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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...

No More Papers, No More Truth

Author: Michael Darling Last week, this paper printed a piece on the imminent death of newspapers, magazines and other printed publications. Countless other newspapers have spilled...

Theater Preview: Fever/Dream

Author: Eric Jensen, Managing Editor I'm a sucker for adaptations. From Ben Folds' piano-ballad cover of Dr. Dre's "Bitches Ain't Shit" to the animated blasphemy of...

Concert Series Makes Fridays Fun Again

Author: Caroline Osborn A handful of students and faculty members found refuge from the deluge of rain in Bird Studio last Friday afternoon. They arrived at...

Republican Club diversifies campus political discourse

Author: Kara Alam Members of the newly formed Occidental College Republicans Club (OCRC) met for the first time March 20 with seven members in attendance. OCRC...

College officials defend next year’s 3.9 percent tuition increase

Author: Damian Mendieta The General Assembly hosted Vice President of Finance and Planning Amos Himmelstein and Vice President for Strategic Initiatives Brett Schraeder Thursday night to...

Why we should believe in the value of the Liberal Arts education

Author: Tanvi Varma In the formidable process of deciding on a college, individuals are forced to choose between a vocational-technical/career (specializing in a particular industry) institution...

Photography revolutionized in ‘Digital Darkroom’

Author: Natania Reed, Senior Writer The Annenberg Space for Photography's  current exhibition, titled "Digital Darkroom," explores contemporary approaches to digital photography, highlighting digital or darkroom manipulations...

Haehnel continues to rebuild Tiger softball program

Author: Tessa Sternberg When the softball team went to Hawaii this March for a tournament, Occidental head coach Alison Haehnel took the team on a hike...

Hotel Workers March to Raise Awareness

Author: Lilliane Ballesteros Over 400 hotel workers and supporters marched down Century Boulevard, Thursday, October 25 to protest dangerous working conditions in hotels throughout the city....

Lessons from outside the classroom: Community Based Learning at Occidental

Author: Kevin Liu Intro The Center for Community Based Learning (CCBL), located on the fourth floor of Fowler Hall, serves as the on-campus resource for faculty, students...

Softball Dominates Over Spring Break

Author: Emily Phillips After a rough start to their season with six straight losses, the Tiger Softball team has won 11 of their last 14 games,...