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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...

Women’s lacrosse scores high in non-conference play

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 with...

Occidental featured in sexual assault documentary

"The Hunting Ground," a documentary released in Los Angeles theaters Feb. 27, explores the college sexual assault epidemic throughout the United States. Occidental is...

Shore to please

Despite the fact that Spring Break is over, the beaches in Los Angeles remain a great escape from the daily stresses of student life....

'Rustic' Zweet Cafe feeds need for student hub

Coffee culture is on the rise in Northeast Los Angeles, where the new owners of Zweet Station are preparing to join the ranks of...

Boycott to protect black identity: abandoning white fraternities and their enduring racism

This past week has set ablaze a wildfire in Greek life discourse about the very thing that seems to be making the world go...

Women’s rugby empowers teammates on, off the pitch

The rugby pitch is one place on campus where women at Occidental can push their bodies and minds to the limit. While their 1-5...

Tinashe scheduled to headline SpringFest, Rachel West to open

Singer/Songwriter Tinashe will perform at the Remsen Bird Hillside Theater (Greek Bowl) for the annual SpringFest concert April 4, making her the first female...

Redlands co-EICS weigh in on newspaper shutdown and the right to free speech

On Dec. 11, 2014, we co-editors of the student newspaper, The Bulldog Weekly, at the University of Redlands sat down with our advisory board...