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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...

Shaq Still Adds to Celtic Lineup

Author: Sam Byrne The city of Boston enthusiastically welcomed the legendary Shaquille O'Neal to the TD Garden last August to enact  the world-famous athlete's desire to...

KOXY Pushing Music to the Limit in 2009

Author: Brenda McNary Music lovers at Oxy have a new reason to rejoice (and it isn't a new Animal Collective album): This year KOXY is...

Linni Eats L.A.: The Counter

Author: Linni Kral If you're looking for a burger that is truly one of a kind, look no further than The Counter, a sleek Santa Monica...

New School Approach

Author: Lilliane Ballesteros Charter schools offer students "alternative educations," but each charter school offers its own version of what alternative education means. In essence, charter schools...

Teeing Off

Author: Kelly Neukom While many people think of golf as an old man's sport, the Occidental golf team insists that it is anything but. "Golf is...

Fellowship Advisor Leaves Oxy for UC Riverside

Author: Erik Parker, Torch Staff Early this month, the Office of Fellowships, Scholarships and National Awards saw the departure of its director, Gwen Hill. Hill...

Clubs Plan Genocide Awareness Program

Author: Michelle Park & Julie Xu The Office of Religious and Spiritual Life (ORSL), in coordination with various on-campus organizations, will put on a variety of...

FYF Fest Kicks Up the Hype, the Jams, the Dust

Author: Aralyn Beaumont FYF, formerly known as Fuck  Yeah Fest, came back to the Los Angeles State Historic Park on Saturday, Sept. 3 surrounded by self-made...

Complaints Spur Crackdown on Neighborhood Parties

Author: Ryan Strong President Jonathan Veitch recently received a strongly worded letter from local resident Rick Taylor complaining about off-campus partying and threatening to take his...

College Cuisine: Hot Dish

Author: Caroline Olsen-Van Stone Before last week, I knew Minnesota as nothing more than the home of Garrison Keillor's radio show "Prairie Home Companion," lots of...

Volleyball Coach Resigns

Author: Ryan Strong Volleyball Coach Mike Talamantes resigned on Monday afternoon as an investigation into NCAA and SCIAC bylaw violations neared conclusion. Talamantes was hired in...