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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...

Clery report shows additional number of sex offenses, increase in liquor violations

Author: Yuca Kosugi The 2013 Annual Fire Safety and Security Report published Oct. 1 contained revised numbers of sex offenses and other violations recorded for 2010...

Petition proposed, C.O.D.E. sit-in encourages support

Author: Drew Jaffe In an act of solidarity, student supporters of the Coalition at Oxy for Diversity and Equity (C.O.D.E.) gathered at the entrances of Lower...

Baseball edges Chapman in extra innings as Marks records game-winning RBI double in top of 12th

Author: Tim O'Donnell The Occidental College baseball team (2-4 overall, 1-2 SCIAC) opened conference play over the weekend with a home-and-away series against Chapman (3-4 overall,...

Hunting for Occidental’s Past: A History of Architecture and Landscaping on Campus

Author: Olivia Landon|Manna Selassie http://vimeo.com/90074252 When visitors grace Occidental's campus, tour guides boast small classes, involved professors and a diversely passionate student body, but these facts...

On the rails, in the fringes

Author: William Stupp Four skateboarders repeatedly hop off the stage in Sycamore Glen, guiding their boards into flips and controlled spins with the grace and nonchalance...

Stivers leads tigers to victory in home opener

Author: Gregory Feiner When both of Occidental's starting quarterbacks went down with injuries last Saturday, Tom Stivers got his unlikely chance to lead the Tiger offense...

Behind the scenes: Support staff at Occidental

Author: Stephen Nemeth Every department at Occidental has a heart, a corps of diligent staff pumping a paper bloodstream through its body. The atria and ventricles...

Student artist unveils installation in local gastropub

Author: Nina Greenebaum   The exposed brick walls and naked light bulbs hanging from high ceilings of The York give the Highland Park bar a modern, minimalist...