Humor

The hike from hell

All interviews in this article are fictional. Any parallels to any persons living (or dead) are purely coincidental. Upper-campus residents are easily recognizable. Behind their endlessly...

Opinion | Opinions are awful

Every day in class I’m expected to “participate” and “share my thoughts” on readings — that I didn’t do — in the name of...

Cannabis Energy energizes student body

The unexpected addition of the new Cannabis Energy drink at the Tiger Cooler this week has the Occidental student body buzzed. Cannabis Energy's website explains that...

“I’m a non-denominational interfaith center,” says building shaped like a cross

The following is the transcript of an interview between Weekly reporter Greg Feiner and the Herrick Interfaith Center (the literal building). The transcript has...

Oxy Confessions love stories

All interviews in this article are fictional. Any parallels to any persons living (or dead) are purely coincidental. Your fingers hesitate as you shakily...

The wild creatures that roam campus

Despite Los Angeles's reputation as a bustling metropolis, nature often finds its way to our doorsteps. Like any Oxy student who has heard an...

Students cut off man buns in solidarity with rapidly gentrifying Eagle Rock

All interviews in this article are fictional. Any parallels to any persons living (or dead) are purely coincidental. Not so long ago, many Occidental students...

The JUUL phenomenon

If I were to pick one phrase that defines the dialogue of Occidental College as of October 2017, it would be "Do you have...

Highland Park residents unsure if new cafe is actually a business or just satire

All interviews in this article are fictional. Any parallels to any persons living (or dead) are purely coincidental! Nobody in Highland Park knows quite what...

Oxy Doorholding Culture: Choose Your Own Adventure!

You're at the Marketplace, wading your way through the crowds. After a long, hard day of ignoring your approaching midterms, you're starving, so you...

Dogs of Occidental

NikoMeet Niko. She’s a junior kinesiology major and exclusively orders green tea with light ice at the Green Bean. Spanish is her fourth language. She sits in the front row in your biology class and intimidates you, but you never really see her with friends. She starts most of her comments in class with the word “actually,” and is a fan of ‘athleisure.’ She’s someone you wouldn’t want to keep on a short leash. ClayHere’s Clay (short for Clayton, but he thinks that’s too formal). He’s a first yea

I finally figured out when the world will end

The world has been ending on and off since the Mayans predicted our worldly demise in 2012, yet I'm still here. The latest death...