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...
2013
Restricting off-campus parties makes problem worse
Author: Christian Kendall Any student at Occidental who considers themselves social has probably noticed that Campus Safety has substantially tightened its regulation of off-campus activity, causing...
2013
Lecture by Professor Ford sheds light on modern day racial oppression
Author: Christian Morales A calm and relaxed atmosphere pervaded Mosher Hall as students settled in with their coffee cups and to-go meals, eager to listen,...
2013
‘The Normal Heart’ detaches HIV/AIDS from its negative taboo
Author: Will Westwater Larry Kramer’s semi-autobiographical play, “The Normal Heart,” beautifully tells a story about living with HIV/AIDS. While the play first premiered in the 1980s,...
2008
A Seller’s Market
Author: Tyler Kearn In the chip corner in the Cooler, two prices were facing me for the green bag of Salsa Verde Doritos I desired. One...
2008
Doing as Kaprow Did in “Labor Day”
Author: Marjorie Camarda On March 29, students from Professor Mary Beth Heffernan's Advanced Projects/Interdisciplinary Arts class drove in a loop around campus for 12 hours, stopping...
2009
School Should Leave Sex to Students
Author: Gil Alcaraz Recently, at Tufts University near Boston, the administration passed a rule stating that one roommate could not participate in any sort of sexual...
2009
Residents Dominate Middle Campus Softball Game
Author: Emily Phillips Now a couple months into the first year of the new housing policy that requires students to live on campus for three years,...
2012
Band of Brothers: The Men of Music House
Author: Rachel Stober Down the stairs near Bell-Young Hall, simply follow the drifting riff of an electric guitar and the metallic pulse of a drum-set and...
2009
Ben Kaufman (junior, DWA and Group Languages)
Author: I am the origin of the "I don't have nipples quote" in the back of the Oxy Overheard section last week. I specifically remember...
2010
Room Draw Process Chaotic Despite ResLife Modifications
Author: Rachel Kaplan About 50 students remained without housing for the 2010-2011 academic year at the conclusion of Residence Life and Housing's (ResLife) room draw on...
2009
President Obama Must Not Leave Afghanistan Behind
Author: Ben Dalgetty My uncle, a doctor and Commander in the Navy, just left for Afghanistan. He is going to be the senior medical officer for...
