2013

Pandemic rocks campus with musical, visual array

Author: Taylor-Anne Esparza Thorne Patio was packed on Saturday night with cheering students, flashing lights, glow sticks and the booming music of White Panda and Brenton...

Sports must standardize PED policies

Author: Joe Siegal In dealing with the scourge of performance enhancing drugs (PEDs), baseball and football have taken two completely different paths, showing that the philosophy...

Roginsky gives Circus Smirkus a fresh perspective

Author: Ryan Whalen Standing at center stage, Jessica "Jesso" Roginsky (first-year) takes a bow as the audience roars with approval. It is the end of yet...

OCCIDENTAL STUDENTS PUT THEIR SPIN ON THE ‘HARLEM SHAKE’

Author: Elwyn Pratt Students rallied around the Gilman Fountain noon last Tuesday to participate in the filming of a newly popular internet sensation known as the...

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...

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...