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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...

New Residence Advisory Board Replaces Disbanded RHA

Author: Nona Gronert The ASOC Senate, in its Tuesday Nov. 17 meeting, approved a proposal to create the Residence Advisory Board (RAB), a student committee which...

Town hall addresses athletes, Athletics budget

Author: Ryan Whalen Occidental student-athletes and a panel consisting of coaches and Athletics staff members came together in Choi Auditorium this past Wednesday to address a...

A Breath of Transcendent Air

Author: Anahid Yahjian It became apparent that I was about to witness something out of this world last Friday when I was escorted into the pit...

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...

From the classroom to the conference room: guidelines for finding (and keeping) internships

Author: Carmen Triola Wedged between a daunting college admission process and the post-grad job search, current students find themselves faced with the task of hunting for...

Occidental community touts talent at Handmade Oxy

Author: Flora Adamian Under the hot afternoon sun, vendors touting everything from soap to American Girl doll clothes transformed the JSC quad into a craft market...

Theophilus Savini elected ASOC Senate president, student body fee amendment deemed invalid

Author: Sarah Safuto Students officially voted Theophilus Savini (junior) to serve as next year’s Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) President Friday. “I was nervous about opening...

Senior lacrosse players hope to return to NCAA play

Author: Noel Hemphill They came from all over the country: Portland, Oregon, Springfield, Virginia, Haverford, Pennsylvania, Berkeley and Menlo Park, California. They have different academic interests,...

Loss of Intergroup Dialogue Program hinders promise of diversity and social accountability on Occidental’s campus

Author: Emily Gao In choosing a college, I sought a school whose students did not shy away from discomfort. I wanted a school that would act...

Harvard professor brings much-needed notice to campaign reform

Author: Andrea Tuemmler From Bernie Sanders’ populist socialism to Donald Trump’s sensationalism, the crowded presidential field is encouraging a wide range of creative campaign strategies. One...

Demystifying the Giant Magnet We Call Home

Author: Melina Devoney A basement hallway of the Norris Chemistry Building is lined with peculiar caution signs about Occidental’s multi-million dollar nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer. The...