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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...

Stock Up On Stockings

Author: Noel Hemphill Ah, Fall. I love the season. It presents so many opportunities to dress up or hide in a big cable knit sweater. It...

Professor’s ‘The Skin I’m In’ probes alcoholism, identity

Author: Sarah Corsa Students are generally unaware of their professors' personal lives. The life experiences that inform their teaching and perspectives stay hidden so that students...

A Seed Grows at Occidental

Author: Haley Gray Plate to belly, belly to mind, mind to community. Each October, the coalition of student groups behind Food Justice Month coordinate programming to...

Campus Safety hires students to meet staffing shortage

Author: Elwyn Pratt Students may now encounter their peers checking ID cards in the Almuni Gym Fitness Center during weekends. Campus Safety hired students to check...

Women’s water polo beats Beavers on Senior Day

Author: Noel Hemphill With five of the nation’s top squads in the women’s water polo conference, this season’s SCIAC playoffs are shaping up to be...

New solar array celebrated at Founder’s Day dedication

Author: Mallory Fencil Scores of alumni, trustees and local citizens trekked to the base of Mount Fiji last Saturday afternoon for the dedication of the newly...

Taking back Los Angeles by bike

Author: Ella Fornari A man with a curled ginger mustache, bandana around his neck and brown wool hat atop his head holds onto his bike and...

RAW Records returns louder and stronger

Author: Emma Lodes An oriental rug, sound proof foam, tightly bound chords and massive speakers line the walls and floor of Booth 105. Musician and sound...

Unpaid internships prove unfair, questionably legal

Author: Ella Fornari According to an annual report by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, 55 percent of the class of 2012 said that they...

‘Oxypreneurs’ join thousands at global summit in Malaysia

Author: Keegan McChesney Ten Occidental Students and one advisor for Oxypreneurship will be attending the fourth Global Entrepreneurship Summit and the Global Youth StartUp Summit in...

Local used bookstores still relevant, still inspiring

Author: Lena Smith http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=107931 Local used bookstores still relevant, still inspiring I recently spent a day on a romantic mission: poking around used bookstores. At each store, I...