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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...

Campus Administration Forecloses on Student Housing

Author: Tyler Kearn What's Occidental going to do when it can't house all of its students? The question is a ticking time-bomb. Oxy is heading towards...

Prop 7’s Good Intentions Fail to Impress

Author: Mathew Mikuni Proposition 7 seems great on paper. On the surface, it requires California utilities to further increase their use of renewable energy to 20...

Lemons to Lemonade: the New Yoga Club

Author: Eric Jensen, Managing Editor Things used to be so simple last year, at least for on-campus yoga. In the past, Oxy yoga aficionados could look...

The Oxy Weekly: Forum of Choice

Author: Mike Cahill In past weeks, and this past week in particular, there have been a good deal of letters and articles concerning conflicting opinions over...

Gaddafi Shaming Bodes Poorly for Libya

Author: Sam Byrne   Libyan leader Col. Muammer Gaddafi's body reveals a death of a most brutal nature, and remained on display in a two-day public event....

UNICEF Tap Project to Raise Awareness for Water Issues

Author: Lauren Siverly Occidental's chapter of The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) will partner with local restaurants for the Tap Project, an international UNICEF initiative to...

Baylor overcomes media pressure to go 40-0

Author: Jack McHenry (Sports Columnist) A perfect season is a rare feat in sports. Oftentimes the NCAA football champion is undefeated, but even that is not...

Malia Latin (senior, Economics)

Author:  I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to Campus Dining for the new eco-clamshell program they have rolled out this...

The odds are ever in the fans’ favor

Author: Danielle Christopher The anticipation surrounding the film adaptation of Suzanne Collins' "The Hunger Games" has been overwhelming, as many fans awaited midnight premiers in "Hunger...

Angeleno Narratives in Autry’s ‘Hyphen’

Author: Natania Reed   The Getty Center-sponsored Pacific Standard Time initiative, a collaboration between more than 60 art institutions across Southern California, celebrates the growth of Los...

Of What We Lose

Author: J. Mohorcich Let's start with an allegory.   A student — call him Sebastian — is accepted by Occidental College. He comes to school here. He learns...