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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...

Is Obama Gambling Too Much in the Name of Green?

Author: Alex Zeldin President Obama will soon have to defend what may be the first scandal in his administration. Solyndra, a manufacturer of solar energy panels...

Disclosing the Dirty Details of Occidental’s “Hi” Society

Author: Lisa Kraege Why is saying "hi" at Occidental so awkward? As a senior at a school of barely 2,000 students, I recognize most faces and...

Inside the Stargate Universe

Author: Gabe Feinberg Whoever said science fiction was for 30-year-old men living in their parents' basements clearly has not seen "Stargate Universe." Moving into the second...

Weighing in on Oxy’s Drug Policy

Author: Sam Slesinger In just a few days, cannabis users from all over the world will simultaneously celebrate. April 20th marks the counter-culture holiday known as...

Failed Proposition Offered Little Change

Author: Jack Mulcaire Perhaps the most talked-about measure on this year's ballot was Prop. 19, which would have legalized possession of marijuana for people over age...

Oxy’s Surf Club on Board with California Past Time

Author: Julie Xu Known for its awe-inspiring waves and nationally ranked surfers, Southern California provides a unique environment where novices and professionals alike can master the...

Veitch: Splatter Humiliated Occidental

Author: Ben DeLuca Occidental administrators are working to limit the damage after local news sources widely reported on eight alcohol-related hospitalizations during the Splatter dance on...

The Tragic Truth About Emo

Author: Emily Jensen I bought a black zip-up hoody yesterday. I said it was because I was getting cold walking the windy streets of Hollywood on...

Ryan Ferguson (senior, Politics)

Author:  Again this Winter Break, Oxy students in the Rebirth Club will be traveling to New Orleans from December 27 to January 15 to participate...

Music Department Narrows Professor Search to Final Three

Author: Soo Jin Kim On Wednesday, Feb. 12, Dr. Sarah Eyerly spoke on her research focus, "Singing from the Heart: Memorization and Improvisation in an Eighteenth-Century...

Correspondence From the 2008 Campaign Trail

Author: Ben Dalgetty Tuesday, February 5 marked the closest America has ever come to a national primary and provided an overabundance of material for political commentators...