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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....

Historian Speaks on Significance of Festivals

Author: Erik Parker, Torch Staff Renowned UCLA history professor Teofilo F. Ruiz visited Occidental on Wednesday, February 6 to give a lecture on the book...

Yahaira’s Cafe Conjures Up Creative Cuisine

Author: Lily Rowen If you are looking for an off-campus culinary adventure this weekend, head over to 698 Colorado Blvd, Pasadena where you will find...

Inquiry Into the Immense Unknown

Author: Linni Kral & Ana Chamberlain You've probably all seen the digest posts. If you skip over those, you've almost certainly gotten a departmental e-mail about...

Temple Beth Israel, A Culutral Gem in L.A.’s World of Religion

Author: Daina Solomon Northeast Los Angeles is blessed with religion. The area surrounding Occidental is a landscape of world religions. An informal internet inventory revealed over...

Blackshirts Come Out on Top at Flagstaff Tourney

Author: Lizeth Castillo On Saturday, Oct. 4, the Men's Rugby ventured out to Flagstaff, Arizona for their second tournament of the year. The Blackshirts came out...

Economic Crisis Will Hit Youth Hardest

Author: Audrey Lamsam With the upcoming historical Presidential Election right around the corner, the fervor and the excitement for each candidate is dulled by the magnifying...

Projecting a Brighter Future

Author: Teresa Eilers One hundred and seven blocks south of Downtown Los Angeles in Watts, CA, a massive steel tower rises almost 100 feet in the...

IPO Expects to Send Vast Majority of Applicants Abroad

Author: Evan Carter On Monday afternoon, the International Programs Office (IPO) received 123 applications, 240 recommendations and 60 language evaluations for processing. From these, they will...