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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...

“War/Photography” at Annenberg

Author: Drew Jaffe The advent of photography in the mid-19th century ushered in a new age of expression with startling ramifications. Moments that could previously only...

Golf teams face difficult course at SCIAC #2

Author: Alex Nieves The Occidental College men’s and women’s golf teams had to scratch their way to the finish, but in the end, both teams completed...

Femen’s ‘Topless Jihad’ does not liberate all women

Author: Haley Gray Amina Tyler is biding her time, waiting in a family home. She has remained out of the public eye since members of her...

Margaret Thatcher, Sheryl Sandberg, Hell and Feminism

Author: Jacob Surpin Is it bad that I thought Margaret Thatcher died around the time that "The Iron Lady" came out, in 2011? It was a...

’42’ dodges greater social issues in baseball

Author: Damian Mendieta Intended to be an inspirational biopic about the man who broke baseball’s color barrier, “42” is instead a more watered-down version of Jackie...

In the end, President Veitch must lead Occidental

Author: Henry Dickmeyer It’s no secret that Jonathan Veitch was named Occidental’s newest president in 2009 to return political and philosophical integrity to the school. After...

Baseball secures four-seed for first-ever SCIAC Tournament

Author: Alex Nieves The Occidental baseball team entered the round-robin section of conference play over the weekend needing to pick up a pair of big wins...

ResEd packs first-years into Stewie

Author: Jeremy Childs Forty-seven new triples in Stewart-Cleland (Stewie) Hall and 26 last-minute junior housing exemption offers are a few of the changes resulting from the...