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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...

LA Sustainability Plan aims too low

Author: Greg Feiner Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti announced the city's first Sustainable City Plan two weeks ago. According to a press release from the mayor's...

LMU defeats Oxy in rivalry match

Author: Margaret Su April 24 marked the 50th annual Occidental-Loyola Marymount rugby game. Although the Tigers were not victorious this year, it was nevertheless a valuable...

China’s Economy: Due for Reform

Author: William Pottenger In my opinion, China's economy is one of the most obvious explanations for recent market volatility. Like many developed and emerging economies (e.g....

Why Waste Money on Horror Flicks?

Author: Yennaedo Balloo Like many people, I'm subject to the habitual desire to scare myself silly. Blame it on the music, the video games, movies I...

Walk Like an Egyptian to Hollywood’s Film Noir Festival

Author: Katy Dhanens Last week marked the end of The Egyptian Theater's popular 11th Annual Noir Festival, which featured classic films, many of which are not...

3rd Annual Film Fest Hits Screen

Author: Peter Indall The Oxy Film Festival, featuring more than 20 entries, will take place in Johnson 200 on March 22 from 7 to 9 p.m....

The Heir Up There

Author: Emery Desper In the era of color coded warnings that show up on the news ever so often to alert us of the potential...

Committee Formed to Evaluate Drug Policy

Author: Emma Parker A committee is being formed to evaluate Occidental College's "search and seizure" practices, Director of the Campus Safety Department Holly Nieto said. The...

Examining ‘Guido’ Identity

Author: Juliet Suess A recent study in "Media Psychology" found that watching shows like "Jersey Shore" could in fact make a person less intelligent, a conclusion...

Subbiah takes on nation’s top players

Author: Damian Mendieta (Senior Writer) It is no easy feat to double major in biology and religious studies while also working as a neuroscience research assistant...

Engineers Cleared of Katrina Responsibility

Author: Eric Jensen, Managing Editor After Professor Heldman's Disaster Politics class lived in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans for three weeks immersed in the...