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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
RAW Records gives student musicians a helping hand
Author: Jeremy Childs With a campus located in the heart of the entertainment industry, it is no surprise that Occidental hosts a variety of student musical...
2015
Honor Board strikes down second DEBI funding request, offers alternative solution
Author: Lena Smith Honor Board voted 3-2 Tuesday against a proposal to increase student body fees by $7 to fund the proposed Diversity and Equity Board...
2015
Boycott to protect black identity: abandoning white fraternities and their enduring racism
Author: Chance Ward This past week has set ablaze a wildfire in Greek life discourse about the very thing that seems to be making the world...
2015
Tinashe electrifies as first female SpringFest headliner
Author: Chloe Woodruff|Stephen Nemeth Last Saturday, Occidental students stormed en masse to the Greek Bowl where Tinashe, the first female artist ever to be featured in...
2015
Senior duos finish final Tiger tennis matches
Author: Lily Goldfarb The Occidental men’s and women’s tennis teams will each be saying goodbye to two seniors this year. For the men’s team, these seniors...
2015
Student working group proposes new constitution
Author: Rachel Cohn Members of four branches of the Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) are in the process of reviewing a proposal for a new...
2015
Music industry should support Kesha, assault survivors
Author: Sydney Hemmendinger Trigger Warning: Sexual Assault, Abuse, Drug Use Pop singer Kesha, formerly Ke$ha, has not released any new music since her hit "Timber" topped...
2015
Zweet Café provides warm, homey study environment
Author: Melina Devoney For Zweet Café to call itself a “special coffee boutique” on its website comes across as somewhat haughty — but nevertheless well-deserved. The coffee...
