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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
Senior lacrosse players hope to return to NCAA play
Author: Noel Hemphill They came from all over the country: Portland, Oregon, Springfield, Virginia, Haverford, Pennsylvania, Berkeley and Menlo Park, California. They have different academic interests,...
2015
Town vs Gown: Why neighborhood-student relationships are different at Occidental and how they can be improved
Author: Laura Scott As the sun sets on a Friday night, traffic picks up and students living off campus start to quietly play music and gather...
2015
Title IX releases new sexual assault policy
Author: Lucy Feickert The Title IX Office is currently collecting feedback on a sexual assault policy slated to replace the interim policy that has been in...
2015
Plastic water bottles have no place on eco-friendly campus
Author: Sarah Corsa Washington University in St. Louis eliminated the sale of disposable plastic water bottles from its campus in January 2009. In 2013, Western Washington...
2016
Apollo Night Shines: poetry, jump rope, Britney Spears take top three spots
Author: Sydney Hemmendinger The stump was back and ready to be rubbed Feb. 26 as Apollo Night returned triumphantly to a packed Thorne Hall. The Black...
2016
Dom Kennedy pumps up the crowd at SpringFest
Author: Benj Salkind Dom Kennedy dusted off his mic Saturday in Rush Gym to headline Occidental's SpringFest, his first live performance since the end of his...
2012
Keep on Truckin’
Author: Kirsten Wright As the academic year winds down and students gear up for finals week, the search for an available study area in the library...
2012
L.A. Skin and Ink explores cultural importance of tattoos
Author: Saybin Medler|Saybin Medler Imagine walking into a prestigious art museum, seeing a world-renowned Van Gogh or a portrait by Picasso, then moving on and seeing...
