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.” -...

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...

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...

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...

Editorial: Just the luck of the Room Draw

Author:  The General Assembly recently conducted a survey on future policies for Residential Education and Housing Services (REHS) in regards to specific aspects of the 2013-2014 Room...