2014

Frying Nemo: The Australian government dredging up controversy in the Great Barrier Reef

Author: Jill Goatcher The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef in the world. It's so big, in fact, that you can see it from...

van Deventer, Chang lead swim teams into SCIAC Championships

Author: Ryan Whalen The SCIAC Championships begin next Saturday for the Occidental swimming and diving teams, marking the end of a difficult training season for both...

Greek Life’s exclusivity plagues Occidental

Author: Juliet Suess Bids from Greek Life came out Thursday night, and despite the claims by members of Greek Life to be "inclusive," many students were...

Spiral staircase planned for Green Bean, Bengal Room

Author: Sarah Corsa A spiral staircase may connect the Green Bean and a newly renovated Bengal Room by the time students return to Occidental for the...

Co-ed frats are not the answer to inequality

Author: Wellesley Daniels On Sept. 22, Wesleyan University announced it would require all residential Greek organizations to become coeducational by 2017. The administration posited this as...

SAE revamps yearly haunted house philanthropy event

Author: Melina Devoney Like many college houses, the Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) fraternity house can be a scary sight of reeking sports gear, blasting music and...

Students celebrate autumn at Harvest Festival

Author: Marina Dart Occidental students celebrated autumn at the first-ever Harvest Festival, sponsored by the Office of Student Life (OSL) on Saturday. Saturday was the coldest...

Occidental offers potential for social progress

Author: Alex Nieves I am a black man. At least that is how I identify myself, my heritage and the face I see when I look in...

Nice Things Podcast – Episode 7

Author: Mason Atkins|Allan Van Vliet Your valiant hosts have returned from their foray into broadcast television in last week’s Electapalooza! election night webcast. On the seventh episode...

Programming Board: Give us a female artist for this year’s SpringFest

Author: Gregory Feiner A female artist has never played at Occidental College’s SpringFest concert. Although the event is only five years old, students are already eager...

Resist water usage with drought-resistant plants

Author: Melina Devoney Growing up with relentless rain and snow in Massachusetts, I never experienced the kind of panic that currently surrounds California’s water shortage. But...

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...