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...
2014
Girls just want to have fun; redefining the double standard
Author: Jane Drinkard My mom was born in 1963, a time when people still believed a woman's place was in the kitchen, so it is no...
2014
Clery report shows rise in number of reported sex offenses
Author: Noel Hemphill The number of reported sex offenses around Occidental increased between 2011 and 2013 while drug violations fell over the same period, according to...
2014
Soppressata and stereotypes
Author: Nettie Stein-Miller “If you’re Jewish, then why do you eat pork?” This is a question I am asked a surprising amount, by people who have no...
2008
From Trash to Treasure
Author: Jessica Stevens As the last spring showers give way to sunny Los Angeles skies, hillsides of wildflowers are not the only things blooming in Eagle...
2008
U.S. Military Death Toll in Iraq Reaches 4,000
Author: Ben Dalgetty Monday, March 24, the US military death toll in Iraq passed the 4,000 mark. The milestone was met after a patrol vehicle was...
2010
Men’s Lacrosse Ends Taxing Year
Author: Gil Alcaraz After starting out 0-7 this season, the Oxy men's lacrosse team has won two of its last five games and simultaneously doubled its...
2008
A Very Different Holocaust Movie
Author: Max Weidman The Austrian/German film The Counterfeiters just took the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Having grossed just over $1 million in the US,...
2012
Scott Hong gets into the swing of Tiger Baseball program
Author: Damien Mendieta (Senior Writer) After two high schools, three colleges and a semester off, Scott Hong (junior) has finally found a place at Occidental. Hong, a...
2008
Eliot Spitzer on the Fritz
Author: Michael Darling It's very rare to find a politician who seems to be a legitimate, good guy and not just another corrupt hypocrite looking for...
2011
Newcomb Floods
Author: Ryan Strong Newcomb Hall sustained extensive water damage on Thursday evening after heat sensors triggered the sprinkler system in a dorm room on the third...
2008
Campus Development Plan Halted by Complications with Neighbors
Author: Danielle Sherman Occidental College has spent the last four years developing a specific plan for the campus' development over the next 20 years, which has...
