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...

Tough binaats: a journey through the center of Cairo

Author: Haley Gray Living in a new cultural context forces you to reexamine societal norms you might not otherwise have noticed. Having spent two months in...

Ballroom Blitz: The only ballroom dance studio in Eagle Rock

Author: Rachel Stober Anthony Cuesta may be a little short, but the small Asian woman in her seventies who he is leading through the Waltz is...

RAWRecords provides space for students to produce music

Author: Emma Lodes During certain hours of the day, a small, discrete room in the basement of Booth Hall labeled "Room 105" explodes with sound. Open...

“Skin of Our Teeth” tackles human question with humor

Author: Elwyn Pratt Within the very first half-hour of the Occidental theater department's latest production, an anxiety-ridden Mrs. Antrobus looks outside her living room window and...

Adderall an all too common study aid

Author: Jack McHenry As the current school year comes to a close, the student body once again finds itself nestled in the temporary shelter of the...

Accreditation Team Visiting This Week

Author: Damian Mendieta Members of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) accreditation team will visit Occidental from Feb. 8-10 for the third and final...

Alumni Art Exhibition honors success of graduates

Author: Vivien Reece The Alumni Art Exhibition is bursting with Japanese ceramics, abstract paintings and finely shaded portraits in Weingart and in the lesser known Mullin...

PHAC courses expand athletic department

Author: Riley Kimball (Senior Writer) Physical activity courses at Occidental round out students' lives on campus. The one credit classes complete the liberal arts education Occidental...