2016

Letter from the Editor

Author: Lauren Rewers When people talk about the future of journalism — especially print — it's usually in somber, hushed whispers. After all, in a digital...

To slim down, Marketplace must ‘bulk’ up

Author: Shawn Cremer "Sustainability" is perhaps one of our generation’s favorite buzzwords and has become ubiquitous on college campuses in the past decade. Occidental Campus Dining...

Goldberg leaves legacy at Financial Aid Office

Author: Hoku Krueger From keeping her door open through lunch every day, to opening the door to education for thousands of students in need of financial...

Sport houses create community, memories

Author: Peter Johnson Team houses are more than just the places where current and former members of Occidental’s athletic teams live together. They are where groups...

A Valentines Day twist: long-term male birth control

Author: Melina Devoney Everyone knows that many couples were acting like rabbits this Valentine's Day. A lesser-known fact is that a certain group of lab rabbits...

Discriminatory laws will hurt small businesses, employees

Author: Dylan Bordonaro Last month, the Charlotte City Council passed an ordinance to expand transgender rights, including allowing individuals to use the bathroom of their choice....

What in the World 9

Author: Ximena Santiago Minnesota. Employees at a Burger King in the Minneapolis suburb of Coon Rapids smashed the windows of the fast food joint after receiving...

Senior tennis player and geo major Bonis-Ericksen rocks

Author: Sydney Bowman Keilani Bonis-Ericksen (senior) is finishing her standout tennis and academic career at Occidental with her best season yet. A geology major and Spanish...

Advice for first years: slow down, expect unexpected

Author: Emily Hoguín Trigger warning: sexual assault, mental illness One night, during the late days of my freshman year, I was enjoying a familiar post-party kickback with...

‘Dry Land’ reveals reality of adolescence

Author: Tessa Sternberg A dim blue light shines on a mildewy floor, focusing on a single drain. The sounds of splashing and shrieks of children fill...

‘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....

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...