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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...

Children’s Author Shares His Story

Author: Laura Bowen The Occidental Community Literacy Center hosted children's author René Colato Laínez to speak to several students and children Tuesday, September 25. Director of...

List of funding opportunities would ease application process

Author:  At Occidental, students are fortunate to be able to fund independent internships, projects and research through a number of avenues. The John Parke Young...

Adderall an all too common study aid

Author: Jack McHenry As the current school year comes to a close, the student body once again finds itself nestled in the temporary shelter of the...

Music icons influence geek culture

Author: Frida Gurewitz There was something about David Bowie in “Labyrinth” that made my little 10-year-old heart go aflutter. Maybe it was the tight pants, the...

Rush Week Organizers Aim to Dispel Stereotypes of Greek Life

Author: Joyce Lee Oxy's three sororities, Alpha Lambda Phi Alpha, Kappa Alpha Theta and Delta Omicron Tau, the co-ed fraternity Zeta Tau Zeta and the two...

Samantha Sencer-Mura (sophomore, Undeclared)

Author:  What the fuck Oxy? This week I have been walking around seeing the new "advertising campaign" for room draw. One of these advertising posters...

Dance Production 2009

Author: Alison Kjeldgaard Last Friday and Saturday night an energetic group of students, professors, family and alumni packed Thorne Hall to support student dancers in one...

Spreading the Spoken Word, With Soul and Swagger

Author: Kate Bustamante Long before poets were printing their words of passion and mass distributing them to inspired readers, masters of language were performing their creative...

The Golden State Attempts to Gain Funding for New Rail System

Author: Christopher Suzdak The state of California, despite recent budget woes, is pressing ahead in a bold initiative to introduce a state-wide high-speed rail system. This...

In Kathy’s Corner

Author: Kelly Neukom Campus Dining Production/ Servant Assistant Kathy Lauriha (lovingly dubbed "Kathy the Sandwich Lady" by Oxy students) is known for her consistently sweet demeanor...

Veganism More Substantive Than Another Empty Fad Diet

Author: Claire Larson After years of being happily vegetarian, I made the tough decision to go completely vegan at the beginning of this semester. I was...