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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...

Retention Rates Drop as More Students Leave

Author: Riley Kimball   3.54 percent of last spring's student body did not return to the college this year, marking the highest attrition rate since 2003, according...

Women’s basketball beats Whittier, looks to next season

Author: George Newton   The Occidental women’s basketball team (10-15 overall; 6-10 SCIAC) conquered the Whittier Poets in a 69-55 win in their final game of the...

9/11 Tribute Ship Tasteless

Author: Richie DeMaria On Nov. 7, 2009, the Navy officially commissioned the USS New York LPD-21 in the city of New York. The Navy usually reserves...

Ratatat Knows Where It’s At

Author: Riley Kimball Last Wednesday Ratatat took the stage in the Music Box at the Fonda Theater. With a screen backdrop that played clips from anything...

New Facebook vs. Old Facebook

Author: Riley Kimball People resist change. Be it in the forced adoption of a new currency à la the Euro in the European Union or the...

The New Battle for New Orleans

Author: Linni Kral Of what kind of house does a man who has lived in a six-by-nine foot box for 30 years dream? This is the...

Distinguished Divers Make Their Marks

Author: Larissa Saco Jessica Robson Jessica Robson (first-year) qualified for nationals at the Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Diving Preliminaries hosted by Pomona-Pitzer the weekend of Feb. 12-13. Robson earned...

Bouts of Spoken Word Steal the Stage at Apollo Night 2010

Author: Fanny Texier Arriving at 7:30 p.m. at Thorne Hall last Friday night, I thought I would be quite early for Apollo Night. I was surprised...

‘Citizens United’ Decision Comes Home to Roost

Author: Riley Kimball   On January 31, Super PACs were required to disclose the names of major donors. With just 22 people comprising roughly half of all...

Men’s Cross Country takes Championship, Women Third

Author: Riley Kimball      This Saturday, Nov. 12, both men's and women's cross country teams will be competing in the NCAA West Regional meet at Pomona....

Sergeant Edwin Mourthi Campus Safety Department

Author:  I am writing in response to Ms. Zaret's letter to the editor in last week's edition of The Weekly. I am curious as to...