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...
2012
Volatile Economy Takes Endowment Along for the Ride
Author: Ryan Strong After returning a healthy 19.5 percent investment earnings
rate in the 2011 fiscal year, Occidental’s endowment took a hit last year, despite the college’s...
2012
Mourning the loss of print News(week)
Author: Ian Mariani Newsweek will halt production of its print edition starting December 31 of this year after 80 years of publication, but is anyone surprised? Newsweek's...
2012
Is media working for us?
Author: Benjamin DeLuca President Barack Obama clinched reelection with at least 303 electoral votes Tuesday night, and one of the most common reactions was shock at...
2014
Miyazaki’s final film epitomizes career-long aesthetic
Author: Malcolm MacLeod It was a quote from engineer Jiro Horikoshi that inspired Oscar-winning animator and head of Studio Ghibli Hayao Miyazaki to tell the aeronautical...
2014
Rising Stars- Spring 2014 Part 1
Author: Spencer Donaldson Baseball (Pitcher Will Nahmens No. 26) Pitcher Will Nahmens began playing baseball at the age of five in his native Redwood, Calif. “I used...
2014
Students call for more reading days
Author: Clark Scally An Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) survey issued Feb. 1 to gauge student interest in additional reading days has revealed discontent with...
2014
Exploring a new faith In India (but not the one you’d think)
Author: Ben Poor “See this bindi?" my host sister Hasani asks."Yeah," I say, noting her gold dot between her eyebrows."My mother says, 'If I don't wear...
2014
Recent hire of 10 tenure-track professors is largest in five years
Author: Juliet Suess Occidental hired 10 new tenure or tenure-track professors in eight different departments. These 10 hires mark the most tenure appointments in one year...
2014
Pop culture detracts from electronic dance music
Author: Cordelia Kenney Broadly defined, "Electronic Dance Music" (EDM) has undeniably transformed the music scene, and intrinsic to EDM's success in the U.S. is the festival...
2014
College requires high response rate for effective diversity survey
Author: Drew Jaffe Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College Jorge Gonzalez released an update on plans to improve diversity and equity on...
2014
ASOC to vote on making Bike Share full student service
Author: Lena Smith The Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) Senate will vote on Monday on whether or not to turn Bike Share into an official...
