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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...

Buy Us a Round, Oxy!

Author: Yennaedo Balloo The exposure of the Amethyst Initiative and President Skotheim's signing of the petition in our Features section two weeks ago should have sparked...

Applauding a Newly Diversified Housing Strategy

Author: The Occidental Weekly Editorial Board Early last month, this publication reported that the college was weighing the purchase of a complex on Colorado Boulevard as...

Aliza Goldmsith (first-year, Undeclared)

Author:  I would like to respond to last week's article written by Michael Darling, "OSL Hip-Hop Concert Conflicts with Film Comps." First of all, the...

Climate Action Week puts spotlight on divestment

Author: Olivia Landon Members of the Climate Action Coalition marched through the Marketplace and met with members of the board of trustees last week as part...

Entrepreneurial spirit thrives at Occidental

Author: Jane Drinkard Despite a policy that restricts independent businesses on campus without administrative consent, Occidental has become a hotbed of entrepreneurial activity in recent years....

Unicycling, juggling provide creative outlets for Convy

Author: Margaret Su Many on Occidental's campus may have witnessed one particular student juggling to his heart's content and unicycling through the Quad. Ian Convy, a...

Hawthorne introduces ‘Third LA’ concept

Author: Jane Drinkard Members of the Occidental community and professional architects, writers and art curators gathered in Choi Auditorium Thursday to attend the kick-off event...

Weingart exhibit melds thrifted objects, ceramics

Author: Flora Adamian A ceramic eagle flies over a bed of puppies, a floral vase and a miniature watering can. On the next wall, a finely...

Women’s rugby empowers teammates on, off the pitch

Author: Martin Pittman The rugby pitch is one place on campus where women at Occidental can push their bodies and minds to the limit. While their...

National scandal reaches SAE at Occidental

Author: Wellesley Daniels Members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) scoured Occidental's campus Thursday night tearing down more than 20 posters reading, "What did we ever do...

Alida Beck cinches victory in final minutes of match against CMS

Author: Lena Smith The Occidental women's lacrosse team kicked off the second round of SCIAC regular season play with a narrow win against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) April...