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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...

America’s Harmful Bottle Obsession

Author: Ellis Raskin Fact: Americans love bottled water. They love it so much that according to the International Bottled Water Association, Americans bought more bottled water...

Oxy Glee Club Begins New Season With Caltech Director

Author: Daniel Minguez A new year brought unexpected changes to Occidental's Glee Club. Its members, who assumed they would return to last year's Glee Club director...

Sexual violence cannot be addressed through risk reduction alone

Author: Kenda Woolfson   At first-year orientation, Occidental's newest students learn that the best way to prevent rape is to travel in pairs, carry a rape whistle...

Bend Into Shape With Yoga Club

Author: Alison Kjeldgaard At the end of a long Tuesday, I hurried into Herrick Chapel to join twenty other students sitting cross-legged on the floor, preparing...

Where the Vintage, the Tacky and the Exquisite Collide

Author: Isabel Osgood-Roach Twentieth century wardrobes, kitschy paintings and a myriad of well-loved sneakers are just a small sampling of the many items the Pasadena's Rose...

Former Neo-Nazi Shows Just How Prevalent Racism is in America

Author: Brett Fujioka My initial reaction when I saw Tom "TJ" Leyden's presentation as part of the First Tuesday Speaker Series was that he didn't strike...

Reformed Neo-Nazi Shares Experiences

Author: Kevin Abrams On Tuesday, Oct. 8, students filed into Thorne Hall to hear the story of Tom "T.J." Leyden, a former skinhead who, after working...

Women’s Basketball Qualifies for NCAA Tournament After SCIAC Triumph

Author: Larissa Saco The Women's Basketball team won the 2011 SCIAC championship during the Post Season Tournament on Feb. 26. The Tigers defeated Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 55-49 at...

Live NHL playoffs provide intense, high quality fan experience

Author: Jack McHenry (Sports Columnist) There is an area where antagonistic nationalism, gluttonous beer drinking, rabid fanaticism, the agony of defeat, the ecstasy of victory and...

Questioning American “Victory” After Seven Years In Iraq

Author: Jack Mulcaire On Aug. 19, Operation Iraqi Freedom, the official U.S. combat mission in Iraq, came to an end, according to President Obama in his...

Planned Parenthood Student Interns Promote Sex Ed

Author: Emily Phillips Students walking through the quad last week could pick up colorful Proper Attire condoms, eat a cookie shaped like a penis, sign a...