Editorial
Culture
Editorial: A musical guide to surviving your first year
Maybe you just escaped from the most excruciating exam you’ve ever taken at Oxy and you need to cleanse your soul. Or maybe your...
Culture
Editorial: From pop to psychedelic rock, our editors list their albums of the year
"The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess" by Chappell Roan Kawena Jacobs (Arts and Culture editor) When you think of a pop song, most envision...
Culture
Moxie at Oxy: Spring fashion on campus
Sit on the Quad for five minutes and you'll see plenty of Pinterest-worthy outfits. Students at Occidental can often be seen dressing to impress,...
Culture
Favorite book recommendations of the semester
"The One Inside" by Sam Shepard
By Ava LaLonde (Opinions editor) “The most authentic endings are the ones which are already revolving towards another beginning.” -...
Behind the Scenes
Behind the Scenes: The Occidental, a glance into the student-run newspaper
2023 marks the 130th year of The Occidental, the student-run newspaper at Occidental College founded in 1893. Despite this long-running history, readers may not...
Editorial
Letter from the editor-in-chief: Jane Drinkard
As editor-in-chief, I have the opportunity to read more than 20 student-written articles per week. We are an intelligent, academically driven student body, yet...
Editorial
Letter From the editor: Jane Drinkard
Occidental Students, Faculty and Staff, According to President Donald J. Trump, we at the Occidental Weekly — as part of “the media” — are “the...
2012
Editorial: Don’t Forget about the SAC
Author: Pounding hammers and raging drills aside, this year's gutting of the Johnson Student Center has displaced many departments and student services, including the Office...
2013
Letter from the Editor in relation to recent events
Author: Juliet Suess At the beginning of this semester, it struck me how quiet everything had become over summer. There were no protests on the steps, Facebook...
2014
Alumni should communicate frustrations to administration, not Telefund
Author: Annual giving to Occidental last year amounted to over $18 million, or 4 percent of the school’s annual budget, according to the 2013 annual...
Editorial
Core curriculum should adapt to technological times
Author: Occidental's mission is founded on a holistic educational experience that prepares its students for an increasingly complex world. With the rise of the Internet...
Editorial
More students must run for Senate, Honor Board positions
Author: This week, student elections will open on myOxy for the 2015–16 representatives of the Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC). Elections are held each...
