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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...
Arts & Entertainment
Dance Production 2014 dazzles sold-out crowds
With the lights dimmed, three silhouettes appeared in front of an ominous blue background. Suddenly the lights came to life, the dancers were revealed...
Campus News
Marketplace encounters troubles with casual workers
The introduction of new temporary workers at the Marketplace has caused concern among existing employees, some of whom believe the training of these new...
Campus News
TEDx speakers reinvent ‘the American Dream’
The lecture series TED (which stands for technology, entertainment, design) has arrived at Occidental with the first-ever TEDxOccidental College event. The independently-organized event by...
Features
Hunting for Occidental's Past: A History of Architecture and Landscaping on Campus
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 often fall...
Campus News
L.A. Times fires reporter over perceived conflict of interest
The Los Angeles Times fired reporter Jason Felch on Friday following revelations of an inappropriate relationship he had with confidential source for a Dec....
Academic
Recent hire of 10 tenure-track professors is largest in five years
Occidental hired 10 new tenure or tenure-track professors in eight different departments. These 10 hires mark the most tenure appointments in one year for...
Baseball
Tiger Baseball defeats No. 12 Cal Lutheran
The Occidental baseball team (9-11 overall, 7-5 SCIAC) churned out a successful week on the diamond, producing in every facet of the game to...
Opinions
To care or not to care, that is the seniors' question
Recently I showed up to a non-Weekly work meeting smelling like beer and cigarettes. The co-worker sitting next to me leaned in and whispered...
