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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...

Tapping the Finest Local Beers at Eagle Rock Brewery

Author: Michael Darling & Alice Bauer Upon arriving at Eagle Rock Brewery, a nondescript warehouse in Glassell Park, we were forced to wonder, is this...

Profs. Mary Beth Heffernan, Amy Lyford and the AHVA Department

Author:  Mitch Cde Baca states that we lack "art" in our liberal arts education at Oxy. We sympathize with student complaints about the relative paucity...

Krystal Zayas-Wright (senior, Politics), Audrey Spiegel (junior, UEP) and Becca Loegering (senior, Politics)

Author:  We would like to thank the Oxy Relay For Life participants for coming out for the event this past weekend and helping make it...

Kitschy Cuculapraline Adds Unique Charm to Eagle Rock Landscape

Author: Rebecca Rodriguez Amidst the worn down buildings and auto repair shops lining the commercial corridors of the Eagle Rock community, a select number of surprisingly...

Teachers Unions Need to Stop Impeding Education Reform

Author: Ben Dalgetty   America has a problem with unions. In particular, teachers unions are making desperately needed education reform more difficult than it already is. While...

Introductory Class Restrictions Prevent Holistic Graduates

Author: Alex Zeldin This semester I hit a crossroads in my Occidental education. Being a second-semester junior and essentially having fulfilled my major and core requirements,...

Peter Dreier’s Article Captures Students’ Political Excitement

Author: Will Holmes On Monday, Sept. 15, an article written by Professor of Politics and Director of the Urban & Environmental Policy program Peter Dreier, entitled...

Liberate Words From The Bad Word Gulag

Author: Michael Darling Over the summer, the brilliant comedian George Carlin died. Most of his obituaries made reference to Carlin's famous and controversial "Seven Dirty Words"...

Charlotte Strauss Swanson

Author:  Dear Editor,In the past week, the pasta bar in the Marketplace has been making my life complete. Penne, spaghetti, chicken, shrimp, peppers, onions, mushrooms,...

Jeven Dovey (junior, AHVA)

Author:  I just wanted to get the word out that the Oxy Film Festival will take place on April 1, 2009, in Johnson 200. Entries...

Henry Meier

Author:  Dear Editor,While we deeply appreciate our wonderful groundskeeping crew that keeps Oxy's campus looking so brilliant, they do seem to be ignoring one aspect...