2013

CommuniCon honors beloved show

Author: Ella Fornari   Pop Pop. 300 fans of NBC's Community squished into a multipurpose room at Los Angeles Community College this weekend for the world's first...

Blyth Fund entices applicants with virtual stock competition

Author: Emily Shugerman The Blyth Fund, Occidental's student-run investment group, is running a virtual stock competition open to all students in an effort to spread awareness...

Mixed feelings on campus about new class absence policy

Author: Claudia Chow Starting this semester, students will no longer be required to provide a note from Emmons Health Center to be excused from class due...

Denim dictates individuality, but brand identity supersedes

Author: Ben Tuthill One-hundred and forty years ago last week Levi Strauss & Co. put out its first pair of riveted denim work pants and somehow...

Lyke captures environment, society in art

Author: Malcolm MacLeod Early on a Saturday evening in Pasadena, the sound of smooth jazz could be heard from just outside the doors of Century Books....

Women’s golf improves over break, Tigers place well in two non-SCIAC tournaments

Author: Alex Nieves The women’s golf team was hard at work over spring break, competing in two non-league tournaments as they prepare to head back into...

Dodgers, Angels not worth high payrolls

Author: Joe Siegal Just when it briefly seemed that unchecked spending on veteran free agents was out of style in Major League Baseball, L.A.’s teams are...

Sports leagues must promote tolerance

Author: Joe Siegal American sports often serve as some of the most mainstream, widely consumed commentary on the nation's hot-button social and cultural issues. While the...

Laurie Pepper: A Taste of Musical Los Angeles in the ’60s

Author: Emma Lodes Sex, drugs and jazz: The defining elements of Laurie Pepper's early life swept up by the culture of arts and music in 1960s...

Men’s tennis begins SCIAC play with victory over Caltech

Author: Taylor-Anne Esparza The Occidental College men's tennis team started its conference season on Friday, entering on a three-game winning streak and continuing the trend with...

Occidental celebrates the end of its 125th year

Author: Emily Shugerman The ferris wheel on campus last spring will return to the quad once again for Founders Day on April 20 as the college...

Basketball promoted camaraderie during WWII era

Author: Ryan Graff|Caroline Chang It was the autumn of 1944, which, for those living on Occidental's campus and throughout southern California, meant only continued sunshine and...