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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
Women’s lacrosse scores high in non-conference play
Author: Jamie Stevenson The Occidental women’s lacrosse team wrapped up a busy week of out of conference play Sunday afternoon. The Tigers (6-4) finished the week...
2015
New, non-traditional housing options planned for fall semester
Author: Charlotte Umanoff|Gregory Feiner Residential Education (ResEd) will offer several additions to Occidental's non-traditional housing options next fall by creating Queer House, the Social Justice Institute...
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...
