2016
2016
Local rapper Quez makes waves at Occidental
Author: Stephen Nemeth During homecoming weekend last semester, on top of a coffee table at an off-campus house, a rapper by the name of Quez introduced...
2016
Responsibility for the Financial Crisis
Author: William Pottenger Over winter break, I watched a lot of films, and one of my favorite was Adam McKay's "The Big Short." It told the...
2016
Students ought to demonstrate interest in Senate activities
Author: For all the discussion on campus of U.S. politics or current events, students fail to participate in — or even pay attention to —...
2016
Club teaches English
Author: Hoku Krueger Comparte, a new student organization at Occidental, will begin offering weekly courses in basic English for day laborers in partnership with the Instituto...
2016
Tigers stay hot, take 2 of 3 from Kingsmen
Author: George Newton It’s a warm day with only a few clouds in the sky. The grass on the baseball field is freshly cut with crisp,...
2016
Students join faculty retreat
Author: Sarah Corsa Faculty members discussed the reform of the Cultural Studies Program (CSP) and the creation of a Black studies program at a full-day retreat...
2016
New Play Festival gives aspiring playwrights the opportunity to share their work
Author: Malcolm MacLeod Theater Professor Laural Meade sits alone in the lamdas of Occidental’s Keck Theater, watching a cast of student actors rehearse the play “Tell...
2016
First family of drag racing builds on legacy
Author: Dylan Bordonaro The John Force Racing team, which includes 16-time Funny Car champion John Force, his daughters Brittany, Courtney and Ashley and son-in-law Robert Hight,...
2016
Letter to the Editor from Karim Sharif on DEB
Author: To the Editor, I hope to effectively express the necessity of funding the Diversity and Equity Board (DEB). Those who have the institutional memory to...
2016
Complex Narratives of Gentrification & Displacement
Author: Sarah Corsa Around 2:30 a.m. Lidia Delgado, 40, left her home in Highland Park to make the 115-mile drive north to Bakersfield, where her estranged...
2016
Students seek concrete change at QSA and CODE meetings
Author: Aria Bryan Expressing their desire for change on campus, students attended open meetings on gender-inclusive housing and the Diversity and Equity Board (DEB), held by...
2016
Emmons must expand services to satisfy students’ needs
Author: Maggie Duffy Most Occidental students know the feeling: an all-too-familiar ominous stomach churn, in that back-seat-of-a-minivan-over-potholed-streets kind of way. It can make even the most...
