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Tom Stritikus named Occidental’s 17th president
After a five-month search process, the Occidental College Board of Trustees unanimously appointed Tom Stritikus as Occidental's 17th president, the Board announced in a...
Arts & Entertainment
‘MEGAFAUNA’ exhibit highlights African biodiversity
A stoic paper cheetah with gleaming eyes stares out from the Weingart marble fireplace as a neighboring hyena looks on, its usual smile replaced...
Features
On anonymity and dialogue: Oxy Confessions revealed
In some ways, looking at old posts from the Oxy Confessions Facebook page is akin to opening a time capsule — a slice of...
Opinions
Let’s talk big, not small and recognize others’ suffering
Trigger warning: suicide, mental illness I hate small talk. Instead, tell me about the way you walked into the Marketplace and panicked because the girl you...
2015
Faculty votes against calling for Veitch’s resignation
Author: Sarah Corsa|Lauren Rewers Faculty voted 83–45 against calling for the immediate resignation of President Jonathan Veitch in a meeting Tuesday, Director of Communications Jim Tranquada...
2016
Step by step: Learning to appreciate Southern California’s wilderness
Author: Malcolm MacLeod As a first year, I was part of the Nature Writing Cultural Studies Program (CSP) taught by professor Keith Naylor of the religious...
2016
Oxy United holds rally at admitted students day
Author: Sarah Corsa At Friday’s Experience Oxy Admitted Students Day, about 150 student activists wearing black filled the stands of Rush Gym during the lunch for...
2012
Occidental artist Elise Hampilos spills the paint
Author: Vivien Reece Amid the disarray of Weingart’s art studio, with its scores of canvases on easels and walls, widespread smatterings of dried paint all over...
2012
Born in a Blacksmith’s Tipi, a Unique Gate for Occidental College
Author: Emma Lodes|Emma Lodes BANG! BANG! Amongst the foliage of a jungly, eccentric Highland Park backyard, the harsh sound of hammer blows on steel crash from inside...
2012
Brandon earns preseason All-American honor
Author: Noel Hemphill Basketball family inspires Brandon's success on court Seattle native and kinesiology major Makenzie Brandon possesses the honors, skills and experience that made her an...
2013
On-campus filming peaks during spring break
Author: Noel Hemphill It was hard not to notice the presence of film crews at Occidental this spring break, with multiple shows, including Glee and True...
2013
Faculty members make complaints about ITS
Author: Mallory Fencil Thirty-four Occidental faculty members added their names and complaints to a letter sent to the leaders of the Information and Technology Services (ITS)....
