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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...

New Talent Riffs on Love, Squirrels at First Open Mic Night

Author: Jake Steele Participants in Occidental's Spoken Word Club's first open mic night brought palpable emotion to the stage this past Tuesday, Oct. 4. Nine individuals...

Metamemory, artificial intelligence and other brain teasers

Author: Melina Devoney Your brain is jumbled in the midst of a hectic school day as you make a beeline to the library. You pass by...

Chicks with Sticks

Author: Alison Caditz If you have not seen the Oxy Women's Lacrosse team training this season, it's probably because you are still sleeping. At 7:00 AM,...

Why women’s lacrosse is important and quoting Mean Girls will make you more open-minded

Author: Griff Wynne When I took pre-calculus in high school I was overjoyed to get to limits, precisely so I could say, “The limit does not...

Away, Not Abroad

Author: Kelly Neukom Last year in November, I was still giddy from receiving my acceptance letter to study abroad at the University of York in northern...

Herstory month honors women

Author: Fiona Eustace For March's Herstory month, an annual celebration of women’s role in history, Intercultural Affairs (ICA) has planned numerous events and speakers to celebrate...

Bob Sipchen (Adjunct Professor of English Writing)

Author:  Emily Jensen did a fine job of reporting on the intensive team-taught courses in journalistic writing and theory that Occidental is offering for the...

LA’s finest museums are cheap and within reach

Author: Paul Sirri On a tight college budget, it seems impossible to spend time off campus without breaking the bank. While restaurants, retail stores and movie...

Forget About Planning Parenthood

Author: Sarah Spinuzzi Exploitation, the spread of HIV, sexual assault — this might sound like a list of scourges associated with the porn industry or some...

Golfer reflects on struggles of LGBTQ athletes

Author: Kevin Liu It was National Coming Out Day Oct. 11, 2014. Occidental golfer William Mansfield (first year), stared at his laptop screen, nervous but determined....

Tigers Test Their Fins Together in Bigger Ponds

Author: Emily Phillips With the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) Championships just around the corner, the Oxy Swimming and Diving Team is getting fired up...