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...

Egregious lies I tell myself throughout the course of any given day

7:30 a.m. I am going to wake up soon, and I’m going to squeeze in some writing this morning. 9:00 a.m. I feel physically good...

Snakefest 2016 draws in Human and Reptiles

Welcome to Snakefest! At Occidental College, there are many ways to celebrate the change of seasons. For some, fall means: SNAKES. Similar to Programming...

Occidental Anti-Bucket List

Every college student has a bucket list, whether it's going skinny dipping, getting a cool piercing or rushing a sorority. This week, we at...

Campus Statistics

The Occidental Weekly, in cooperation with the Occidental College sociology department, has conducted a series of observational studies and voluntary surveys of the student...

Goings-on about nation following first presidential debate

DALLAS, Texas. George W. Bush steps back from his canvas and looks tenderly at the painting of a seagull he has just completed. A fire...

Campus Blotter

Sept. 18, 12:51 a.m. Campus Safety received a Good Samaritan call, notifying them that a couple was sitting on the roof of an off-campus...

Open Letter to First Years already in Loving, Healthy, Committed Romantic Relationships

Dear First Years already in Loving, Healthy, Committed Romantic Relationships, I am writing this open letter with my housemates because I do not have a...

Chaos Reigns as Occidental Weekly Staff Too Afraid to Report on Campus 9/11 Memorial

EAGLE ROCK, CA. Reports claiming that the Occidental Weekly staff are currently barricading themselves in the Newcomb Media Suite have been verified. Sources say...