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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...

City Debates Temporarily Capping Marijuana Dispensaries

Author: Damian Mendieta, Ryan Strong admitted to frequenting the medical marijuana dispensaries. Last month, four separate campus safety investigations, following the discovery of marijuana in dorm...

From the Steps of Thorne to the Walk of Fame

Author: Tina Tsang While lesser-known than their USC and UCLA counterparts, the small but growing film and theater departments at Occidental have produced several successful film...

Phoenix Takes Performance Art to New Highs

Author: Nina Paus-Weiler In his infamous 2009 David Letterman interview, two-time Oscar-nominated actor Joaquin Phoenix announced his retirement from acting in order to pursue a career...

Star Softball Pitcher Strikes Out Competition

Author: Ryan Graff Brittany Vacura (sophomore), current pitcher for the women's softball team, has been playing softball since she was in the womb, literally. Her mother,...

YCCA Strives To Live Up To Occidental’s Radical Rating

Author: Annie Wolfstone Occidental College is one of the nine most radical colleges in the country, according to a July 8 ranking in "The Huffington Post."...

3×3 Basketball Bounces Back for Second Year

Author: Emily Phillips With 21 teams in the league this fall, an increase from only 12 teams competing in its first season last year, the Oxy...

Occidental College Cinematheque Invites Students to Reinvent Cinematic Viewings

Author: Laura Bertocci The word "cinematheque" is French for "film library," and historically, in Paris, provided a way for appreciators to watch older films no longer...

Jill Marucut (first-year, Undeclared)

Author:  Never mind the group activities involving the awkward O-Groups, the tearful goodbyes between families and incoming freshmen, and the awkward exchange of glances during...

ASOC Senate Discusses Funding

Author: Soo Jin Kim On Tuesday Oct. 21, the Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) Senate met for its weekly meeting in Fowler 111 at 7:30...

Elizabeth Cutler (senior, Politics)

Author:  Don't forget to purchase your ticket to the Vagina Monologues for this Friday, 2/20, at 7 p.m. sharp! Tickets will be sold at lunchtime...

Jessie Durrett (sophomore, DWA)

Author:  Every Oxy student should consider applying to be a student representative for the Board of Trustees' Committees, the Deans' Advisory Board or the Campus...