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...

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...

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"...

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...

Anecdotes from the Archives 50 years later: Has Occidental become more liberal?

Author: Keegan McChesney Students today know Occidental as a “liberal bubble,” where left-wing students go to thrive and the Young Republican club has been defunct for...

Wage gaps between President, faculty need to decrease

Author: Wellesley Daniels Despite Occidental's high tuition, relatively low endowment and the growing income gap within the institution, President Jonathan Veitch's 2011 salary was in the...

Entrepreneurship club reaches out to successful Occidental alumni

Author: Stephen Nemeth Oxypreneurship is in the process of creating their own alumni network to foster entrepreneurship among students, faculty, administrators and alumni, according to Oxypreneurship...

From fútbol to football: Graves transitions to the gridiron

Author: Spencer Donaldson For years, Occidental football kicker Alex Graves (senior) defended the goal. Now, his only job is to aim between the goalposts. "I never imagined...

Hong Kong Following in the Footsteps of American Protest

Author: Rourke Healey The recent uprising in Hong Kong over civil liberties and political representation stands as one of the most important social movements of this...

Vandalism launches Title IX investigation

Author: Stephen Nemeth|Carmen Triola On Monday Nov. 10, members of the Occidental women's water polo team entered the women's aquatics locker room in the early morning...

Seahawks vs. Broncos: Bucking the System or ‘Return of the Great in 48’

Author: Juliet Suess For those who missed it, the Super Bowl just ended. It was easy to miss this year because there was nothing super about...

Wild night in the Glen sets new tone for semester

Author: Lena Smith KOXY and ArtLab, Occidental's student-run radio station and art club, respectively, tend to put on events or produce artwork individually, a trend among...