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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...
National
U.S.-Cuban Thaw exposes U.S. government hypocrisy
Raúl Castro visited New York to address the United Nations General Assembly this past Monday, his first trip to the United States in 56...
Sports
Kan you dig it: Korver leads young volleyball team
Rubber soles screech on the polished wooden floor of Rush Gymnasium as volleyballs whiz by, bouncing off the folded bleachers and concrete walls. A...
Arts & Entertainment
Junot Diaz: this is how you wow an Occidental audience
By 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 22, the line to hear author Junot Diaz speak at Thorne Hall had reached the Johnson Student Center. Students...
Sports
Lee brings Division I experience to Oxy
Aquatics fans will see a new face poolside as head coach Christopher Lee takes charge of the Tigers’ men’s and women’s water polo teams....
Campus News
Student working group proposes new constitution
Members of four branches of the Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) are in the process of reviewing a proposal for a new constitution...
Culture
Hip-Hop and Hollywood
Move over, Dre: the biggest hip-hop mogul of 2015 turned out to be Hollywood. The enormous success of the West Coast rap group N.W.A.’s biographical...
Community News
Taco the town: a taste of Eagle Rock and Highland Park's taco truck fleet
Nothing speaks to Los Angeles food culture like the taco truck. Mobile restaurants that fully comply with California Health and Safety codes, these street...
National
Carly Fiorina’s hypocrisy discredits appeal to female voters
As a supporter of Bernie Sanders, my only decision when following the GOP race is which candidate is the lesser of what is now...
