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Culture
Saying ‘aloha’ to the Hawaiʻi Club
At the first general meeting of the Hawaiʻi Club this semester, about 20 members were present with a box of snacks to share and...
National
Zero tolerance on drugs risks lives of music festival-goers
Spring has sprung, and along with it, so have a series of music festivals across the country. People of all ages flock to Coachella’s...
National
"Speak softly and carry a big stick": the political implications of toxic masculinity
As a contributor to the right-wing online magazine The Federalist so quaintly and condescendingly put it several years ago, feminists have recently fallen “in...
National
To Skimm or not to Skimm: millennials, unsubscribe
Many young adults have become familiar with the lean, high-heeled silhouette of a woman who dons the masthead of theSkimm, a free, daily newsletter...
Community News
Infotainament capitalizes on short attention spans
Several companies are challenging traditional cable news stations and video outlets for the coveted role among millennials as the go-to source for video-based news...
National
We fuel ISIS’ success through consumption of media
Our generation’s intimate connection with social and mass media makes threats against global humanity visible in a way that was never before attainable. Social...
National
Hillary Clinton: the most honest candidate in the race
Secretary choose pragmatism over radical idealsim
2011
Occidental’s Spoken Word Club Returns from Nationals
Author: Sam Byrne Four members of the Occidental Spoken Word Club traveled to the 2011 College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational (CUPSI), a nation-wide poetry competition, last...
2013
House Republicans shut down women’s rights
Author: Cordelia Kenney The federal government reopened last Wednesday after nearly two weeks of being shut down. The inability of the House and the Senate to...
National
MLB looks 2 the future
Author: Joe Siegal As baseball marches toward another October, it leaves behind one of the game's most prolific playoff heroes—Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter. Equally notable is...
2016
Apple’s open letter sheds light on privacy issues
Author: Peter Johnson Tens of thousands have flocked to Twitter on their Apple iPhones, tweeting with the hashtag #FBIvsApple. Ironically, the National Security Administration (NSA) may...
2012
Occidental prepares for 125 anniversary
Author: Haley Gray April 20 will mark Occidental's 125th anniversary, and college administrators are organizing a year- long celebration to commemorate the event. The festivities will...
