Archive
2018
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...
2010
Jeremy Gong (first-year, Undeclared)
Author: I am very dissatisfied with the food dispensing systems that are established on this campus. I offer a short anecdote: One Saturday evening, upon...
2008
The Moving Monument
Author: Jessica Stevens The planning and implementation of civic works projects is rarely a cut-and-dry task in the City of Los Angeles. The history of the...
2010
Sean Embrey-Stine (first-year, undeclared)
Author: As most Oxy students must have noticed, there has been a lot of anti-oxy sentiment around campus recently. Students are upset with Occidental, understandably,...
2010
Rare Birds, Sweet Rats and a Magic School Bus
Author: Richie DeMaria In February 1952, Occidental College opened the Moore Laboratory of Zoology. Named after famed ornithologist and Pasadena resident Dr. Robert T. Moore, who...
2012
An unstoppable march toward domestic drone proliferation
Author: Clark Scally Before long, the skies above Los Angeles might be home to an airborne creature better known for its lethal presence high above Afghanistan,...
2008
Campus Provides Resources for Domestic Violence Victims
Author: Emily Phillips October is an important month for many reasons. It is distinguished by the emergence of fall foliage, trick-or-treating, and football games, but it...
2008
The Americana: Simply an Expensive, Gentrified Eyesore?
Author: Arielle Darr If you were to combine Disneyland, Las Vegas and the Grove, throw in your favorite childhood memory and tons of money, you would...
2012
Swimming flounders at SCIAC Championship Meet
Author: Lauren Taylor Buoyed by two dominating performances from Caroline Chang (sophomore), the Occidental women's swimming and diving team finished fourth at the SCIAC Championships on...
2008
ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?
Author: Alex Graves While not officially recognized by Hallmark, the beginning of the NFL season is an unofficial holiday in the United States. In the months...
2008
New Groups on Campus Address Women’s Rights
Author: Charlotte Strauss Swanson Two women's rights organizations, Global Rights of Women (GROW) and Voices for Planned Parenthood (VOX), have been established this year on Oxy's...
2008
Venturing Into The Lost World Of Silent Cinema
Author: Alana Saltz On a street inhabited by Jewish bookstores, delis, nightclubs and vintage clothing stores, the Silent Movie Theatre on Fairfax Avenue definitely stands out....
