2012

Editorial: College must not rely on adjunct faculty labor

Author:  In line with its institutional values, Occidental actively touts its low student-faculty ratio, assigns students an advisor from their very first day on campus...

Tuition to Increase at Lesser Percentage than Previous Years

Author: Sam Byrne The Board of Trustees approved the decision to raise tuition for the 2012-2013 academic year by a lesser percentage than in past years...

Curious collection at Jurassic

Author: Natania Reed, Senior Writer Lodged somewhere between myth and reality, the Museum of Jurassic Technology, located in Culver City, is a self-proclaimed "educational institution dedicated...

Nike’s George Raveling inspires student-athletes

Author: Jack McHenry (Sports Columnist) Student-athletes around the country hope that their passion for sports will somehow manifest itself in a career that pays for that...

Poppin’ Black Bottles Entertainment into Occidental’s social life

Author: Noel Hemphill|Noel Hemphill|Noel Hemphill This past Saturday, Occidental students clothed in every animal print imaginable packed into the former Alpha Tau Omega (ATO) house. It...

Concreat Promotes Change through Local Art and Food

Author: Danielle Christopher Friends of L.A.'s art and music scene got a taste of local organic food last Thursday at an event called Concreat. In the...

Editorial: Black lights not blackouts at GLOW Dance

Author: Emily Shugerman Following the well-publicized debacle that was last year's Splatter, many of us were of the opinion that the behavior at the first dance...

Music industry fails to create, innovate

Author: Adrian Hairapetian Recently, Mumford & Sons, an English folk-rock band formed in 2007, released their long-awaited, second studio album "Babel." The 12-track record sold 600,000 copies...

Occidental faculty welcomes five new tenure-track professors

Author: Daphne Auza  As a part of an administrative strategy to have more permanent professors on campus, five professors have been hired with a guaranteed consideration...

Malala’s fight, our fight

Author: Henry Dickmeyer As 15 year-old Malala Yousafzai recovers from an attempted assassination by a Taliban gunman, the world continues to pour their hearts out to...

Editorial: Just the luck of the Room Draw

Author:  The General Assembly recently conducted a survey on future policies for Residential Education and Housing Services (REHS) in regards to specific aspects of the 2013-2014 Room...

Cross Country teams headed to Regionals

Author: Emma Lodes Women finish second, men fourth at SCIAC Championships The cross country team exceeded expectations in the SCIAC Conference Championships at Prada Park last Saturday.  The...