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.” -...
2014
Board of trustees must prioritize communication with students
Author: The Occidental board of trustees and the board of governors convened for a “mixer” with representatives of the student body on Jan. 29. Though...
Editorial
This New Year, break down barriers to communication
Author: New Year’s resolutions: the source of both hope and disappointment. This January, the staff of The Occidental Weekly suggests that students and staff make...
2016
Students ought to demonstrate interest in Senate activities
Author: For all the discussion on campus of U.S. politics or current events, students fail to participate in — or even pay attention to —...
2013
Room Draw desperately needs move to online interface
Author: Every year room draw sparks a huge conversation on campus. Every year students find at least one thing to complain about during the process....
2014
Occidental needs to continue water conservation efforts
Author: Although the Water Conservation Challenge has formally ended, The Occidental Weekly would like to remind students that water scarcity in California has not. With...
Editorial
Occidental should take advantage of unique identity
Author: A little-known fact about Occidental is that our name translates to “western” in Latin, in reference to the desire of our founders to establish...
2016
Student, IA collaboration is beneficial for Occidental
Author: Occidental’s office of Institutional Advancement (IA) brings in upwards of 15 million dollars in donations each year thanks to the generosity of alumni, outside...
2011
College Must Change Its Approach to Alcohol Policy
Author: The Occidental Weekly Editorial Board The ratio of alcohol-related hospitalizations to dances in the first two months of the academic year is not a figure...
