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...
2010
Guest Lecturer Bill Nye Advocates For Environmental Action
Author: Riley Kimball Last Saturday, scientist and Emmy award-winning television star Bill Nye "The Science Guy" delivered the annual Phi Beta Kappa lecture to a packed...
2010
Women’s Lacrosse Falls Short After First Win of Season
Author: Gil Alcaraz Oxy's inaugural varsity women's lacrosse season is off to a rocky start. However, despite coming away with only a single victory thus far,...
2012
College receives record number of applicants
Author: Damian Mendieta The Office of Admissions received a record of 6,136 applications for the class of 2016, of which they accepted 2,393, solidifying the acceptance...
2011
Mount Fiji Solar Project Slowly Gaining Energy
Author: Michelle L. Park & Larissa Saco Since physics professor Daniel Snowden-Ifft began to work with the idea during the Spring of 2009, utilizing solar power...
2008
One Small Step for Advertising, One Giant Leap for Mankind
Author: Christina LeBlanc Hover Crafts, robots and time-travel are all typical ideas of the "space age;" futuristic inventions that represented a Jetsonian fantasy world to come,...
2011
‘Hugo’ Shows Youthful Innocence, Mature Sensibility
Author: Jake Stringfield "Hugo," based on the novel "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick, tells the story of a young orphan boy who lives...
2009
QSA Celebrates Coming out of the Closet
Author: Sarah Mofford On Oct. 11, the Queer Straight Alliance (QSA) hosted Oxy's Coming Out Day as part of Coming Out Week, which ran from Oct....
2009
A Salon of Indulgence, Luxury… and Chocolate?
Author: Tyler Kearn Tucked away on a floor below ground level in one of the side buildings of the Pasadena Convention Center was more chocolate than...
2009
Obama Administration Shortens Lengthy FAFSA Form
Author: Davida Persaud Come Jan. 1, 2010, students applying for government aid for the upcoming year will encounter a new, shortened Free Application for Federal Student...
2011
Voices of Occidental
Author: Michelle Park, Rachel Stober As the college's mission statement proclaims, "The Mission of Occidental College is to provide a gifted and diverse group of students...
2011
All Work and No Pay
Author: Sarah Spinuzzi Students are ordering iced coffee again, and it's leaving rings of condensation on the tables and benches. Others are flocking to the CAE...
