2014

Secretary of education holds twitter conversation

Author: Juliet Suess Secretary of Education Arne Duncan held an open Twitter conversation on Monday night directed at students and their families. Using #StuVoice, students of...

Costantino puts swing in Jazz Ensemble’s step

Author: Lauren Rewers The Occidental Jazz Ensemble rehearses in a circle – highly unusual for most large instrumental groups, who tend to group by section. Yet it works...

Welcome to ‘The Broken Remote!’

Author: Mike Cosimano As a college student, I am sure you are familiar with the magic of procrastination. When there’s a massive assignment looming, few things...

Pedestrians must take back Eagle Rock Boulevard

Author: Stephen Nemeth One of the advantages of living in a small neighborhood like Eagle Rock is how close together everything and everyone is. But one...

Holy cow! McDonald’s in India?

Author: Ben Poor Despite popular opinion, McDonald’s Quarter Pounder is not called a Royale with Cheese in Paris. I'm sorry to tell you that, readers –...

Softball drops first four games of league play

Author: Malcolm MacLeod The Occidental College softball team (1-9 overall, 0-4 SCIAC) opened up its conference season this weekend with doubleheaders against La Verne and Chapman....

Politicians fail to adequately address climate change patterns

Author: Charlotte Flight California is currently experiencing the third straight year of below-average rainfall, causing the state to enter into a severe state of drought. The...

Task force aims to revitalize social life

Author: Olivia Landon Students and administrators created the Social Life Task Force in response to the moratorium on dances last fall. The group aims to expand...

Get twitchy with it in revolutionary collective gaming experience

Author: Will Westwater What if 80,000 people played a video game, and they all shared one controller? Recently a user on Twitch.com, a website where users...

Rising Stars (Spring 2014 Part 2)

Author: Michael Tonetti Avery Chernin (Men's Tennis) Despite being the lightest member of the team at 138 pounds, Avery Chernin is expected to make a heavy impact...

Shift to Latino plurality calls for progressive policy changes

Author: Christian Morales This month, Latinos will become the largest ethnic group in California. Making up 39 percent of the population, they will overtake...

Let me (not) live that fantasy

Author: Juliet Suess Loyalty is the most undervalued trait in sports. Last week this column investigated loyalty within the National Football League (NFL) in terms of...