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...
2012
Travyon Martin, deemed guilty before proven innocent
Author: Jacob Surpin In some sense, there is little more to be said about Trayvon Martin. As William Finnegan wrote in The New Yorker, "The killing...
2009
Blinded by the Light, Academy forgets Dark Knight
Author: Gerry Maravilla Well, it looks like they completely missed the mark again. By "they," I mean the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science: the...
2011
Campus Safety Should Open the Window to Community
Author: Sam Van Buren In a time when going green is becoming increasingly necessary, Campus Safety should explore energy-saving and cost-cutting alternatives to their patrol cars...
2010
The Burning Qu’ran Question
Author: Nick Nam In post-9/11 America, Islam holds a unique position in the forefront of social consciousness. Muslims have been cast as villains and religious zealots....
2009
What the Hell’s a Hipster?
Author: Richie DeMaria My editors asked me to write an opinion piece on hipsters. They basically wrote out the word "hipster" and said, "Go."Great! Hipsters! What...
2009
Avenues Gang Members Arrested in Neighboring Communities
Author: Sarah Mofford On Tuesday, Sept. 22, some 1,300 state and federal law enforcement officers, coordinated by the FBI, raided the homes of some key members...
2008
Occidental Continues Presidential Search
Author: Gerry Maravilla The search for the next Occidental president is well under way, almost a year after Susan Prager's unexpected resignation. Although the head of...
2011
Current and Future Capital Improvement Campaigns
Author: Thea Doyon & Kara McVey Recent reports from the administration state that the Swan Hall restoration and renovation is scheduled for completion in June of...
2010
The Oxy Cheer Team
Author: The members of the Oxy Cheer team would like to thank everyone for coming out to support our tigers at the sporting events so...
2010
Students Support Democratic Candidate in Gubernatorial Race
Author: Caroline Osborne Five weeks away from election day, Democrat Jerry Brown holds a five percent lead over Republican Meg Whitman for the position of Governor...
2012
Austerity the way forward for Greece
Author: Anthony Labarga Swamped by the extravagance and rampant corruption of their finance ministry, Greek politicians have been left with no choice but to accept another...
