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: Requesting Return of Bookstore Policies

Author:  The Occidental Bookstore's new policy, which forces students to prove that they dropped a class in order to return books, represents the continuation of a...

Recent dialogue sheds light on lack of campus resources

Author:  The March 21 town hall was a valuable forum for the ongoing discussion on sexual assault. Many students stood in front of Thorne, cried,...

Registration PIN envelope system is inefficient, wasteful

Author:  Each year registration, like room draw, is inevitably stressful for students. While much of this stress can be attributed to a desire to get...

Seize your summer: students should take advantage of study abroad opportunities

Author:  Occidental students should take advantage of the opportunities the college offers to travel and conduct research abroad, particularly during summer and winter breaks. The...

Clumsy student digest atrophies under community neglect

Author:  It’s great entertainment for standing in the pasta line. It’s convenient for procrastinating on the 5-page paper due tomorrow. It’s ideal for the long,...

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...