2014

Sports in Brief Issue 9

Author: Tim O'Donnell|Ryan Whalen Track and Field The Occidental track and field teams participated in the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational Saturday, continuing their preparation for the upcoming SCIAC Championship...

How to get a lot out of your latte; Green Bean do’s and don’ts

Author: Cordelia Kenney "Dirty Blue Velvets" might just tear this school apart. For those who have sampled this bizarre amalgam of coffee and tea, these three...

Sewage leak in Johnson Hall causes flooding

Author: Stephen Nemeth Johnson Hall was inundated with sewage last Sunday as a result of a backup in the main sewer line that runs underneath both...

Vagina Monologues came, conquered

Author:  With the flair and audacity of Beyoncé’s surprise album, last Friday’s performance of the Vagina Monologues took the classic show in original and...

City of Brotherly (Gangsta) Love

Author: Juliet Suess DeSean Jackson is a gang member. Or maybe he is just affiliated. Or maybe he just knows someone who is or was a...

Recruiting game difficult for Division-III Occidental

Author: Tim O'Donnell University of Kentucky’s men’s basketball head coach John Calipari has it easy in recruiting. Occidental’s Brian Newhall? Not so much. Newhall recently shed...

Pasadena gets swinging, Lindy Groove jazzes up Thursdays

Author: Lena Smith On a stage at the front of the room, the DJ plays the first jazzy tune and the lights dim to a glow....

Writer and biographer, professor Deborah Martinson remembered

Author: Ryan Graff Deborah Stewart Martinson lost her battle with cancer on Saturday, passing away peacefully while surrounded by family and friends at her Burbank home....

L.A. artist fuses pop culture, politics in Weingart showcase

Author: Flora Adamian Students who enter Occidental's Weingart gallery encounter the unexpected combination of former First Lady Nancy Reagan in watercolor to their right and black-and-white...

Volleyball loses back-to-back matches to open conference play

Author: D'Angela Pritchett-Rowe The Occidental women's volleyball team (1–9 overall, 0–2 SCIAC) fell behind early on Friday night against La Verne and failed to recover, falling...

The ever-changing faces of York Boulevard

Author: Michael Tonetti|Keegan McChesney On a sun-drenched road in northeast Los Angeles, a discount store, a bike shop and an art gallery mingle side by side....

Humble Fiegener tackles opponents, academics fiercely

Author: Taylor-Anne Esparza From pickup football in small-town Chester, Calif., to captain of the Occidental football team, Ross Fiegener (senior) has long showcased his natural talent...