2016
2016
Infotainament capitalizes on short attention spans
Author: Rachel Cohn Several companies are challenging traditional cable news stations and video outlets for the coveted role among millennials as the go-to source for video-based...
2016
Proyecto Jardín occupied after hospital eviction threat
Author: Margaret Su Proyecto Jardín, a community garden and organization in Boyle Heights, serves as a cultural hotspot for the surrounding working-class neighborhood, providing nearby residents...
2016
Apollo Night Shines: poetry, jump rope, Britney Spears take top three spots
Author: Sydney Hemmendinger The stump was back and ready to be rubbed Feb. 26 as Apollo Night returned triumphantly to a packed Thorne Hall. The Black...
2016
Club sports struggle for funding
Author: Owen Hill Club sports at Occidental serve as an outlet for competition without the rigorous time commitment of a NCAA sport, but the lighter schedules...
2016
MAC, AHVA split in unanimous vote
Author: Lucy Feickert Media Arts and Culture (MAC), previously a program within Art History and Visual Arts (AHVA), is now an independent department following a unanimous...
2016
Stretching into the community: a look at local yoga studios
Author: Annie Chien Yoga is traditionally a spiritual practice intended to lead individuals to enlightenment through controlled breath, meditation and exercise. However, according to the Yoga...
2016
Johnny Football: Icarus 2.0
Author: Devon Deraad The story of Icarus flying too close to the sun and melting his wings, only to come crashing back to earth, is a...
2016
Meaningful political dialogue requires religious literacy
Author: Laura Scott For my first Communion, my grandma gave me a silver-linked rosary dotted with shiny white plastic beads. It had a weight to it...
2016
BioBlitz to catalog biodiversity
Author: Margaret Su Occidental's first ever BioBlitz, an all-day event Saturday, will give community members the opportunity to record and identify various living species on campus....
2016
CDO updates community on Oxy United demands in public meeting
Author: Sarah Corsa Rhonda Brown, Occidental’s first chief diversity officer (CDO) and vice president for equity and inclusion, formally introduced herself to the community in a...
2016
Women’s golf struggles amidst tough conditions
Author: Ryan Whalen The Occidental women's golf team struggled in the SCIAC #2 tournament at South Hills Country Club in West Covina, Calif., over the weekend....
2016
Chalk on the quad: Oxy shouldn’t stifle freedom of speech
Author: Dylan Bordonaro Last week, in response to the unauthorized use of chalk on college property to convey pro-Trump sentiments, Vice President for Inclusion and Equity...
