2011

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...

Music Department Sings a New Note

Author: Claire Diggins A world-famous music mecca, Los Angeles is a haven for musicians, composers and music scholars. Occidental's own music department is part of the...

Rookie Swimmer Travels to Nationals

Author: Juliet Suess Caroline Chang (first-year) is the first swimmer to qualify for Division III Nationals under Head Coach Alex Kuhn. In the swim team's third...

Are We All That Despot for Good Housing?

Author: Sam Byrne   An anonymous person or persons has used posters and an alias Facebook page to compare Occidental's Residential Education (ResEd) staff to Muammar Gaddafi....

The Final Reel

Author: Jack Greenbaum "Annie Hall" is not a traditional romantic comedy, although recently there have certainly been movies that have tried to emulate its unorthodox tone...

Fall Club, Intramural Sports Start Out Strong

Author: Riley Kimball Last Saturday marked the first day of fall intramural sports at Occidental. Adding one new sport each, intramural and club sports are expanding...

Arms Advocates Gunning for Personal Protection

Author: Sam Byrne A current issue that many Americans struggle with today is whether or not to enforce gun control on a national level. While there...

Multicultural Spread Goes Fast at ‘Taste of Oxy’

Author: Riley Kimball The annual Taste of Oxy last Sunday Nov. 13 offered students over 20 booths filled with an impressive variety of foods, live music...

Occidental Children’s Theater Spins Golden Tale

Author: Mirin Fader One Los Angeles Times writer called it a "regrettably only once-in-a-year event." Another deemed its slick combination of "rambunctious charm" and "whiz-bang physicality"...

Veitch: Splatter Humiliated Occidental

Author: Ben DeLuca Occidental administrators are working to limit the damage after local news sources widely reported on eight alcohol-related hospitalizations during the Splatter dance on...

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...