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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...

A Modern Mikado

Author: Richie DeMaria Alan Freeman, director of Oxy's upcoming rendition of The Mikado, doesn't expect fans of the original to embrace his contemporary interpretation."They'll hate it,"...

Lauding WikiLeaks

Author: Riley Kimball Julian Assange may be the most interesting man alive. Since releasing nearly half a million documents about the United States' conduct in Iraq...

Competitive Equestrian Rider Grabs Victory by the Reins

Author: Larissa Saco Sophomore Jennifer Gaster's dorm room is unlike those of her neighbors. Silver metal horse bits in odd shapes and sizes hang above her...

‘Call of Duty: Ghosts’ haunted by predictability

Author: Will Westwater Another year, another "Call of Duty." Publisher Activision has churned out this franchise at the end of every year since 2005, including...

Law Week brings workshops, top schools

Author: Drew Jaffe The Career Development Center (CDC) hosted its second annual Law Week from Nov. 4 to Nov. 13 as part of an ongoing effort...

Pecan, apple and guava oh my! The best of local pie

Author: Keegan McChesney As autumn dawns on California and the weather chills, pie season has officially begun. Eateries around L.A. are preparing for Thanksgiving by baking...

Campus Crime on the Rise: break-ins, thefts

Author: Drew Jaffe Despite a general decrease in both violent and non-violent crime in the Eagle Rock area over the past year, crime in the residential...

Staff Profiles: Campus Dining’s Michael “Meesh” Montygierd

Author: Emma Lodes|Donovan Dennis The Pacific glows an azure blue through a wall of windows 18 stories above the California shore. Chic and modern seats, petite...

College outlines next steps on sexual assault

Author: Juliet Suess Sexual assault, a volatile issue on Occidental’s campus for the past year, made headlines when President Barack Obama created a national sexual assault...

Eagle Rock offers hidden gems, untapped resources

Author: Taylor Majewski Home to Occidental College, Eagle Rock is a neighborhood on the rise. The real-estate brokerage firm Redfin recently named Eagle-Rock the second "hottest"...

Warner Brothers doesn’t Lego of Youth

Author: Will Westwater Lego, one of the most popular toys in the world, now has a movie with an equally ambiguous title, "The Lego Movie." Warner...