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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...

‘Pokémon X and Y’ brings new flame to old time favorite

Author: Will Westwater Price: MSRP: $40.00System: Nintendo 3DS/2DSPokémon, or "pocket monsters" – the fad that has continued for decades – now has a new iteration: "Pokémon...

Dining Services has made strides, must continue to improve

Author:  Occidental College's food was recently ranked 14th in the country among colleges, according to thedailymeal.com. There is a lot to be praised when it...

Khil, Takafuji lift Women’s Soccer over Bulldogs in season’s last game

Author: Christian Morales Those close to the Occidental women’s soccer team (5-10-2 overall, 4-9-1 SCIAC) know two things to be true. The first is that...

Occidental to Partner with Autry National Center

Author: PJ Maresca Occidental may partner with the Autry National Center's Southwest Museum of the American Indian (SMAI), located on Mount Washington, according to Director of...

Yenneado Balloo

Author:  I'm very happily the resident of a single in Wylie. The staff is great and the dorm is super comfortable since the renovations. However,...

Students Arrested in Occupy Raid

Author: Faryn Borella Four Occidental students and one alumni (‘11) were arrested for "failure to disperse from an unlawful assembly" early Wednesday morning while acting as...

City Debates Temporarily Capping Marijuana Dispensaries

Author: Damian Mendieta, Ryan Strong admitted to frequenting the medical marijuana dispensaries. Last month, four separate campus safety investigations, following the discovery of marijuana in dorm...

From the Steps of Thorne to the Walk of Fame

Author: Tina Tsang While lesser-known than their USC and UCLA counterparts, the small but growing film and theater departments at Occidental have produced several successful film...

Phoenix Takes Performance Art to New Highs

Author: Nina Paus-Weiler In his infamous 2009 David Letterman interview, two-time Oscar-nominated actor Joaquin Phoenix announced his retirement from acting in order to pursue a career...

Venice Boardwalk Honors Kitchy Kinney

Author: Faryn Borella Imagine a music and arts festival where admission is absolutely free. You get to listen to great, off-the-radar music and browse works of...

Administration Mandates Campus-Wide Healthcare

Author: Ben DeLuca Occidental now requires that all students purchase full healthcare coverage through the college. Families were initially informed that the extra cost of the...