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MAC department partners with Vidiots to screen ‘Nightcrawlers’

Occidental College's Media Arts & Culture (MAC) professor John Trafton and the video store and movie theater Vidiots partnered to give a screening of the...

California SB 98 requires notification of immigration enforcement presence on college campuses

Senate Bill 98 (SB 98) also known as the Sending Alerts to Families in Education (SAFE) Act, was signed into law Sept. 20. The law...

Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council votes to redraft letter opposing development of Eagle Rock Plaza Home Depot

The Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council (ERNC) voted to redraft a letter expressing opposition to building a Home Depot in the Eagle Rock Plaza, during a meeting Oct....

‘They want to win’: Franklin High Rocket League advances to nationals

The Rocket League esports team at Benjamin Franklin High School has advanced to nationals at the Scholastic Esports Tournament. The National Esports Collegiate Conference (NECC) is one of the sponsors of the event....

Golovkin, Alvarez fight ends in controversial draw

Gennady "GGG" Golovkin and Saul "Canelo" Alvarez fought Sept. 16, and while the bout was everything boxing fans could have hoped for, it ended...

Premier League primer for the new viewer

The Premier League is the most physically and tactically demanding domestic competition in soccer. Talent is not enough — it takes mental strength and...

Allegra Padilla takes on new collaborative role within Oxy Arts

The tiny, unassuming cubicle that Allegra Padilla occupies on the top floor of the Mary Norton Clapp library does little to contain her enthusiasm for...

McKinnon Center publishes first book, “America and the World in the Age of Obama,” by Professor Derek Shearer

The McKinnon Center for Global Affairs released its first publication, "America and the World in the Age of Obama," earlier this month. The book...

The roast of Genevieve Babcock

Roasting. A widely used practice in all walks of life, from middle school playgrounds, to the White House correspondents’ dinner. The purpose of a...

Letter to the editor from the Queer Student Alliance

We of the Queer Student Alliance (QSA) write here in concern. We are concerned about both national and campus-based issues. Incidents like the Fall...

The GOP needs to be pro-choice or put away ‘Atlas Shrugged’

Tomi Lahren is as far to the right as they come. Last week, however, Lahren's segment on Glenn Beck's "The Blaze" was permanently banned...

Resident poet Lummis brings cinematic style to community workshops

Occidental's Institute for the Study of Los Angeles (ISLA) is sponsoring renowned poet, Suzanne Lummis, as its Scholar in Residence for 2017. Lummis describes her work as...