2013
2013
Students get a taste of Turkey during break
Author: Drew Jaffe|Clark Scally Some professors use Los Angeles as a classroom, others the world. Some take
their students to the Hollywood sign or the Getty. Others...
2013
Refining, redefining virtues of cybersecurity
Author: Mal Clay Cybersecurity has long been recognized by the defense establishment as a problem with mid- or long-term ramifications. With the infiltration of the New...
2013
Musicians at Occidental sing their stories
Author: Taylor-Anne Esparza From open mic nights to performing at parties to Apollo Night, Occidental musicians have taken the spotlight. Students are starting to take advantage...
2013
Media coverage sparks frenzy on alleged rape
Author: Rachel Stober|Emily Shugerman Reports from local media on Wednesday about an alleged rape near campus came as a surprise to students, who are now organizing...
2013
DJs at student dances need to make the students dance
Author: Jeremy Childs There are a few things one comes to expect when attending a dance at Occidental: drunken first-year couples shamelessly making out, awkward exchanges...
2013
Ravitch debunks education ‘hoaxes’
Author: Keegan McChesney Leading education historian and scholar Diane Ravitch discussed her new book, “Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger...
2013
House Republicans shut down women’s rights
Author: Cordelia Kenney The federal government reopened last Wednesday after nearly two weeks of being shut down. The inability of the House and the Senate to...
2013
Academic Commons phases out books as part of renovation plan
Author: Keegan McChesney The Academic Commons is currently phasing out books as part of a process to reduce outdated, underused print materials. The Academic Commons is...
2013
Students motivate peers at ‘Ideas in Action’ forum
Author: Sarah Corsa Oxypreneurship presented the first "Ideas in Action: A Forum for Empowered Students" event last Wednesday, Oct. 23. Six students shared insight from their...
2013
York’s hipness thinly guises problematic gentrification
Author: Manna Selassie York Boulevard is the kind of cool that puts a bad taste in any conscientious person's mouth. Occidental students may be excited to...
2013
SMOxy builds connections, skills
Author: Lauren Rewers The Political Social Media Conference (SMOxy), sponsored by Oxypreneurship, will set the stage for non-profits and digital media experts to build relationships and...
2013
Conceptual art meets play time: ‘Interdisciplinary Arts’ class expands definition of art, allows students to explore
Author: Emma Lodes In a hiccup of sand, a pickup truck screeches to a stop in a Pasadena alleyway. Ten college students jump out of the...
