2011
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...
2011
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...
2011
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...
2011
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...
2011
Harsher Punishments for Marijuana Offenders
Author: Haley Gray The Dean of Students Office enacted an unofficial change in the College's disciplinary approach to marijuana offenses this semester. Students are now more...
2011
The Man Behind the Mascot
Author: Mirin Fader Occidental mascot Oswald the Tiger has an alter ego. He can back flip, leap and do the splits. He is a biology major...
2011
Occidental Celebrates 25 Years at the U.N.
Author: Ben DeLuca High-ranking authorities on the U.N. visited campus last week for the second half of Occidental-at-the-United Nations' 25 anniversary celebration. The celebration began in...
2011
Women’s Lacrosse Makes Strides in Second Season
Author: Ryan Graff Although women's lacrosse (5-11 overall, 2-6 SCIAC) is only in their second season of varsity competition, they are already making progress both in...
2011
Comfort Food at an Uncomfortable Price
Author: Aralyn Beaumont The cabin-like exterior glows iridescently in its porch lighting at night, conjuring vibrant images of a Southern home, minus the flickering fireflies and...
2011
Students Arrested in Occupy Raid
Author: Faryn Borella Four Occidental students and one alumni (‘11) were arrested for "failure to disperse from an unlawful assembly" early Wednesday morning while acting as...
2011
Snoop Dogg Brings Sizzle to Greek Bowl For Spring Fest
Author: Evan Carter, Additional Reporting by Juliet Seuss Snoop Dogg may be known for his rapping, but he and Warren G lit up the Greek Bowl...
2011
World Cup Sparks Criticism of “Cricket Diplomacy”
Author: Lauren Siverly Many sets of eyes were glued to television sets across India on April 2 as their national cricket team brought home the World...
