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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...

Take Back the Week Promotes Dialogue About Sexual Violence

Author: Sharen Cervantes Between April 13 and April 17, Occidental played host to a week-long string of events sponsored by Project S.A.F.E., a campus-wide organization whose...

Woody Allen’s Latest Cynical Story

Author: Jack Greenbaum Woody Allen has always been preoccupied with death. Thirty years ago he quipped, "I don't want to achieve immortality through my work, I...

Xiomara Pedraza (senior, CTSJ)

Author:  My name is Xiomara Pedraza and I am the current chapter president of Sigma Lambda Gamma sorority. Our chapter is having a Halloween club...

Bataille Conference Explores the Sacred and Debased

Author: Kendra Dority "We are starting a war," began the opening statement by the Bataille Student Organizing Committee on Friday, February 1 at the interdisciplinary symposium...

Nickle Anticipates Championship Win

Author: Mirin Fader Standout women's water polo player Karie Nickle (senior) looks forward to winning a SCIAC championship in her last year at Occidental, to be...

Physics Department Searches for New Professor

Author: Erik Parker, Torch Staff This semester, the Physics Department has welcomed numerous guest speakers as part of a search for a new physics professor....

New Faces Enrich Oxy Athletic Department

Author: Sharen Cervantes Though best known for its academics, Occidental also boasts an impressive number of student athletes, dedicated coaches and enthusiastic administrators.This year, Oxy's athletic...

In the Pursuit of Happiness, the Right to Marry Affects Us All

Author: Anthony Labarga The only way for our country to survive the challenges of both today and the future is for it to do what democratic...

Student Vandalism in Library Upsets Occidental Community

Author: Soo Jin Kim On Monday Oct. 6, 2008, student library worker Kayla Furman (sophomore) noticed a damaged chair when she went into the Cumberland Room...

The Beatnik of Berlin

Author: Mallory Nezam The work of world-renowned contemporary German artist Martin Kippenberger (1953-97), is making its first major retrospective exhibition in the U.S. The show is...

An Intellectual Resource in a City of Smog

Author: Sarah Mofford A small grassy area covered in shade, three fountains and a building with statue-like columns around its sides. You may think this description...