2015

Artists challenge traditional Islamic style, form

Author: Malcolm MacLeod Since the Charlie Hebdo massacre in January, the media has been saturated with discussions about Islam's representation in popular culture. With a new...

Professors stage NTT teach-in

Author: Henry Dickmeyer The Non-Tenure-Track (NTT) Faculty Committee launched a two-day educational program on the inequalities between NTT and tenured/tenure-track faculty (T3) today. The program is...

Guns Are Required to Maintain Freedom and Safe Society

Author: Dylan Bordonaro Disallowing the possession of firearms in any public space, including public colleges and universities, is a direct assault on the liberties granted to...

InternLA/PDX needs revised program policy

Author: Malcolm MacLeod For the first time since starting InternLA/PDX, Occidental's Career Development Center (CDC) has decided that former participants may not apply for a second...

Episode 4: Blurry Lines Between the Impossible, Improbable and Impermissible

Author: Melina Devoney Why do some kids blindly accept that an obese old man can easily slide down their chimney, but refuse to believe that they...

Solidarity is a verb: now is the time to be an ally

Author: Emily Gao “So please, Emily. Tell me, honestly how I can help . I'm open to any and all suggestions,” a white, cis, straight male...

J-Term program expands with new creative track

Author: Sydney Bowman Oxypreneurship, in conjunction with the Young Fund and the Hameetman Career Center (HCC), will be rolling out a new pilot track during the...

Franklin Graham and Samaritan’s Purse

Author: Eileen Lee Franklin Graham, son of renowned Christian evangelist Billy Graham, is almost as well known as his famous father, although for slightly different things....

Charlie Hebdo tragedy still waiting for the punchline

Author: Henry Dickmeyer I am probably not Charlie Hebdo. I have never been sued by the Grand Mosque of Paris for depicting Muhammad with a bomb...

The battle at home: housing LA veterans

Author: Damian Mendieta Under a freeway overpass on Alvarado Street, just 15 minutes away from Occidental, the sidewalks are not lined with oak trees and rose...

Redlands co-EICS weigh in on newspaper shutdown and the right to free speech

Author: Taylor Holmes and Morgan York On Dec. 11, 2014, we co-editors of the student newspaper, The Bulldog Weekly, at the University of Redlands sat down...

Men’s lacrosse team secures playoff position

Author: Dylan Bordonaro Men’s lacrosse has experienced a revival at Occidental over the past few years. After almost folding in 2008, the club team has rebuilt...