2014
2014
Facilities updates highlight sustainability
Author: Jeremy Childs & Manna Selassie| Facilities Management increased its sustainability efforts following the reinstitution of Occidental’s sustainability committee last semester. With projects that range from...
2014
New California minimum wage raises questions for student workers
Author: Cordelia Kenney California’s new minimum wage law, passed last September, will go into effect on July 1 of this year, making the new minimum in...
2014
All the Bees: A Closer Look at Beekeeping Club
Author: Manna Selassie http://vimeo.com/87044499
The recent disappearance of bees worldwide has stung the Occidental community, stimulating the reactivation of the college's beekeeping club. While the club became...
2014
Baseball edges Chapman in extra innings as Marks records game-winning RBI double in top of 12th
Author: Tim O'Donnell The Occidental College baseball team (2-4 overall, 1-2 SCIAC) opened conference play over the weekend with a home-and-away series against Chapman (3-4 overall,...
2014
Occidental offers potential for social progress
Author: Alex Nieves I am a black man. At least that is how I identify myself, my heritage and the face I see when I look in...
2014
Nice Things Podcast – Episode 7
Author: Mason Atkins|Allan Van Vliet Your valiant hosts have returned from their foray into broadcast television in last week’s Electapalooza! election night webcast.
On the seventh episode...
2014
Programming Board: Give us a female artist for this year’s SpringFest
Author: Gregory Feiner A female artist has never played at Occidental College’s SpringFest concert. Although the event is only five years old, students are already eager...
2014
Resist water usage with drought-resistant plants
Author: Melina Devoney Growing up with relentless rain and snow in Massachusetts, I never experienced the kind of panic that currently surrounds California’s water shortage. But...
2014
Sports in Brief Issue 7
Author: Ryan Whalen Baseball (12-14 overall, 8-7 SCIAC) The Occidental baseball team took the field against SCIAC No. 1 Whittier over the weekend in a three-game conference...
2014
College outlines next steps on sexual assault
Author: Juliet Suess Sexual assault, a volatile issue on Occidental’s campus for the past year, made headlines when President Barack Obama created a national sexual assault...
2014
Eagle Rock offers hidden gems, untapped resources
Author: Taylor Majewski Home to Occidental College, Eagle Rock is a neighborhood on the rise. The real-estate brokerage firm Redfin recently named Eagle-Rock the second "hottest"...
2014
Warner Brothers doesn’t Lego of Youth
Author: Will Westwater Lego, one of the most popular toys in the world, now has a movie with an equally ambiguous title, "The Lego Movie." Warner...
