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...

Goya’s nightmares become dream museum exhibit

Author: Clark Scally Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, regarded as the newest old master and the first modern master, comes to life in The...

A blind man in India

Author: Ben Poor "I have seen every American film," my language tutor Ajit boasts as we sip chai in the hot Indian sun. This is a bold...

Tuning in with KOXY’s key players

Author: Jeremy Childs They are the unsung heroes of KOXY radio: the playlist crafters, the mix masters, the tastemakers of Occidental. They are the KOXY DJs....

Pole vaulting coach Steben raises bar in three-decade career

Author: Spencer Donaldson “You’re not a fish; it’s not a fishing pole,” Occidental pole vault coach Andy Steben ‘69 says to Lisa Matsukata (senior) immediately after...

Minimal money, maximum fun for a night out in Los Angeles

Author: Leah Nomkin Task: Explore the neighborhoods surrounding Occidental to see what local restaurants and events Los Angeles has to offer for one night under $15....

C.O.D.E. takes the stage at faculty meeting

Author: Michael Tonetti Student representatives from the Coalition at Oxy for Diversity and Equity (CODE) presented at Occidental College's monthly faculty meeting yesterday. The students advocated...

Young Initiative takes Occidental Students Across the Globe

Author: Nina Greenebaum The Young Initiative on the Global Economy // (function(a){var b="embedly-platform",c="script";if(!a.getElementById(b)){var d=a.createElement(c);d.id=b;d.async=true;d.src=("https:"===document.location.protocol?"https":"http")+"://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/platform.js";var e=document.getElementsByTagName(c);e.parentNode.insertBefore(d,e)}})(document); // On a particularly unremarkable Tuesday afternoon, Johnson 302 is filled with the...

Hannibal Season 2, Episode 1 review: A delicious appetizer

Author: Mike Cosimano (Warning: this review contains spoilers for "Hannibal" Season 1.)“Hannibal” comes out swinging. Literally."Kaiseki" – the first episode of critical darling “Hannibal’s” second season...