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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...

Life-size art goes political, symbolic

Author: Stephen Nemeth The Occidental community is no stranger to large-scale political statements and interactive art projects, and the life-size replica of a Predator MQ-1B drone...

Water Polo edges Sagehens, notches first conference victory

Author: Stephen Nemeth With a tie score and time winding down in the fourth quarter against Pomona-Pitzer on Saturday, Occidental women’s water polo attacker Morgan McClafferty...

Women’s Lacrosse takes Redlands down to wire as Bulldogs hand Occidental first conference loss of season

Author: Ryan Whalen The Occidental women’s lacrosse team (8-3 overall, 5-1 SCIAC) will look to bounce back from losses to Colorado College and Redlands and regain...

Concreat Promotes Change through Local Art and Food

Author: Danielle Christopher Friends of L.A.'s art and music scene got a taste of local organic food last Thursday at an event called Concreat. In the...

Editorial: Black lights not blackouts at GLOW Dance

Author: Emily Shugerman Following the well-publicized debacle that was last year's Splatter, many of us were of the opinion that the behavior at the first dance...

Core Program set for revamp

Author: Noel Hemphill The Core Program will soon be getting a makeover after Occidental received the $750,000 Andrew Mellon Foundation Grant. The grant will go towards...

Cultivating food justice, spirituality

Author: Claudia Chow In the 21st century, many people may go their whole lives without knowing what it is like to work on a farm. This past...

Born in a Blacksmith’s Tipi, a Unique Gate for Occidental College

Author: Emma Lodes|Emma Lodes BANG! BANG! Amongst the foliage of a jungly, eccentric Highland Park backyard, the harsh sound of hammer blows on steel crash from inside...

David Maraniss speaks on Obama

Author: Juliet Suess|Benjamin DeLuca Obama biographer David Maraniss delivered a much anticipated talk on his book “Barack Obama: The Story” Monday ahead of the Nov. 6 presidential election. “I’m looking...

Tigers leap over Sagehens on Homecoming weekend

Author: Alex Nieves The Occidental football team, behind quarterback Tommy Edwards (junior), won a nail-biting game against Pomona-Pitzer in the teams' 114th meeting of their annual rivalry...

Roll Tide, Roll

Author: Damian Mendieta With college football gearing up toward the regular season finale, Bowl Championship Series (BCS) playoff contenders are stacking up left and right with...