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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...

Baseball seniors find family on, off the diamond

It was the bottom of the eighth inning: AJ Libunao (senior) at bat and Jeffrey Johnson (senior) on third base. The game was tied...

Just for kicks: inside Occidental's Intramural Sports

Although they do not host the huge crowds that varsity sports games have been known to draw, Occidental’s intramural sports (IM) teams have become...

Show within a show parodies and honors Broadway

"The Drowsy Chaperone" came to life on the Keck Theater stage April 17–19 and 24–26. The musical, directed by Theater Department Chair John Bouchard,...

Bernanke loses credit by joining Wall Street ranks

It has been a few weeks since former Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke began his new job as a blogger at Citadel, a hedge...

Senior duos finish final Tiger tennis matches

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 are...

Track and Field seniors build team unity

Occidental’s signature sport, track and field, has been anchored by a group of seven seniors this year: Louis Jochems, John Guzman Aguilar, Colin Smith...

Theophilus Savini elected ASOC Senate president, student body fee amendment deemed invalid

Students officially voted Theophilus Savini (junior) to serve as next year’s Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) President Friday. “I was nervous about opening ,...

Letter from the editor regarding the weekly constitutional amendment

Dear Occidental community members, With the opening of the ASOC ballot today, you will have the opportunity to vote on a constitutional amendment that would...