Archive

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...

Nona Gronert (first-year, Undeclared)

Author:  I have the feeling that you will receive a lot of letters like mine speaking out against Oxy's present housing situation. However, I...

Occidental Reforms its Sexual Misconduct Policy

Author: Damian Mendieta Occidental announced changes to its Sexual Misconduct Policy on Nov. 2, revising it to be clearer and more specific, according to Associate Dean...

Judith Squires (Faculty Services Assistant)

Author:  I'm writing to disagree with Brett Fujioka's Political Podium column from two weeks prior suggesting that a vote for Hillary Clinton would be a...

Baseball Strikes Back

Author: Adam Greenhouse The Oxy Baseball Team equaled last season's win-total by taking two out of three games from Whitworth College last Friday and Saturday at...

To Whom It May Concern

Author: Emily Jensen Dear Housing Services:I would like to arrange to live in a double room with my darling roommate Felix. This year, we had a...

Steroids Pump Up Government Spending

Author: Ryan Graff, Lauren Siverly America has always had a fascination with celebrities, including professional athletes. This is exemplified in the way that the United States...

Tiger Tennis Takes a Swing

Author:  Taylor Kaplan (sophomore) works on her swing during practice on the Oxy tennis courts last week. With a 2-2 Women's record and a 2-2...

Google Must Stand Against Chinese Censorship

Author:  The recent announcement of Liu Xiaobo, famed anti-Chinese Communist Party dissident, as winner of the Nobel Peace Prize elicited sharp responses from both ends...

“Moneyball” Shows Promise, Misses Strike Zone

Author: Alex Zeldin   If "Moneyball" was based on a Major League Baseball team playing in the 2011 season, it would not be the first-place Philadelphia Phillies...

Search for Endowed DWA Chair Begins

Author: Erik Parker, Torch Staff The Diplomacy and World Affairs (DWA) department has not yet made progress on its search for a new administrative chair,...

Don’t Cut Aid to the Palestinian Authority

Author: Ethan Weiss The course of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process has changed since the time this newspaper went to print. While both sides might seem more...