone's been in each other's mouths," Carlos Vivaldo (first-year) said. Regarding the prevalence of casual hook-ups on...

Greeks Add over 100 Pledges

Author: Kara McVey Occidental Greek Life gained 113 new members in the Formal Spring Recruitment last week. Starting with introductory events on Monday and finishing with...

Mason Atkins Brings New Approach to Tiger Golf Team

Author: Sant Kumar Following the men's golf team's fall season, all eyes are on Mason Atkins (first-year). In his first college tournament (the Hamilton Fall Invitational...

Overly Politicized, Under Analyzed

Author: Jack McHenry Last week the Obama administration made the decision not to sell advanced F-16 fighter aircraft to Taiwan. According to the New York Times,...

Tours Paint Unvarnished Portrait of Occidental

Author: Kaitlyn Reeser As the academic year comes to a close for current Occidental students, the future class of 2015 is still engrossed in the process...

Newcomb Floods

Author: Ryan Strong Newcomb Hall sustained extensive water damage on Thursday evening after heat sensors triggered the sprinkler system in a dorm room on the third...

Distinguished Divers Make Their Marks

Author: Larissa Saco Jessica Robson Jessica Robson (first-year) qualified for nationals at the Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Diving Preliminaries hosted by Pomona-Pitzer the weekend of Feb. 12-13. Robson earned...

“Mex/LA” Exhibits Modern Chicano Art

Author: Natania Reed|Natania Reed The Getty Center-sponsored Pacific Standard Time initiative, a collaboration between more than 60 art institutions across Southern California, celebrates the growth of...

NCAA Faces Serious Competition from UFL

Author: Alex Zeldin The year 2011 proved to be a trying time for the NCAA in regard to Division I Football. Nevin Shapiro, a University of...

Women’s Rugby Dominates Claremont, 36-0

Author: Sant Kumar On Nov. 5 and 6, the women's rugby team played in the Scrum by the Sea tournament, held at University of California at...

Men’s Tennis Undeterred by Losses and Cancellations

Author: Ryan Graff The men's tennis team (0-2 conference, 4-9 overall) arguably has one of the toughest schedules this season, compared to previous years. They have...