2015

Bengal Room opened to all student-run organizations

Author: Hoku Krueger Student organizations can reserve the Bengal Room through the Office of Student Life (OSL) starting this semester. The new policy is part of...

Former NFL player speaks about the politics of football

Author: Wellesley Daniels Former Denver Broncos tight end/wide receiver and journalist Nate Jackson came to campus last week to talk to students about his memoir detailing...

Local opera company marries Star Trek, Mozart

Author: Brenna Reid While the word "opera" may bring to mind classical orchestral scores and Italian ballads, the Pacific Opera Project (POP) has reimagined one of...

Shore to please

Author: Jane Drinkard Despite the fact that Spring Break is over, the beaches in Los Angeles remain a great escape from the daily stresses of student...

History institute to focus on northeast LA

Author: Sydney Bowman With support from a myriad of other academic departments and community organizations, the history department will be rolling out a new history research...

Weingart exhibit confronts sexual assault on campuses

Author: Rachel Cohn Books of feminist theory are strewn around a round table and evocative photographs of two women wearing nothing but blankets and boots hang...

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...