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‘She wanted more’: Olivia Haga’s soccer journey beyond Oxy

Olivia Haga ‘23 played for the Occidental women’s soccer team and has played professionally overseas since graduating. Haga said her path to the pros...

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....

Beyond The Pews

Author: Riley Kimball Church of ScientologyAs it is presented to prospective Church members, Scientology does not resemble a traditional religion. It lacks deities and dogma,...

Vicente Fox Draws Crowd

Author: Laura Bowen Former President of Mexico Vicente Fox spoke at the CalTech auditorium on October 17 to an audience of mixed enthusiasm about his new...

Career Development Center is Not Your Personal Employment Agency

Author: Anahid Yahjian As the UC system announced a 32 percent fee increase in December 2009, much to the chagrin of over 190,000 students across its...

Men’s Basketball Falls to DII Foe in Exhibition

Author: Dean DeChiaro Despite coming to within two points of tying the game, the Oxy men's basketball team ran out of gas late in the 2nd...

Caught Red-Cup Handed

Author: Riley Kimball Oxy's alcohol policy states that "open containers imply consumption." This means that open beer cans, handles, flasks or any other vessel for...

Film Club Aims to Bridge Creative Gap

Author: Kara McVey Movie buffs despair no longer. A new club, which is sparking the interest of our school's film-lovers, is now up and running. This...

Obama’s Troop Decision Betrays his Public Image

Author: Richie DeMaria On Dec. 3, 2009, in a New York Review of Books piece entitled "Afghanistan: The Betrayal," journalist and historian Garry Wills voiced his...

Jacob Goldstein (senior, Sociology) and Kaitlin Kelly (sophomore, Religious Studies)

Author:  This is in response to first-year Ryan Bartecki's letter to the editor regarding the Center for Gender Equity. Though we respect Mr. Batecki's passion...