2011

Women’s Softball Set to Shatter School Record

Author: Julie Xu Currently 14-6-7, Women's Softball is only two wins away from surpassing the school record in the amount of softball games won during a...

Crunch Time at Collins House

Author: Cordelia Kenney Since the advent of the Common Application, applying to college has become far easier and more accessible for students across the country. A corollary...

NFL Rule Changes Draw Mixed Emotions From Football Faithful

Author: Jack McHenry The summer of 2011 left many football fans uncertain as a 132-day-long labor dispute dredged into August and threatened to shorten or cancel...

Obama’s Pot Policy Not The Shake-Up People Think

Author: Griffin Mead While local dispensaries and medical marijuana users have decried recent federal investigations of California's medical marijuana dispensaries as an unwarranted crackdown and a...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Sex Doll Trend Explored in New Documentary

Author: Nick Nam Members of the Occidental film community, curious students and the general public all gathered in Johnson 200 not knowing what to expect Thursday,...