2012

Occupational Therapy

Author: Jacob Surpin Two weeks ago, to mark the six-month anniversary of Occupy Wall Street, roughly 300 protesters gathered at Zuccotti Park in New York City,...

Johnson Hall and Johnson Student Center end dates announced

Author: Claudia Chow|Claudia Chow The inconvenient class times, loud banging noises on the quad, and eyesores on campus all come down to one thing: construction. The...

Understanding Muslim Dissent in the Era of Democratization

Author: Ian Mariani Ibrahim Alaguri of the Associated Press took many photos in Benghazi, Libya, in the aftermath of last week's protests that took the lives...

Start Fresh at Organix

Author: Danielle Christopher|Danielle Christopher|Danielle Christopher Behind a modest facade, aisles of colorful products and a rainbow of vegetables decorate the interior of Eagle Rock's newest grocery...

Editorial: Fewer hospitalizations, humiliations with better alcohol strategies

Author: The Occidental College Editorial Board   Just one weekend before Occidental invites crowds of alumni and community members to celebrate the school's 125th Anniversary Founders Day,...

Confronting power, privilege, race through intergroup dialogue

Author: Damien Mendieta   The psychology department's Intergroup Dialogue course on race and ethnicity offers students the rare opportunity to leave their comfort zone and hold open...

Lacrosse starts season with 3-1 record

Author: Damien Mendieta The women's lacrosse team beat out the Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens last Saturday to improve its SCIAC record to 2-1. A 3-3 tie at halftime...

The Skin They’re In

Author: Jacob Surpin   Jeff Ross (senior): I got my tattoo in November of my sophomore year at Prix Tattoo and Piercing in Pasadena. I did a...

Two mindsets meet through music

Author: Vivien Reece     On Saturday, March 3, the Occidental-Caltech Symphony Orchestra performed four enchanting musical selections to an animated audience in Thorne Hall. Led by conductor...

Why the Chicago Strike Matters

Author: Henry Dickmeyer It would be unjust to dub the Chicago Teachers Union strike as an example of teachers, as Mitt Romney put it, "(making) plain that...

Art for the people at Cactus Gallery

Author: Emma Lodes Nestled among the shops and cafes of Eagle Rock Boulevard lies a unique and colorful oasis of art and artisan crafts that caters...

Cross Country teams optimistic

Author: Alex Nieves Rob Bartlett confident men, women will excel The 2011 season was one of the most successful in recent history for the Occidental men's and...