2011

American Apparel Confronts New Debt

Author: Iris Edwards American Apparel, the clothing company geared toward the young alternative scene, is facing financial problems. Between August 2009 and August 2010, American Apparel...

Swimming Dives into New Season at Redlands Pentathlon

Author: Ryan Graff The Occidental men's and women's swim teams competed for the first time in the 2011 season on Nov. 12 in the Redlands Pentathlon....

New Training Prepares Tennis for SCIAC

Author: Sant Kumar This year the men's tennis team is looking to their increased depth and intensity to improve their play and carry them to a...

“Life Was Poetry, Poetry Was Life” in Ancient Arabia

Author: Cordelia Kenney With the reassuring ease of a seasoned orator, Professor Bassam Frangieh of Claremont McKenna College began his lecture on Nov. 9 with a...

Karate Kicks Competition

Author: Ryan Graff & Juliet Suess The students registered in Occidental PHAC149 karate class under the tutelage of Soke Kubota and Shihan Dai Victor Chico participated...

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...