2014

Sports in Brief Issue 5

Author: Ryan Whalen|Tim O'Donnell Men's Tennis (1-5 overall, 0-2 SCIAC) The Occidental men’s tennis team (1-5 overall, 0-2 SCIAC) has participated in a marathon of four matches...

Looking for Mr./Ms. [Swipe] Right

Author: Wellesley Daniels As Valentine's Day approaches, many Occidental students are looking to social media for potential dates. Whether students are looking for love this Friday,...

Weed smoking tarnishes living experience

Author: Christian Morales Students' consumption of marijuana in residential residence halls is an issue that must be addressed and corrected. Occidental's Residential Education and Housing...

Leno leaves on a high note

Author: Noel Hemphill Four thousand six hundred and ten episodes later, James "Jay" Leno's stint as host of NBC's "The Tonight Show" is over.Feb. 6 marked...

Embrace adventure in daily life

Author: Will Westwater "Believe in the fiction." Professor John Bouchard says this at least 20 times every class period of his Acting II course. When my...

New student wellness director plans upgrades for Emmons

Author: Margaret Su New Director of Student Wellness Services Sara Semal has only been at Occidental for three months, but she already has big plans for...

Cleaning staff, students rally to support Facilities supervisor

Author: Olivia Landon|Henry Dickmeyer Over 20 cleaning and grounds employees from Facilities Management (Facilities) met with Vice President of Finance and Planning Amos Himmelstein on Thursday...

Class is in session at the V&A

Author: Noel Hemphill The first time I went to England, it was a whirlwind trip. My stepmother had put together an ambitious itinerary in both length...

Sports in Brief Issue 1

Author: Ryan Whalen Baseball (1-2 overall, 0-0 SCIAC) After completing one of the winningest seasons in the past decade at 26-15, the Occidental baseball team will attempt...

Dolphins doing drugs (and other underwater debauchery)

Author: Jill Goatcher Apparently, young dolphins love to get high. Dolphins flying high. (Source: CC)Though this statement has not yet been supported by scientific findings, the...

iPad use in classrooms improves experience

Author: Christian Morales During the 2011-2012 academic year, the Faculty Learning Committee (FLC) held workshops to discuss how professors could integrate iPads into their teaching...

‘Just keep swimming:’ Adapting to the changing tides of ocean conservation

Author: Jill Goatcher As a species, the human race is more intertwined with the marine environment than we can imagine. We come from the ocean. We...