Archive
2018
Stirring it up in the Marketplace kitchen
Most Occidental students are still in bed when the first shift of Marketplace staff report to the kitchen, where they labor throughout the morning...
2014
The impressive PR department of ISIS
Author: Rourke Healey If you live in America, you have probably heard of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).You may have heard about the...
2014
Understanding Sectarian Civil War in Central African Republic
Author: Rourke Healey Throughout almost 18 months of violent conflict and hundreds of deaths in the Central African Republic (CAR), the international media has remained silent...
2014
New club creates space for hip-hop subculture
Author: Flora Adamian For students searching out study spots on Sunday evenings, a peek inside Berkus Hall 243 reveals an unexpected scene: students freestyling and rapping...
2009
Mayor and UEPI Form Food Council
Author: Madhvi Venkatraman On Sept. 3 Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, announced with Occidental College's Urban and Environmental Policy Institute (UEPI) the decision to start a...
2011
Campus Recycling Proves Insufficient
Author: Cordelia Kenney Stamped on the back of every student ID card, Occidental's mission statement proclaims the college's commitment to cultivating young leaders who will ultimately...
2008
Writers’ Strike Continues In Spite of Negotiations
Author: Peter Indall The Writers Guild of America (WGA) Strike that started on November 5, 2007 continues to drag on, but several recent developments indicate the...
2009
Confessions of a Vampire Slayer
Author: Gil Alcaraz What has happened to our generation? If you grew up in the '90s, you remember when life revolved around Saturday morning cartoons like...
2012
LACMA tributes surrealist feminist art
Author: Natania Reed, Senior Writer In an unprecedented look at female artists of the surrealist movement, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) opened its...
2009
Earth Day Plants Green Seeds At Oxy
Author: Leah Glowacki On Tuesday afternoon, April 21, Oxy students, faculty, alumni, and local community members celebrated Earth Day by transforming the concrete quad into a...
2009
Emmons Does Its Best
Author: Richard Youngblood I applaud last week's article entitled, "Quality Healthcare Should Be a Right Not a Privilege." Although I'm not an expert in the political-economy...
2009
Crime Rates Reduced in L.A.
Author: Kelsey Longmuir Recent statistics have shown that crime in Eagle Rock and Northeast Los Angeles has begun to steadily decline. Reputed "gang capital of America,"...
