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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...

“Moneyball” Shows Promise, Misses Strike Zone

Author: Alex Zeldin   If "Moneyball" was based on a Major League Baseball team playing in the 2011 season, it would not be the first-place Philadelphia Phillies...

Search for Endowed DWA Chair Begins

Author: Erik Parker, Torch Staff The Diplomacy and World Affairs (DWA) department has not yet made progress on its search for a new administrative chair,...

Don’t Cut Aid to the Palestinian Authority

Author: Ethan Weiss The course of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process has changed since the time this newspaper went to print. While both sides might seem more...

Chad and Caroline Do Melrose

Author: Caroline Olsen-Van Stone Though its New Wave glory days are over, alternative and high fashion still live on at Melrose Avenue. A bit farther from...

Karin Haas (senior, History)

Author:  Dear Editor,What's with the clock tower bell? The bell is like, 3 minutes fast. It's kind of screwing up my life. This article has been...

Women’s Resource Center, Project SAFE Prepare for Move

Author: Sommer Hamilton Director of Residence Life Kecia Baker said the "one-year transition process" of moving the Women's Resource Center (WRC) from 1599 Campus Road into...

The Great Depression Part II: Electric Boogaloo

Author: Laura Bowen Many comparisons have been made between our current economic crisis and that of the Great Depression. The images of the Depression - hundreds...

Rare Adams images at drkrm

Author: Natania Reed For a short time, drkrm, located in downtown Los Angeles, is hosting an exhibition of Ansel Adams photographs taken during the late 1930s...

Sasha Pokrovskaya (senior, Biology)

Author:  Dear Editor,I realize that there have been many e-mails from numerous members of the administration regarding this issue, but I would really like to...

Student, guest actors enliven stage in weekend festival

Author:  The ensuing plot quickly disintegrates into hilarity as both Jonah and Marilyn go on dates that end up overlapping, allowing the lighthearted mood of...

Cacao Mexicatessen Spices Up Eagle Rock Dining Options

Author: Delia Barnas Eight months ago, a new restaurant arrived in Eagle Rock that aimed to appeal to fans of exotic, spicy foods. Cacao Mexicatessen, a...