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...

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...