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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...
Opinions
Domestic violence commercial helps NFL save face; league should not hold disciplinary responsibility
Professional football has been the most popular sport in the United States for 30 straight years. Of the fifty most valuable sports franchises...
Campus News
Honor Board rejects initial DEBI request to increase student body fee
In a 4-3 decision Tuesday, Honor Board struck down a component in the Diversity and Equity Board Initiative (DEBI) that would raise student body...
On Campus
Vandalism launches Title IX investigation
On Monday Nov. 10, members of the Occidental women's water polo team entered the women's aquatics locker room in the early morning to find...
Opinions
'Feminism' ban hurts movement
On Nov. 12, Time Magazine released its fourth annual word banishment poll, calling for readers to elect the most irrelevant, inarticulate or irritating term...
Features
Walking in a vinyl wonderland
True or false: There are more Starbucks’ within a mile of Occidental's campus than independent record stores. For almost anywhere else in the country, this...
Campus News
Honor Board reviews DEBI proposal, questions student body fee increase
Honor Board is reviewing the recently passed Diversity and Equity Board Initiative (DEBI) to determine whether the Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) Senate...
Arts & Entertainment
Dining from dawn til dusk
Pop-up dining event makes brunch a culinary adventure Instead of my regular weekend dose of Marketplace tater tots and eggs, on Nov. 23 I was...
Opinions
Weekly staffers take sides on Greek expansion
Pro: Greek expansion will make the system more inclusive When I decided to attend Occidental, I certainly was not planning on being part of Greek...
