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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...

Health risks from smoking affect entire community, not just smokers

Author: Lena Smith It is the smell: acidic and biting. It is knowing that the Los Angeles air does not need to be any worse. It...

The Issue of Disposability and the Subtlety of Words: On Planned Parenthood, the value of women, and the Christian Church

Author: Eileen Lee It is said that introverts often struggle with expressing themselves through speaking. I have personally found that to be true for myself. I...

ASOC senators propose senior week ball

Author: Charlotte Umanoff Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) Senior Senators Antoniqua Roberson and Mari Peña announced plans to organize a formal ball during senior week...

International Symposium recognizes Larry Caldwell’s Career

Author: Daniel Horowitz   The "Oxy in the World" symposium last weekend honored the retirement of Occidental politics professor Larry Caldwell by hosting alumni from all across...

Freeman’s Final Act Brings Sunshine Into Keck

Author: Eric Kleinsasser The Occidental Theater Department presented their adaptation of the famous 1960s counterculture musical, Hair, this weekend, beginning on the evening of Friday,...

Lingering Tensions Discussed at Roundtable

Author: Christopher Sanchez Occidental students and some faculty members convened to discuss the current "Campus Climate" on Thursday, March 8 in an attempt to quell recent...

Trans-American Transplant

Author: Laura Bowen Though many students go abroad with the intent of exploring an exotic locale, Lisa Bullard (sophomore) journeyed to Brazil this summer with...

Let Me In!

Author: Caroline Olsen-Van Stone Last semester, I got my Reggie PIN, and got excited to register for spring term. What I didn't know was that an...

J. Mohorcich III (first-year, Politics and Economics)

Author:  It is only once every half-century or so that a work of art shatters every established boundary of its medium and transcends the very...

Obama Drama

Author: Brett Fujioka In light of the Democratic Primary in California, I've heard several students ask: Why doesn't Barack Obama love us? Why doesn't he...

Oxy’s Winter Formal Showcases Suits and Sweets

Author: Lilliane Ballesteros Following three weeks of planning and the implementation of unexpected new attendance policies, Occidental's annual Winter Formal occupied Branca Patio with a Beatles...