2015

Before The Cut – Fall 2015 Issue 6

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Student delegates to represent US in Japan

Author: Claire Cancilla Twenty-three students and two faculty members will be taking an all-expense-paid trip to Japan in December — not as a vacation or a...

Zweet Café provides warm, homey study environment

Author: Melina Devoney For Zweet Café to call itself a “special coffee boutique” on its website comes across as somewhat haughty — but nevertheless well-deserved. The coffee...

Faculty votes against calling for Veitch’s resignation

Author: Sarah Corsa|Lauren Rewers Faculty voted 83–45 against calling for the immediate resignation of President Jonathan Veitch in a meeting Tuesday, Director of Communications Jim Tranquada...

Torten hopes to powerlift his way to the top

Author: Gabriel Dunatov The sound of churning treadmills, enthusiastic grunts and the monotonous thump of dropping dumbbells is ever present at the Occidental Alumni Fitness Center....

Players of the week – February 11, 2015

Author: Malcolm MacLeod   Mackensie Priley Occidental Softball split their two-game series with St. Katherine College over the weekend, winning the second game 5-4. First-year Mackensie Priley was...

Losar tashi delek! Happy Tibetan New Year!

Author: Keegan McChesney Losar tashi delek! Happy Tibetan New Year! My week has been filled with celebrations. After an unforgettable evening celebrating the Hindu festival of Maha...

Reid, Young & Rice finish their Tiger basketball careers

Author: Daniel Terner The men's and women's basketball teams concluded their seasons with back-to-back games Feb. 24 in Rush Gymnasium, both losing to Cal Lutheran (Cal...

Occidental featured in sexual assault documentary

Author: Marina Dart "The Hunting Ground," a documentary released in Los Angeles theaters Feb. 27, explores the college sexual assault epidemic throughout the United States. Occidental...

Two years after city lifts ban, mural community thrives

Author: Malcolm Macleod In the 1980s, LA was considered the mural capital of the world. But in 2002, public murals were banned after unsightly graffiti tags...

Student body vote approves DEBI and VP of sustainability

Author: Lauren Rewers Two amendments to the Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) constitution passed Monday. One established the vice president of sustainability position on Senate...

Hyper Xpressions heats up the Cooler at showcase

Author: Lily Goldfarb Amid the usual traffic of students grabbing their nightly pizza slices, more than 100 students gathered around a stage in the Cooler on...