2013

Pandemic rocks campus with musical, visual array

Author: Taylor-Anne Esparza Thorne Patio was packed on Saturday night with cheering students, flashing lights, glow sticks and the booming music of White Panda and Brenton...

Sports must standardize PED policies

Author: Joe Siegal In dealing with the scourge of performance enhancing drugs (PEDs), baseball and football have taken two completely different paths, showing that the philosophy...

Roginsky gives Circus Smirkus a fresh perspective

Author: Ryan Whalen Standing at center stage, Jessica "Jesso" Roginsky (first-year) takes a bow as the audience roars with approval. It is the end of yet...

OCCIDENTAL STUDENTS PUT THEIR SPIN ON THE ‘HARLEM SHAKE’

Author: Elwyn Pratt Students rallied around the Gilman Fountain noon last Tuesday to participate in the filming of a newly popular internet sensation known as the...

Black Student Alliance petitions for new major

Author: Damian Mendieta Black Student Alliance (BSA) President Brandi Locke (senior) created and distributed an online petition on Feb. 8 to support the creation of a...

Occidental holds first Silent Solidarity program

Author: Daphne Auza Silent Solidarity, a program designed to help students understand the experience of marginalized social groups, will be offered to Occidental students for the...

Campus parking system requires more attention, reform

Author:  Though Occidental should be proud to have free parking, there is a substantial amount of inefficiencies related to the parking system. Free parking is...

Letters to the Editor – March 20

Author:  Dear President Veitch, Although there are many points of your email I find to be unproductive, I am especially disappointed in how you handled...

Dance Pro offers student talent, variety

Author: Noel Hemphill From traditional Indian and Tahitian dances to more modern dance styles and acrobatic breakdancing, Dance Production 2013 celebrated the efforts of over 300...

Students, faculty push for new public health department

Author: Drew Jaffe|Sarah Corsa Students and faculty are pushing for the creation of a public health department. A new internship-based practicum, new classes and a proposed...

Aloof Russia elucidates Cyprus crisis

Author: Malcolm MacLeod For decades, wealthy Russians have been avoiding their country's high taxes by depositing their earnings in Cyprus, a small island in the Eastern...

“The Fang” brings snark to campus

Author: Noel Hemphill Occidental's once-defunct subversive magazine "The Fang" is returning to campus to take a bite into the literary arts world. Under the guide of...