International
Features
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...
2011
Student Organizations on Edge about Palestinian Bid for Statehood
Author: Clark Scally Occidental students watched closely as Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authority, submitted a bid for statehood to the United Nations last Friday....
2013
Humanity must renew its curiousity in space
Author: William Stupp On Sept. 12, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced that the Voyager 1 probe had left the boundary of our solar...
2015
What in the World 1.0
Author: Ximena Santiago United Kingdom. A historian found the possible first use of the word f*** in an English court case dated 1310. The discovery occurred...
2013
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...
2013
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...
2013
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...
2013
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...
2013
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...
Campus News
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...
2013
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...
2014
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...
