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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...

The impressive PR department of ISIS

Author: Rourke Healey If you live in America, you have probably heard of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).You may have heard about the...

Understanding Sectarian Civil War in Central African Republic

Author: Rourke Healey Throughout almost 18 months of violent conflict and hundreds of deaths in the Central African Republic (CAR), the international media has remained silent...

New club creates space for hip-hop subculture

Author: Flora Adamian For students searching out study spots on Sunday evenings, a peek inside Berkus Hall 243 reveals an unexpected scene: students freestyling and rapping...

Take Back the Week Promotes Dialogue About Sexual Violence

Author: Sharen Cervantes Between April 13 and April 17, Occidental played host to a week-long string of events sponsored by Project S.A.F.E., a campus-wide organization whose...

Woody Allen’s Latest Cynical Story

Author: Jack Greenbaum Woody Allen has always been preoccupied with death. Thirty years ago he quipped, "I don't want to achieve immortality through my work, I...

Xiomara Pedraza (senior, CTSJ)

Author:  My name is Xiomara Pedraza and I am the current chapter president of Sigma Lambda Gamma sorority. Our chapter is having a Halloween club...

Alumni Network Fails Students

Author: Sasha Pokrovskaya I must confess that every single time I sit down to try to find jobs or work on my resume my stomach turns...

A Saturday Afternoon Goes Awry with Goat Slaughter

Author: Eric Kleinsasser A couple of weeks ago, a group of Occidental students acquired a goat, and intended to get together and "sacrifice" it for reasons...

When the Oxy Vaginas Speak, Audiences Come

Author: Jacob Surpin   As soon as the lights dim in Thorne Hall, the packed auditorium begins to cheer. With the lights still down, the 12 women...

Senate Works on Green Family Dining Room Pub

Author: Yennaedo Balloo The ASOC Senate held their regular meeting last Tuesday, March 31. Dean of Students Barbara Avery and Dean of Students Johnathan O'Brien were...

EMS Program Set to Begin Operation

Author: Linni Kral For the first time at Occidental, an Emergency Medical Training (EMT) program is being instated on campus. The program was started by Campus-Wide...