2011
2011
Retention Rates Drop as More Students Leave
Author: Riley Kimball 3.54 percent of last spring's student body did not return to the college this year, marking the highest attrition rate since 2003, according...
2011
Occidental Attracted to Hookup Culture
Author: Lauren Siverly "It's kinda gross. Because we're so small, everyone's been in each other's mouths," Carlos Vivaldo (first-year) said. Regarding the prevalence of casual hook-ups on...
2011
Greeks Add over 100 Pledges
Author: Kara McVey Occidental Greek Life gained 113 new members in the Formal Spring Recruitment last week. Starting with introductory events on Monday and finishing with...
2011
Mason Atkins Brings New Approach to Tiger Golf Team
Author: Sant Kumar Following the men's golf team's fall season, all eyes are on Mason Atkins (first-year). In his first college tournament (the Hamilton Fall Invitational...
2011
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...
2011
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...
2011
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"...
2011
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...
2011
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...
2011
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...
2011
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...
2011
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...
