2012

College officials defend next year’s 3.9 percent tuition increase

Author: Damian Mendieta The General Assembly hosted Vice President of Finance and Planning Amos Himmelstein and Vice President for Strategic Initiatives Brett Schraeder Thursday night to...

Students, faculty mourn the passing of playful ‘Dr. O’

Author: Vivien Reece   The Occidental College community is mourning the death of chemistry professor Tetsuo Otsuki, who passed away on Wednesday, March 14 at the age...

Ryan budget plan thinly veiled racism

Author: Damian Mendieta   Amid a flurry of debate over Republican Congressman Paul Ryan's budget resolution, President Barack Obama attacked the GOP proposal, calling it "Social Darwinism."...

Experts, amateurs shake the stage

Author: Lauren Taylor From the wall-sized mural in the Tiger Cooler to the enthusiasm of students soliciting tickets daily outside the Marketplace, it is all but...

Taylor-Anne Esparza

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Project SAFE PA forced out

Author: Saybin Medler Just months after history major Tyler Kintz (junior) signed on as the only male Programming Assistant for Project SAFE he was asked to...

Honesty underlies ‘The Rumble’

Author: Henry Dickmeyer What's the difference between Jon Stewart and Bill O'Reilly?One runs a political satire program that pinpoints absurdity through juxtaposed news clips and exploits...

Campus Safety offers self defense training

Author: Emily Bell Occidental's Campus Safety Department will be offering a new self-defense course to female students late this semester. The program is called Rape Aggression...

Autumn heat complicates fall fashion

Author: Ben Tuthill Supposedly, it is now fall.  One can tell by the hundreds of nice girls from New England all across campus who are looking...

Exhibit investigates graphic design

Author: Elwyn Pratt From the advertisements that parade across our physical and digital landscapes, to the animation and typography necessary to making attractive newspapers, magazines and...

Volatile Economy Takes Endowment Along for the Ride

Author: Ryan Strong After returning a healthy 19.5 percent investment earnings rate in the 2011 fiscal year, Occidental’s endowment took a hit last year, despite the college’s...

Mourning the loss of print News(week)

Author: Ian Mariani Newsweek will halt production of its print edition starting December 31 of this year after 80 years of publication, but is anyone surprised? Newsweek's...