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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...

Landslide: The one where I deal with breaking up with a favorite band

Author: Jack Butcher I can remember my first breakup vividly. It had been a whirlwind relationship. We had met outside a concert...

Conservation challenge reduces water usage by over 7.5 percent

Author: Lena Smith Last week's water conservation challenge spread awareness for what may be California's worst recorded drought. Despite last weekend's storm, which produced the hardest...

Parkour making great leaps to land spot as popular hobby

Author: Olivia Landon Sweaty and laughing, with hands callused from colliding with stucco walls and concrete slabs, undeclared Brandon Rodrigues (first-year) stands by the Gilman Fountain....

“Expanding the Matrix” Pushes the Possibiities of Printmaking in Los Angeles Community

Author: Claire Diggins Weingart opened its gallery doors on Sept. 9 for the first time this semester with an exhibit of works from 15 California artists,...

Thaisa Frank Lectures on Surrealism in Writing

Author: Cordelia Kenney Surrealist author Thaisa Frank gave a reading from her debut novel "Heidegger's Glasses" this past Monday as part of the Remsen Bird series,...

One for the Books

Author: Kelsey Longmuir Last Tuesday, Oct. 21, the Library's Ahmanson and Jeffers rooms were filled with faculty, staff and students as Oxy welcomed new librarian Bob...

Music Festival Brings L.A. to Eagle Rock

Author: Parker Harris On Saturday, Oct. 2, Eagle Rock will transform from a sleepy enclave to a bustling urban neighborhood. With many people walking in the...

Aliza Goldsmith (junior, Politics)

Author:  Now that elections are over and ASOC Senate has had a training retreat, we are ready to get the year going in full-swing. I...

“Waiting for ‘Superman'” Sparks Dialogue

Author: Jack Greenbaum When "An Inconvenient Truth," directed by Davis Guggenheim, hit theaters in mid-2006, audiences were faced with the real disaster that is global warming...

Classic End to Spring Theater Season

Author: Christina LeBlanc With the end of the academic year swiftly approaching, Occidental's theater department has had no time to rest. This past weekend, the Occidental...

Women’s Basketball Maintains Winning Ways

Author: Jack McHenry The Lady Tigers basketball team has started the season off strong, going 3-1 with their only loss coming in a hard-fought battle with...