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
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...
Campus News
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...
2013
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...
Campus News
World News Issue 4
Author: Ximena Santiago Haiti. Former President Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier died Saturday at the age of 63 due to a heart attack. He was pronounced dead...
2013
Boston attack betrays foreign intelligence sharing failures
Author: Zach Abels Two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 15, killing three and injuring more than 260. The two...
Campus News
World News 6.0
Author: Ximena Santiago United States. Google's Senior Vice President Alan Eustace, 57, jumped from a high-altitude air balloon near the top of the stratosphere Friday, breaking...
2013
World News – Issue 11
Author: Clark Scally Georgia, United States. Wilcox County High School in rural Georgia just hosted its first integrated prom in school history. Until this year, separate...
Campus News
World News 7.0
Author: Ximena Santiago Burkina Faso. General Honore Traore announced the creation of a 12-month transitional government in the West African country of Burkina Faso....
