2013

Macklemore invites students to participate in video shoot

Author: Emily Bell Four Occidental students participated in a film shoot for rap artists Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' music video of "Can't Hold Us" on Sunday....

Vagina Monologues address violence and other issues

Author: Lucy Feickert Fluctuating between laughter and tears, the Vagina Monologues ran students through a full spectrum of emotions in Thorne Hall last Friday. Throughout the...

Tales of Telefund

Author: Tess Langan On its surface, Telefund is a group of 40 students in swivel chairs and headsets collecting gifts from alumni and parents across the country....

Administration and OSAC clash over campus-wide alert system

Author: Emily Shugerman|Rachel Stober Reports in the media of an alleged sexual assault involving two Occidental students has renewed outrage about the college's handling of sexual...

Black studies major still in the works

Author: Cordelia Kenney After an online petition created by Former Black Student Alliance (BSA) President Brandi Locke ’13 acquired several hundred signatures last February, student support...

Street initiatives on Figueroa and Colorado must stem from community

Author: Keegan McChesney Colorado Boulevard and Figueroa Street, two of the main corridors through Eagle Rock and Highland Park, have recently become epicenters for community growth....

Your Own Armory

Author: Noel Hemphill Dita Von Teese once said that "heels and red lipstick will put the fear of God into people." As a living fashion icon...

State immigration reforms set the standard

Author: Christian Morales According to a 2010 report by the Pew Research Hispanic Trends Project, there are one million undocumented immigrants under the age of...

Student journal delivers law analysis and commentary

Author: Lena Smith The Occidental Undergraduate Law Review (OULR), scheduled to appear in spring or summer of 2014, will be a published journal in which students...

Halls compete to conserve resources

Author: Drew Jaffe Amid calls to push Occidental toward a more sustainable future, students in the Urban and Environmental Policy (UEP) department have spearheaded the school's...

Students, administration must stop playing blame game and confront binge drinking

Author: Cordelia Kenney People like to get inebriated. They always have, and they always will. The recent year-long moratorium imposed on school dances after six transports...

Gann leads volleyball to victory on Senior Night

Author: Ryan Whalen The Occidental volleyball team (17-10 overall, 10-6 SCIAC) celebrated its Senior night on Friday, commemorating Jessie Altman, Madyson Cassidy, Stephanie Gann, Hanna Hunt...