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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...

Kip Fulbeck Fosters Cultural Dialogue at Open Mic Night

Author: Nick Nam Friday night, the Cooler got raw as The What Are You (WAY) Crew and Kip Fulbeck engaged an avid audience with poetry, emotion...

Guest Lecturer Bill Nye Advocates For Environmental Action

Author: Riley Kimball Last Saturday, scientist and Emmy award-winning television star Bill Nye "The Science Guy" delivered the annual Phi Beta Kappa lecture to a packed...

Women’s Lacrosse Falls Short After First Win of Season

Author: Gil Alcaraz Oxy's inaugural varsity women's lacrosse season is off to a rocky start. However, despite coming away with only a single victory thus far,...

Chris Brown stardom forgetful of past

Author: Sam Byrne   As Chris Brown took the stage at last week's Grammy Awards, the audience erupted into a collective shriek of enthusiasm, rather than voicing...

Local rapper Quez makes waves at Occidental

Author: Stephen Nemeth During homecoming weekend last semester, on top of a coffee table at an off-campus house, a rapper by the name of Quez introduced...

Senate Funds Dance Production Despite Probable Embezzlement

Author: Martha Carol After a semester of re-evaluating budgeting systems and regulations, the ASOC Senate's concern with finances came to a head with the allocation of...

Super Bowl 50 and The Year of Cam

Author: Devon Deraad Cam Newton is the star of the moment and has been on his fans' consciousnesses for five years now — it's thus time...

Global Perspectives Student Magazine Loses Significant Funds

Author: Kevin Abrams The new year will bring a new edition of Global Perspectives, Occidental College's only undergraduate student-run research journal. It focuses on international affairs...

Infotainament capitalizes on short attention spans

Author: Rachel Cohn Several companies are challenging traditional cable news stations and video outlets for the coveted role among millennials as the go-to source for video-based...

Mackenzie Israel-Trummel (senior, Politics)

Author:  After reading Tefari Abel Casas Fuchs's article, "Racism Strikes Oxy's Party Scene Wearing Brown," I was disgusted by the Cowboys and Indians themed party,...

Proyecto Jardín occupied after hospital eviction threat

Author: Margaret Su Proyecto Jardín, a community garden and organization in Boyle Heights, serves as a cultural hotspot for the surrounding working-class neighborhood, providing nearby residents...