International

International students look for a taste of home

Serena Pelenghian - October 24, 2017

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 7

The Occidental - January 1, 2016

Author: Clark Scally International Space Station. A Russian Soyuz spacecraft made the fastest yet docking flight to the ISS to date, arriving just six hours after...

2013

Amazon Rainforest necessitates global response

The Occidental - January 1, 2016

Author: Emma Lodes Spanning eight South American countries and 2.6 million square miles, the Amazon Rainforest has the world’s greatest biodiversity and holds the world’s largest...

2013

Trade policy reform needed to curtail Mexican immigration

The Occidental - January 1, 2016

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...

Campus News

World News 9.0

Ximena Santiago - November 18, 2014

Australia. Co-host of Sydney's "Today" morning talk show Karl Stefanovic revealed Nov. 15 that he wore the same suit every day for a year...

Campus News

World News 8.0

Ximena Santiago - November 11, 2014

Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Arabian king’s advisory council recommended Friday that the government relax its ban on female drivers. The council suggested that women...

Campus News

World News 7.0

Ximena Santiago - November 4, 2014

Burkina Faso. General Honore Traore announced the creation of a 12-month transitional government in the West African country of Burkina Faso. The...

Campus News

World News 6.0

Ximena Santiago - October 28, 2014

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 the...

Campus News

World News 5.0

Ximena Santiago - October 21, 2014

Sweden. The Swedish Navy suspects that a Russian submarine entered Swedish territory this past weekend after it recorded “suspected foreign activity underwater” and intercepted...

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