2012

Cutty Gold Fuses Motown, punk-rock across states

Author: Natania Reed Occidental’s own Brett White (senior) and previous Occidental student Sam Wilkes have collaborated to form Cutty Gold, the newest musical undertaking of White....

Occidental’s athletic attire stained by sweatshop labor

Author: Damien Mendieta   Sweatshop-free apparel is one of the most prominently advertised products in the Occidental College Bookstore. The college boasts its commitment to fair labor...

LACMA tributes surrealist feminist art

Author: Natania Reed, Senior Writer In an unprecedented look at female artists of the surrealist movement, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) opened its...

Men’s lacrosse heats up with 6-1 start

Author: Clark Scally Men's lacrosse is making strides toward a momentous season. Their 6-1 record has them on the map in their conference. Currently, the team...

Occidental removes Affirmative Action language from hiring process

Author: Shilpa Bhongir The college's General Counsel Carl Botterud removed language about affirmative action hiring from the college's webpage this summer, since the college is not...

What happened to Io Triumphe?

Author: Damian Mendieta Occidental has a significant pool of superb athletes despite a relatively small population of 2,100 students. Yet, school spirit and support for athletics is...

Hope for return to normalcy

Author: Henry Dickmeyer Four days after Senator Barack Obama was elected to his first term as President of the United States, the Bureau of Labor Statistics...

Same-sex marriage taking steps

Author: Lucy Feickert Same-sex marriage is now legal in Maine, Maryland and Washington. The President of the United States supports gay marriage. More than 39 percent of...

Students bring perspective to Conduct Council hearings

Author: Kirsten Wright If you’ve ever received an email calling you to meet with Residential Education and Housing Services (REHS) staff after getting “written up,”...

Menswear: A Year in Review

Author: Ben Tuthill 2012 was menswear’s coming out year. I don’t mean that like coming out of the closet – though I sort of do (see...

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...