2012

Photography revolutionized in ‘Digital Darkroom’

Author: Natania Reed, Senior Writer The Annenberg Space for Photography's  current exhibition, titled "Digital Darkroom," explores contemporary approaches to digital photography, highlighting digital or darkroom manipulations...

Renowned Philosophy Professor Selected as Commencement Speaker

Author: Rachel Silver President Jonathon Veitch and the Board of Trustees announced last week that Anthony Appiah has been selected as the speaker the 2012 Commencement...

Hong breaks out as Baseball sweeps SCIAC rival Redlands

Author: Lauren Taylor Last year's struggles are seemingly in the past for the Occidental baseball team (8-3 overall, 3-0 SCIAC), which is building momentum after a...

Eagle Rock, a rough gem

Author: Nico Gendron   Occidental reverberated with the sound of hovering helicopters and the sirens of LAPD cruisers on Feb. 17 after three men were shot at...

Springfest too “Common” for college concert

Author: Sam Van Buren The stage was empty, a back-track emanated music in the Greek bowl, red and orange light spilled over the crowd and...

Track and Field opens 2012 season, hosts SCIAC meet

Author: David Weightman Jesse Wong (freshman) held a narrow lead over Cal Lutheran's Erik Fruth (sophomore) down the stretch of the 400m hurdles when he lost...

Track and field gaining momentum for SCIAC meet

Author: Riley Kimball (Senior Writer) Next Friday and Saturday, Occidental track and field athletes will compete with the best of SCIAC for the conference title and...

Students, professors close L.A. streets at Cic(LA)via

Author: Henry Dickmeyer Downtown Los Angeles streets were closed to motorized vehicles on Sunday for Cic(LA)via, the fourth bicycle and pedestrian-friendly event in the city since...

Sexual violence cannot be addressed through risk reduction alone

Author: Kenda Woolfson   At first-year orientation, Occidental's newest students learn that the best way to prevent rape is to travel in pairs, carry a rape whistle...

Six standouts earn academic honor

Author: Riley Kimball (Senior Writer) Six Occidental Cross Country runners earned Academic All-American status for the Fall 2011 season. The award goes to runners with GPAs...

Out-of-season fruits supplied by greenhouses

Author: Rachel Silver In Southern California, the seasons transition from one to the next gradually and without the unmistakable flare of the northeast foliage. Sometimes the...

Former Starbucks executive speaks on ‘people over profits’

Author: Henry Dickmeyer     As 12:30 p.m. approached on Feb. 22, Mosher 1 slowly filled with the chatter of excited coffee lovers. Some came from the Green...