2014

Behind the Board

Author: Stephen Nemeth The board of trustees has a legacy as old as Occidental itself. When the college was founded in 1887, there were far fewer...

L.A.P.D. works with Campus Safety to address complaints

Author: Noel Hemphill A recent change in campus policy means that off-campus residents could be receiving more visits from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), as...

Tolerance paradox still runs deep at Occidental

Author: Juliet Suess Occidental College is an intolerant place. Though students, faculty and administration preach that the school is open and tolerant, they are simply upholding...

All the Bulbs: A Closer Look at the Prison Beautification Club

Author: Wellesley Daniels Students and faculty coming together to plant seeds is not an unusual sight here at Occidental – figuratively and literally. One group of...

On the rails, in the fringes

Author: William Stupp Four skateboarders repeatedly hop off the stage in Sycamore Glen, guiding their boards into flips and controlled spins with the grace and nonchalance...

Retiring professors leave their marks

Author: Wellesley Daniels Seven distinguished professors from seven separate departments will retire at the end of this semester. The group includes a finalist for the 2013...

Allies, trustees clash over college policy

Author: Juliet Suess| Emotions flared at the board of trustees spring dinner as members of the Occidental community presented statistics and expressed concern about sexual assault...

F.E.A.S.T. cultivates more than the land

Author: Malcolm MacLeod To the left of the Tree House classrooms, slightly down the hill from the Greek Bowl and next to the Urban and Environmental...

Women’s soccer ‘Khil(in)’ it again

Author: Earl Park The Occidental women’s soccer team continued their winning streak with a 1–0 victory over Chapman on Saturday, moving to 4–0 overall and 2–0...

Carotenuto nails three PKs in front of kale-fueled crowd

Author: Ryan Whalen The Occidental Programming Board hosted its first "Liberal Arts Tailgate" prior to the men's soccer (6–3 overall, 3–3 SCIAC) matchup against Chapman on...

Tigers alumni advance baseball careers

Author: Malcolm MacLeod On the fourth of July, nearly 1,000 fans made their way to Kokernot Field in West Texas to see the Alpine Cowboys play....

New major proposed to teach language alongside cultural and literary tradition

Author: Margaret Su The German, Russian and Classical Studies department submitted a proposal to the Academic Planning Committee (APC) this month for a new Literature, Language...