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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...

Pulse Breaks out with “Disturbia” Dance

Author: Soo Jin Kim On Oct. 31, Halloween, the dance club Pulse performed a dance entitled "Disturbia," befitting the day of performance. The dance took place...

Oxy Celebrates Coming Out Day

Author: Marjorie Camarda October 11 marked the 20th annual National Coming Out Day. Oxy's Queer-Straight Alliance (QSA) hosted a week of events to encourage openness about...

SCIAC Recognizes Success of All-American Tigers

Author: Gil Alcaraz This past December, two Occidental football players, defensive end Alex Wertheimer (senior) and punter Alex Groh (senior), were inducted into the Division III...

Timeflies puts twist on Top 40 hits

Author: Noel Hemphill In the darkly lit room where every beat is felt through the floorboards and walls, music from music duo Timeflies excited fans with...

Athletic trainer resigns following sexual misconduct investigation

Author: Elwyn Pratt Long-time Head Athletic Trainer John Sweet is no longer employed by the college. No official statement was issued regarding this matter, but...

Men’s golf completes West Cup at Goose Creek, Tigers head to SCIAC #2 at Cal Lutheran this weekend

Author: Alex Nieves In what was their final non-conference competition before heading back into SCIAC play, the Occidental College men's golf team traveled to Mira Loma,...

A lesson in Spring layering with Todd Synder

Author: Ben Tuthill Dressing well for Fall/Winter is kind of like rocket science: every step you take seems simple and obvious, but each one of them...

The Purple Game raises epilepsy awareness

Author: Noel Hemphill The Occidental women's lacrosse team is playing Saturday's game against Pomona-Pitzer for a cause close to its hearts. The Purple Game will be...

Occidental celebrates the end of its 125th year

Author: Emily Shugerman The ferris wheel on campus last spring will return to the quad once again for Founders Day on April 20 as the college...

Basketball promoted camaraderie during WWII era

Author: Ryan Graff|Caroline Chang It was the autumn of 1944, which, for those living on Occidental's campus and throughout southern California, meant only continued sunshine and...

ASOC 2013 Presidential Election: statements from the candidates

Author:  The Occidental Weekly asked each ASOC Presidential candidate the same question: "Why are you running for ASOC President?" Each candidate - junior John O'Neill...