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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...

Tigers Smack Their Way into the Win Column

Author: Lilliane Ballesteros Occidental's Softball team gained their first victory of the season against Wesleyan University on Thursday, March 13. They followed up the 4-3 win...

Is Obama Gambling Too Much in the Name of Green?

Author: Alex Zeldin President Obama will soon have to defend what may be the first scandal in his administration. Solyndra, a manufacturer of solar energy panels...

Disclosing the Dirty Details of Occidental’s “Hi” Society

Author: Lisa Kraege Why is saying "hi" at Occidental so awkward? As a senior at a school of barely 2,000 students, I recognize most faces and...

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...