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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...

ASOC Elections Produce Two Campus-Wide Senators, Leave GA Co-Chair Positions Vacant

Author: Lilliane Ballesteros Mid-year ASOC elections ended Friday, November 16 with the instatement of two new campus-wide senators. Rozell Hodges (senior) and Monikah Baltimore (first-year) won...

Mainstream retailers have a responsibility to promote healthy body image

Author: Demi Duenes For many years, plus-size women have been shamed for their figures. Despite this, many plus-size women have managed to break out into the...

“Our biggest mistake was being born in Pakistan”

Author: Lizzy Dutton This week, Occidental junior Lizzy Dutton contributes to the features section as a guest writer. Dutton is spending the semester in Jaipur, India...

Survivors, allies take back the week

Author: Cordelia Kenney Project S.A.F.E. hosted its annual Take Back the Week (TBTW) event last week as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, with several changes...

Von Furstenberg celebrates femininity through dresses

Author: Taylor Majewski "Feel like a woman, wear a dress!" Upon entering the historic May Company building on Wilshire Boulevard, guests see the above quote by American...

Baseball one victory away from clinching SCIAC No. 4 seed

Author: Tim O'Donnell The Occidental baseball team (18-20 overall, 14-13 SCIAC) entered SCIAC pool play Saturday competing with La Verne (18-20 overall, 14-13 SCIAC) and Redlands...

A #Nofilter Gospel

Author: Eileen Lee At Occidental College, justice is the thing. It is the hot topic on everyone's tongues, and the passion burning in many a student's...

Metzler combines art, social justice post-grad

Author: Noel Hemphill For most Occidental seniors, finishing their senior comprehensive project marks the end of a busy year. For Art History and Visual Arts major...

Staff and students come together on the hardwood

Author: Claire Cancilla On a Friday afternoon, the pounding of basketballs and squeaking of shoes on the wood floor echo through Rush gym. But these sounds...

Greek Council looks to add new fraternity, sorority to address growing student demand

Author: Melina Devoney In response to the record number of students participating in Spring and Fall 2014 Greek recruitment, Occidental’s Greek Council has invited the cultural...

Nice Things Podcast – Episode 4

Author: Allan Van Vliet|Mason Atkins Our hosts start with the rebirth of the birther movement, thanks to lawyer and conservative watchdog Larry Klayman. Klayman filed a...