2016
2016
‘Starchitect’ speaks at Disney Concert Hall
Author: Malcolm MacLeod An older man wearing thin glasses and a postboy cap admires a tall paper structure with billowing folds like sails in the wind....
2016
Rugby captains lead Oxy team toward rebound season
Author: Tim O'Donnell Last spring, the Occidental Men's Rugby Club — to put it gently — struggled. Normally a stalwart program (recent accolades include a Sevens...
2016
We fuel ISIS’ success through consumption of media
Author: Chance Ward Our generation’s intimate connection with social and mass media makes threats against global humanity visible in a way that was never before attainable....
2016
Queer student survey reveals rifts in community
Author: Stephen Nemeth Center for Gender Equity (CGE) Graduate Assistant Kevin Franco organized a two-part initiative designed to evaluate the experience of queer students at Occidental....
2016
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,...
2016
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...
2016
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....
2016
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...
2016
‘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...
2016
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...
2016
Tumultuous world issues need interdisciplinary approach: Liberal Arts education equips students with skills to succeed
Author: Donovan Dennis Liberal arts colleges are elite. They are beautiful, tony, progressive, expensive — seemingly inaccessible. For many students, spending a sum equivalent to the...
2016
Music icons influence geek culture
Author: Frida Gurewitz There was something about David Bowie in “Labyrinth” that made my little 10-year-old heart go aflutter. Maybe it was the tight pants, the...
