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The hike from hell

Joel Saarinen - November 27, 2017

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...

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Opinion | Opinions are awful

Kristine White - November 27, 2017

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

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Cannabis Energy energizes student body

Matthew Reagan - November 14, 2017

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...

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

Gregory Feiner - November 14, 2017

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

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The author in conversation with his future self

Samuel Page - February 7, 2017

I’ve been trying to get to know Myself for quite some time. As a recently turned twenty-year-old student, I'm told that now is the...

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Finals themed crossword puzzle

Genevieve Babcock - December 7, 2016

Across 1. My recent life decisions 4. Needed to make your "C" an "A" 7. Extra reading day? 10. Your professor is a sadist 11. What the library employees...

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A beginner’s guide to: Writing poetry for The New Yorker

Samuel Page - December 6, 2016

A Beginner’s Guide To: Writing Poetry for The New Yorker Does being published in a lofty, medium-length weekly publication whose permanent staff were all born...

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Thanksgiving with my extended family: An experimental play in one act

Genevieve Babcock - November 29, 2016

ACT I, SCENE I Curtain rises. I pace aimlessly in the KITCHEN at my paternal aunt and uncle's home. I am hovering around the island...

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Occidental admits one student to class of 2021 in attempt to increase national ranking

Gyan Prayaga and Genevieve Babcock - November 29, 2016

EAGLE ROCK, Calif. In an effort to boost its national ranking among liberal arts colleges, Occidental College has preemptively made the decision to admit...

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