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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...

Athletes of the week

Author: Brody Barkan Jamie Cooper- Baseball After missing a chunk of the season due to a heel contusion, outfielder Jamie Cooper (junior) stepped up in the first...

Tales from Tiputini

Author: Delaney Nolin As I rule, I try not to wake up before the sun has risen; it's one of my least favorite things to do....

Geo Jocks: Chilean Tsunami

Author: Emma Lodes Deep below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, 100 miles off the coast of Chile, lies a monstrous, 6,000 km-long gouge in the...

Art comps exhibits student talent

Author: Natania Reed Marking the culmination of several months of hard work and creative process, the senior Studio Art majors gathered in the Weingart Galleries last...

CommuniCon honors beloved show

Author: Ella Fornari   Pop Pop. 300 fans of NBC's Community squished into a multipurpose room at Los Angeles Community College this weekend for the world's first...

Blyth Fund entices applicants with virtual stock competition

Author: Emily Shugerman The Blyth Fund, Occidental's student-run investment group, is running a virtual stock competition open to all students in an effort to spread awareness...

Mixed feelings on campus about new class absence policy

Author: Claudia Chow Starting this semester, students will no longer be required to provide a note from Emmons Health Center to be excused from class due...

Denim dictates individuality, but brand identity supersedes

Author: Ben Tuthill One-hundred and forty years ago last week Levi Strauss & Co. put out its first pair of riveted denim work pants and somehow...

Limitations of the Arabic program leave students without classes

Author: Lucy Feickert Arabic students at Occidental are expressing frustration with the lack of advanced Arabic classes the department offers, limited by low student enrollment and...

Catcher Munoz forgoes draft, focuses on pre-med program

Author: Alex Nieves   It was a typical summer day in La Verne, Calif. when current Occidental catcher Victor Munoz (sophomore), then a senior at Claremont High...

The cost of college

Author: Ryan Strong In his 2013 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama made his bluntest call yet for colleges around the country to control...