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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...

Young Prepares for Nationals After Breaking School Record

Author: Soo Jin Kim Kelly Young (senior) broke the school record for the hammer throw during the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational earlier this month. It was previously held...

Michael Darling (sophomore, History)

Author:  This is too short to serve as an opinions article, but it's worth saying: There's a developer who plans on building a rather large...

The Great Health Care Debate: For Universal Coverage and Healthcare Reform

Author: Ben Dalgetty   Since its inception at the turn of the 20th century, America's experiment with a free-market privately provided health care system has been doomed...

Johnson’s services not so secret for Occidental Track & Field

Author: Lauren Rewers|Tim O'Donnell Taking a friend out to dinner is a mundane activity for most college students, but for Occidental sprinter Jeh Johnson (first-year), this...

To care or not to care, that is the seniors’ question

Author: Arielle Laub Recently I showed up to a non-Weekly work meeting smelling like beer and cigarettes. The co-worker sitting next to me leaned in and...

Occidental needs to continue water conservation efforts

Author:  Although the Water Conservation Challenge has formally ended, The Occidental Weekly would like to remind students that water scarcity in California has not. With...

Janice continues to build national presence for women’s lacrosse

Author: Nina Greenebaum The Occidental women’s lacrosse team has emerged as a SCIAC and NCAA Division-III powerhouse over the past two seasons. After the departure of...

Rugby 15s goes deep into playoffs, 7s team members eye 2016 Olympics

Author: Melina Devoney Down by two points with seven minutes left, fly-half Barnaby Audsley (senior) scored a penalty kick that reinvigorated the Occidental men’s rugby team....

Alumni petition delivered to Veitch, calls for change from administration

Author: Juliet Suess Elizabeth Amini '95 delivered an alumni petition demanding personnel changes in the administration, among numerous other points, to President Jonathan Veitch's office Thursday....

World News Issue 9

Author: Ximena Santiago England. AskforTask.com, a British technology startup, began allowing nap time for its employees but eliminated the option after it resulted in decreased...

Greek Bowl trumps other campus venues

Author: Malcolm MacLeod In my first two years at Occidental, I have experienced events all around campus — some better than others. Last year, White Panda...