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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...

‘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...

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...

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...

Technology Takeover: Two Days Without Tech

Author: Arielle Laub I was naked, standing in the middle of the Quad, surrounded by hundreds of my peers and brutally aware of my own vulnerability.All...

Allies, trustees clash over college policy

Author: Juliet Suess| Emotions flared at the board of trustees spring dinner as members of the Occidental community presented statistics and expressed concern about sexual assault...

The ever-changing faces of York Boulevard

Author: Michael Tonetti|Keegan McChesney On a sun-drenched road in northeast Los Angeles, a discount store, a bike shop and an art gallery mingle side by side....

Queer at Oxy: Sharing the LGBTQ+ experience

Author: Carmen Triola|Brenna Reid It is a Wednesday night, and 40 or so people have packed themselves into a tiny room on the side of Weingart...

Weekly staffers take sides on Greek expansion

Author: Stephen Nemeth|Jamie Stevenson Pro: Greek expansion will make the system more inclusive When I decided to attend Occidental, I certainly was not planning on being part...

Noonball tradition continues on the courts

Author: Spencer Donaldson It is high noon on a Thursday. The sun beats down as heat rises from the black asphalt of Occidental College’s outdoor basketball...

Blanco’s final rap appearance takes place on Oxy stage

Author: Jeremy Childs Laser beams, Christmas lights and screen projections illuminated Sycamore Glen on Friday night for the performance of rapper Mykki Blanco. The KOXY concert...

Hyper Xpressions heats up the Cooler at showcase

Author: Lily Goldfarb Amid the usual traffic of students grabbing their nightly pizza slices, more than 100 students gathered around a stage in the Cooler on...