2013

Women’s water polo earns win in SCIAC opener

Author: Alex Nieves he Occidental College women’s water polo season is well underway, as the team has already played in a myriad of tournaments and non-conference...

Limited Offerings in ECLS Department Reflective of College’s Attention to Humanities

Author: Arielle Laub As an inter-disciplinary school, Occidental can boast the label of “liberal arts college.” Yet, its humanities – the backbone of a liberal arts...

“An Enchanted Evening” bewitches its audience

Author: Taylor-Anne Esparza Packed to the brim, the audience in Bird Studio was enthused last Friday night by the Musical Theater Company's second annual cabaret, titled...

Raising amateur a-Ware-ness

Author: Joe Siegal The NCAA tournament, aside from being the most exciting college sporting event in America, is also a reminder of just how lucrative college...

There is “Mo” crying in baseball

Author: Joe Siegal When shortstop Derek Jeter and fellow pitcher Andy Pettite walked out to the Yankee Stadium mound last Thursday night to relieve closer Mariano...

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...