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...
2013
Inside the Artist’s Studio: Exploring the work of studio art major Abbey Williams
Author: Lauren Rewers On the bottom floor of Weingart Center for the Liberal Arts, the printmaking studio is humming with activity. Colorful samples of art projects...
2013
Rising Stars Oct. 9
Author: Zach Heerwagen|Spencer Donaldson Colton Bares (Men's Golf) At age 13, Colton Bares was a Little League all-star pitcher with a promising future in baseball. However, when...
2013
‘Gravity’ takes NASA out of space and onto the screen
Author: Will Westwater "At 372 miles above the Earth there is nothing to carry sound, no air pressure, no oxygen. Life in space is impossible." Space...
2014
Embrace adventure in daily life
Author: Will Westwater "Believe in the fiction." Professor John Bouchard says this at least 20 times every class period of his Acting II course. When my...
2014
New student wellness director plans upgrades for Emmons
Author: Margaret Su New Director of Student Wellness Services Sara Semal has only been at Occidental for three months, but she already has big plans for...
2014
Cleaning staff, students rally to support Facilities supervisor
Author: Olivia Landon|Henry Dickmeyer Over 20 cleaning and grounds employees from Facilities Management (Facilities) met with Vice President of Finance and Planning Amos Himmelstein on Thursday...
2015
Honor Board rejects initial DEBI request to increase student body fee
Author: Lauren Rewers In a 4-3 decision Tuesday, Honor Board struck down a component in the Diversity and Equity Board Initiative (DEBI) that would raise student...
2015
Students revive iconic “Vagina Monologues”
Author: Carmen Triola Alongside 11 other women onstage and with a near-packed Thorne Hall watching, Frankie Radogna (senior) prepared herself for her big scene in the...
2015
The forgotten pillar: on diversity at Occidental College
Author: Emily Shugerman|Martin Pittman Karen Romero was only a few months into her time at Occidental when a racist classmate made her consider leaving. In her first-semester...
2015
“Detox” frisbee succeeds with new coach, young roster
Author: Melina Devoney Occidental’s men’s ultimate team, “Detox,” gained a talented first-year class, a new coach and a fresh team philosophy this spring. Detox debuted its talent...
2015
Dictators deserve denunciations from media, not punchlines
Author: Carmen Triola Vladimir Putin returned March 16 from a 10-day disappearance from office, and the internet has been having quite a laugh about it. Rather...
