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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...

Franz Ferdinand for Free

Author: Sasha Pokrovskaya Never failing to deliver, Franz Ferdinand performed an energetic set at Amoeba Music in Hollywood last Friday, Jan. 30. Erik Quezada (senior) organized...

Mandlenkosi Gobledale (junior, Music)

Author:  Dear EditorIn Audrey Lamsam's article "A critique of Hollywood," she accuses modern Hollywood of being void of artistic merit. She describes the acting, cinematography...

Afghanistan Needs More Than Reinforcements

Author: Aidan Lewis About two weeks ago, gunmen killed a female British aid worker who was walking alone on a tree-lined stretch of road in Kabul,...

Prop 8 Supporters Vandalize Off-Campus Houses

Author: Emily Phillips Early last Monday morning, the day before the election, Jake Santelli (junior) and Sean Inoue (senior) woke to find the front of their...

Cooler Employees are Cooks Not Nannies

Author: Gil Alcaraz The Tiger Cooler is a place for the Occidental community to relax and chow down on any day of the week. With plenty...

Oxy Beefs Up Workout Options with New Alumni Gym

Author: Jocelyn Coffin After much anticipation, Occidental's new Alumni Gymnasium Fitness Center opened its doors on Jan. 19, complete with four flat-screen televisions and state-of-the-art workout...

California Cuts Back on Funding for Statewide Recycling Program

Author: Sarah Mofford Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger officially halted the California Bottle Bill Program on Nov. 1 by vetoing Senate Bill 402, cutting $450 million from the...

Nicole Leung (junior, Biochemistry) and Rachel Deitch (senior, Religious Studies)

Author:  After reading the article titled "Senate Funds Dance Production Despite Probable Embezzlement" in last week's paper we were surprised on many fronts. The title...

Occidental Students React to Farmers Field Proposal

Author: Mirin Fader Farmers Field, Anschutz Entertainment Group's (AEG) newly proposed $1.3 billion stadium at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles, has generated a diversity of...

Former Tigers Score Successful Pro-Athlete Careers

Author: Emily Phillips For most Division III student athletes, the likelihood of continuing their athletic career after graduation is slim. Instead, most seniors spend their last...

Watts Embraces ‘Civic Virtue’

Author: Morgan Flake, Contributor As an Oxy student, you've probably visited a few neighborhoods outside the Oxy bubble. Definitely Pasadena and Highland Park, probably Santa Monica...