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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...

Datathon analyzes impact of gentrification in Highland Park

Author: Carmen Triola Students and local residents crunched numbers at Occidental's first Datathon this past weekend to analyze the effects of gentrification in Highland Park. The...

L.A. authors kick off writing minor

Author: Michael Tonetti Professors invited journalist Chris Goffard, poet and author Sarah Manguso and screenwriter Hilly Hicks, Jr. to campus last Tuesday to celebrate the launch...

Pasadena theater troupe rejuvenates Wilde play

Author: Keegan McChesney In a satirical exposition of high-society England, the artists at A Noise Within Playhouse brought to life the buffoonery of a tangled love...

Veitch Announces New Plans for Oxy’s Future Growth

Author: Ben Dalgetty   On Oct. 15 President Veitch announced that Occidental would withdraw and revisit its Specific plan, which laid out guidelines for the school's development...

Calligraffiti Exhibit Captures Artistry but Distorts Culture

Author: Chelsea Kellogg Pasadena's Pacific Asia Art Museum is currently hosting a bold new exhibition called "Calligraffiti," which is set to run until Jan. 17, 2010....

Does Houston Have a Problem?

Author: Kainoa King Whitney Houston, also known as "the voice," has been considered by many the greatest female vocalist of all time. Having sold over 170...

Henry Abbott (senior, Asian Studies)

Author:  I have come to accept the fact that most nights, but especially weekend nights, the cooler gets trashed by people who are unable to...

U.S. Open of Surfing a Success in Huntington Beach

Author: Chris Ellis The 2011 Nike US Open of Surfing, held last weekend in Huntington Beach, was a blowout victory for ten-time world champion Kelly Slater....

Alex Kwong (junior, UEP)

Author:  I want to thank Kara McVey for her Homer Lea article in the April 7th issue of The Weekly. General Lea was...

Students, professors close L.A. streets at Cic(LA)via

Author: Henry Dickmeyer Downtown Los Angeles streets were closed to motorized vehicles on Sunday for Cic(LA)via, the fourth bicycle and pedestrian-friendly event in the city since...

Track and Field Hosts Final Dual Meet of the Season

Author: Riley Kimball In the final dual meet of the season, men's and women's track and field squared off against California Lutheran University (Cal Lu), Claremont-Mudd-Scripps...