2016

SAE changes recruitment, rush policy

Author: Melina Devoney Occidental’s chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) will no longer participate in formal recruitment week, according to Assistant Director of Student Life Diego...

‘Vagina Monologues’ celebrates female sexuality

Author: Stephen Nemeth   The audience could see the silhouettes of ten people through the darkness of Thorne Hall. The spotlight shone on one as she yelled, “My...

Golf teams look to improve on successful fall seasons

Author: Owen Hill Prior to the start of the fall semester, Occidental Athletics announced that men's and women's golf head coach Andrew Larkin would be leaving...

Athletics burgled again; investigation ensues

Author: Donovan Dennis The Athletics department's burglary saga continues after thieves struck Spencer Fieldhouse during the Tiger baseball games against Willamette University Feb. 13. This theft,...

Board of trustees elects new chair to start July 1

Author: Sydney Bowman After six months of deliberation, the Occidental board of trustees has decided on a new chair-elect. The trustee affairs committee of the board...

The irony of the NCAA bracket leak

Author: Devon Deraad In today's digital world, keeping information secure is more difficult than ever. In the world of entertainment — from music, to movies, to...

Clumsy student digest atrophies under community neglect

Author:  It’s great entertainment for standing in the pasta line. It’s convenient for procrastinating on the 5-page paper due tomorrow. It’s ideal for the long,...

Republican Club diversifies campus political discourse

Author: Kara Alam Members of the newly formed Occidental College Republicans Club (OCRC) met for the first time March 20 with seven members in attendance. OCRC...

State-sponsored Capitalism

Author: William Pottenger The United States' economy does not obey the laws of traditional free market capitalism because of the outsized role that the government plays....

Men and women sweep at SCIAC Multi-Dual

Author: Peter Johnson With a whopping 74 lifetime or season best personal records set at the latest SCIAC Multi-Dual April 2, the track and field team...

‘Tragedy hipsters’ selfishly create hardship hierarchy, criticize media

Author: Kara Alam The second terror attack to strike Europe in less than six months calls for consumers of Western media to examine how we react...

Water polo beats Caltech, falls in senior game

Author: Ryan Whalen The final week of regular season games was a busy one for the Occidental women's water polo team (3-11 overall, 1-7 SCIAC) as...