International

International students look for a taste of home

At Occidental College, international students come from 25 countries, including Brazil, Botswana, Mexico, India and Singapore. According to the International Programs Office (IPO), these...

Aloof Russia elucidates Cyprus crisis

Author: Malcolm MacLeod For decades, wealthy Russians have been avoiding their country's high taxes by depositing their earnings in Cyprus, a small island in the Eastern...

World News- Week of November 4th

Author: William Stupp New Delhi. As people across India amass personal stocks of fireworks for the coming Hindu festival, Diwali, the government is preparing to launch...

Femen’s ‘Topless Jihad’ does not liberate all women

Author: Haley Gray Amina Tyler is biding her time, waiting in a family home. She has remained out of the public eye since members of her...

World News- Week of Nov. 13

Author: Lucy Feickert Venezuela. Miami Herald journalist Jim Wyss was released from the detention center where he was held in Caracas, Venezuela. He was in...

World News: Issue 9

Author: Clark Scally Mali. French President Francois Hollande was informed by embarrassed Malian authorities on April 9 that his pet camel was eaten by the family...

World News Issue 1

Author: Drew Jaffe|Ximena Santiago Spain. The United States National Basketball Team defeated Serbia 129-92 at the FIBA World Cup Final in Madrid on Sunday. American...

Margaret Thatcher, Sheryl Sandberg, Hell and Feminism

Author: Jacob Surpin Is it bad that I thought Margaret Thatcher died around the time that "The Iron Lady" came out, in 2011? It was a...

Metzler combines art, social justice post-grad

Author: Noel Hemphill For most Occidental seniors, finishing their senior comprehensive project marks the end of a busy year. For Art History and Visual Arts major...

Fayyad exit must not derail Palestine development

Author: Emma Lodes Last Saturday, Salam Fayyad – the United States’ last political friend in Palestine, the West Bank’s champion of economic development and Palestine’s greatest...

World News Issue 2

Author: Ximena Santiago Iran. A judge from Tehran reached a conclusion on the sentencing of six Iranians, three men and three women, who filmed a video...

One Voice brings female activists to speak at Occidental

Author: Tess Langan Malaka Samara re-wrapped her hijab in the bathroom, preparing to speak to a group of Occidental students on behalf of One Voice, an...