Editorial

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...

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...

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,...

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.” -...

Editorial: Black lights not blackouts at GLOW Dance

Author: Emily Shugerman Following the well-publicized debacle that was last year's Splatter, many of us were of the opinion that the behavior at the first dance...

Improving disparate living conditions must be top priority

Author:  In recognition of a generous gift from the Berkus family, President Veitch announced in a school-wide email the renaming of Rangeview Hall, celebrating it...

Off-campus employment provides real-world experience

Author:  While Occidental takes great pride in the number of student employees on campus, there is still a large percentage of students here who are...

Boycott to protect black identity: abandoning white fraternities and their enduring racism

Author: Chance Ward This past week has set ablaze a wildfire in Greek life discourse about the very thing that seems to be making the world...

Student attendance will make DEB funding worthwhile

Author:  The vote for the student body fee increase to fund the Diversity and Equity Board (DEB) passed March 28, guaranteeing that this branch of...

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...

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...

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...