2011

Spring Break Victories Re-energize Women’s Tennis

Author: Ben DeLuca The women's tennis team is poised to play big conference games in the coming weeks and looks forward to a successful end to...

Forget About Planning Parenthood

Author: Sarah Spinuzzi Exploitation, the spread of HIV, sexual assault — this might sound like a list of scourges associated with the porn industry or some...

Strong Defense Carries Men’s Basketball Winning Streak

Author: Mirin Fader The Occidental men's basketball team (6-5 SCIAC; 12-10 overall) extended their SCIAC winning streak to four games last week as they defeated La...

Wells Re-defines Role of Sports Information Director

Author: Jeremy Shapiro   Michael Wells, the Sports Information Director of Occidental, has made it his objective to infuse a new passion and energy into the athletic...

“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...

City Expected to Issue Building Permits for Solar Arrays Before Month’s End

Author: Jake Steele Occidental should receive the final building permits for its solar array project by the end of next month, according to recent reports after...

Facebook Causes Without Effect

Author: Sarah Spinuzzi There is no doubt that Facebook has changed the world, or a least the way the world communicates. It is, however, doubtful that...

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...

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...