2013

Baseball blasts way to 6-0 start

Author: Alex Nieves With a current record of 6-0, the Occidental baseball team is already off to its best start in the last decade. Though the...

Former Occidental Professor debates possible existence of Jesus’s wife

Author: Clark Scally Jesus had one of the most controversial celebrity marriages of all time. Just 100 years after the death of Christ, Christian...

College reopens discussion on renovation plans for Academic Commons

Author: Shilpa Bhongir Occidental has restarted conversations about integrating and adding more offices into the ground floor of the library as part of a vision to...

In Memoriam: Robert Hansen, Professor Emeritus of Art

Author: Emily Shugerman Professor Robert Hansen, an artist, father, birder and Occidental professor for over 30 years, passed away in his home in Carpinteria, Calif. on...

Eagle Rock Music Festival returns, controversy over reduced size

Author: Malcolm MacLeod Next Saturday Oct. 5, the Eagle Rock Music Festival (ERMF) is coming back to town, albeit with significantly fewer performers. The festival has...

Football falls to Redlands after Edwards injury

Author: Juliet Suess Occidental received the kick to open the second half of Saturday’s football game against Redlands. And quarterback Tommy Edwards (senior) led the team...

Football rallies back to beat CMS

Author: Alex Nieves When senior quarterback Tommy Edwards went down for the season with an elbow injury last week, there were serious questions about the state...

Beginner’s Poetry Slam an avenue for positive self-expression

Author: Lauren Rewers On a warm fall evening, the unexpected sound of laughter drifts through the open doors of Occidental's largest chemistry classroom. Clapping, cheering, snapping...

State legislation explodes codification of nuclear family

Author: Manna Selassie California Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 274 on Sept. 27, allowing courts to recognize more than two legal parents for a child....

Men’s, Women’s hoops poised for opening tip-off

Author: Tim O'Donnell The Mackenzie Brandon '13 era is over. The preseason All-American graduated last spring, leaving behind one of the most accomplished legacies in Occidental...

Inside the Artist’s Studio: Getting behind the lens of student filmmaker Scott Kulicke

Author: Jeremy Childs Scott Kulicke arrived at Occidental with plans to study creative writing; a few short years later, he's already stepping into the film industry...

Academic Commons should not throw out books, sell soul

Author: Donovan Dennis Nearly 2,000 years ago, the great Roman philosopher Cicero wrote, “A room without books is like a body without a soul.” Thus, any...