2013

Macklemore invites students to participate in video shoot

Author: Emily Bell Four Occidental students participated in a film shoot for rap artists Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' music video of "Can't Hold Us" on Sunday....

Vagina Monologues address violence and other issues

Author: Lucy Feickert Fluctuating between laughter and tears, the Vagina Monologues ran students through a full spectrum of emotions in Thorne Hall last Friday. Throughout the...

Tales of Telefund

Author: Tess Langan On its surface, Telefund is a group of 40 students in swivel chairs and headsets collecting gifts from alumni and parents across the country....

Administration and OSAC clash over campus-wide alert system

Author: Emily Shugerman|Rachel Stober Reports in the media of an alleged sexual assault involving two Occidental students has renewed outrage about the college's handling of sexual...

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...

‘Nod your head and wake up’ to Occidental’s tolerance paradox

Author: Henry Dickmeyer Azealia Banks is not headlining SpringFest tomorrow. Booking Macklemore does not mean Programming Board hates minorities. And despite a few participants dressed in...

Eagle Rock Crime Rate Soars

Author: Noel Hemphill Recent statistics from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) report a 200 percent increase in rape, 170 percent increase in armed robberies and...

The cost of college

Author: Ryan Strong In his 2013 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama made his bluntest call yet for colleges around the country to control...

Gentrified York breeds inequality

Author: Damian Mendieta Just a few blocks away from campus, Highland Park has been the home of a large Latina/o working-class community for over 50 years....

Oxypreneurship hosts day-long problem solving event

Author: Emily Shugerman Students took ten hours out of their weekend to tackle issues of communication and sustainability at Occidental at the Innovate Oxy problem solving...

A Thiel-good story: Local twins overcome Kitchen Nightmares on way to American Dream

Author: Ryan Graff “Because I’m better looking,” Jeff Thiel said as he comes out of the kitchen, tying his stained and faded black apron securely around...

Smith portrays Rodney King tragedy

Author: Damian Mendieta The sonorous voice of Roger Guenveur Smith in his one-person show summoned Rodney King back to life last Tuesday in Herrick Chapel. Smith's...