International
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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...
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...
2013
Trade policy reform needed to curtail Mexican immigration
Author: Emma Lodes A peasant woman in Oaxaca, Mexico bends over her colorful, intricate weaving. Dusk falls over the small, deserted cornfield, empty since her husband...
2013
Occidental’s weak language component cheapens global education
Author: Haley Gray In spite of Occidental's purported commitment to global and intercultural studies, Occidental is part of the majority of complacent institutions with under-prioritized foreign...
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...
Campus News
What in the World 1.0
United Kingdom. A historian found the possible first use of the word f*** in an English court case dated 1310. The discovery occurred on...
Campus News
World News 11.0
Switzerland. An animal rights group officially petitioned to ban cats and dogs from Swiss cuisine. The petition was submitted to the Swiss government...
