2011

With 31 Paths of Study, Students Face ‘Major’ Indecision

Author: Anne Ewbank Occidental's campus is often described as a "bubble," an environment where students are  somewhat isolated from the outside world in more ways than...

Ten Students Occupy L.A., Thirty More March in Support

Author: Haley Gray A team of student organizers have been building a network on campus in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street Together movement. The Youth...

Men’s Basketball Opens Season with Two Game Homestand

Author: Jeremy Shapiro The Occidental men's basketball team faced a tough stretch of opponents to open the season. The Tigers narrowly lost their first game, 78-72,...

Banned Super Bowl Ads Profit from Rejection

Author: Sam Byrne The Super Bowl is over, the players have hung up their cleats, spectators have gone home and Packers fans have finally started to...

Meal Plan “A” Deserves a Failing Grade

Author: Alex Zeldin   Under absolutely no circumstance is it beneficial to be on any meal plan other than D while attending Occidental (unless you are a...

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...

Remember Alexandria

Author: J. Mohorcich I am in the stacks, surrounded by books. In front of me is a document entitled "Conceptualizing the Academic Commons." The document is...

“Moneyball” Shows Promise, Misses Strike Zone

Author: Alex Zeldin   If "Moneyball" was based on a Major League Baseball team playing in the 2011 season, it would not be the first-place Philadelphia Phillies...

Theater Students Bring Passion to Summer Productions

Author: Larissa Saco As the 2010-2011 school year ended and the summer kicked off, Danielle Schwartz (sophomore) and Rebecca Patch (sophomore) utilized their vacation time by...