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...

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...

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...

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...

“Argo”: one of many snubs

Author: Mallory Fencil Amid the Iran hostage crisis, Tony Mendez, a CIA agent, implements a plan in order to rescue American hostages from Tehran. Under the...

21st century high-speed Internet a necessity, not a luxury

Author:  ITS sent out an email to selected students to take a survey regarding library and other technological services. Clearly they have never tried to...

World News week of March 17th

Author: Clark Scally Korea The 1953 Korean War armistice was nullified by North Korea on March 11, increasing tension between the two Korean nations which are...

The Vandy Man can

Author: Ryan Graff Going into the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships, Occidental head coach Shea Manning secretly hoped for the best. But he could...

Arabic program stifled

Author: Haley Gray Of every language taught at Occidental, Arabic may be the one with the most critical global significance. It's the primary language of more...

‘Take Back the Month’ for sexual assault awareness

Author: Damian Mendieta Project S.A.F.E. organized Take Back the Month to bring attention to April as sexual assault awareness month. Previously known as Take Back the...

Faculty diversity deficit marks unsettling campus trend

Author: Damian Mendieta To most people the faculty seems diverse enough, but a closer historical look reveals startling facts. About a decade ago, the college didn't...

The better angels of our nature

Author: Henry Dickmeyer The word "marathon" dates back to 490 B.C. Legend has it that after the Athenians trumped the Persian army following the Battle of...