Archive
2018
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...
2009
David William Martinez (senior, ECLS)
Author: After reading "Racism Strikes Party Scene Wearing Brown," I came away with many mixed feelings. While I agreed with some of the author's main...
2011
Federal Cuts Could Affect Financial Aid
Author: Ryan Strong Occidental's Financial Aid Office is concerned that a congressional super committee charged with cutting $1.5 trillion from the federal budget may severely cut...
2011
Expectations and Upsets in NBA Playoffs
Author: Ryan Graff The first round of the NBA playoffs are underway, and they are proving that the race to the championships will be competitive to...
2010
Sarah Mofford (sophomore, ECLS)
Author: Today I woke up, looked in the mirror and thought to myself, "is feminism officially dead?" It was a tragic question, but it had...
2010
Duncan Marks (sophomore, Biology)
Author: I have to say that I disagree completely with the proposed "themed housing" in Norris next year. While it's nice to have people...
2008
Viva Lost Wages
Author: Kelly Neukom The man sitting on one end of the poker table might intimidate some. He has shoulder-length black hair and half of his face...
2008
Senior Senator Ken Smutny Resigns
Author: Lilliane Ballesteros At the March 26 Senate meeting, Senior Class Senator's Ken Smutny announced his intention to resign from his position. ASOC President Ryan Bowen...
2010
First-Years to Start New Fraternity
Author: Riley Kimball and Martha Carol First-years Julian Eubanks, Jai Levin, Evan Choate and Sam Boland began working this past month to establish a new fraternity,...
2010
The Liberal Arts Legacy
Author: Ben Dalgetty Approaching the end of my four years at Occidental, I found myself with little conception of the liberal arts beyond the oft-chanted mantras...
2010
Lia Ballard (senior, Spanish Literary and Cultural Studies)
Author: Over the last four years, I admit that I have come to love the library as my second home, yet am dismayed by the...
2010
Administration Scrambles to Handle Swollen Enrollment
Author: Riley Kimball For the second consecutive year, a larger-than-expected number of new students enrolled in Occidental, exceeding this year's target by 18 students. While the...
