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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...
2014
From roommates to rent checks, students find a home at Oxy
Author: Henry Dickmeyer For most students, the on-campus living experience begins with an email from Residential Education and Housing Services (REHS) the summer before their first...
2014
‘Feminism’ ban hurts movement
Author: Cory Lomberg On Nov. 12, Time Magazine released its fourth annual word banishment poll, calling for readers to elect the most irrelevant, inarticulate or irritating...
2015
Professor uses art in fight against Ebola
Author: Charlotte Umanoff Art History and Visual Arts Professor (AHVA) Mary Beth Heffernan and College Photographer Marc Campos are spending two weeks in Monrovia, Liberia to...
2015
Starbucks “Race Together” flops as a tasteless marketing campaign
Author: Charlotte Umanoff Imagine hurriedly stopping at your local coffee shop on your way to work in the morning. Bleary-eyed and un-caffeinated, you approach the counter....
2015
DarkMatter confronts privilege, identity through spoken word
Author: Melina Devoney Outside Thorne Hall, Occidental students and LA community members formed a line that nearly extended to the Tiger Cooler an hour before the...
2015
Sustainability: Environment, economy and equity at Occidental
Author: Stephen Nemeth|Delarys Ramos Estrada The Sierra Club released its list of Top 100 Green Schools Sept. 2, ranking colleges and universities in the United States...
2015
Trigger warnings not a solution for all types of trauma
Author: Rachel Cohn On college campuses across the nation, students and faculty alike have locked horns over whether or not to include trigger warnings in classroom...
2015
Radio DJs find sound footing on KOXY’s platform
Author: William Stupp A spoken introduction tiptoes into the program's opening song. He seems to start speaking at the perfect moment. The clear yet mellow rhythm...
