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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....

Major League Baseball Back in Full Swing

Author: Jocelyn Coffin On April 4, players and fans alike celebrated the start of a new season of America's past time. Major League Baseball's opening day...

Journalist Confronts Colombian Identity

Author: Caroline Olsen-Van Stone Freelance journalist and author Silvana Paternostro engaged students and faculty with stories of her unique experiences as a Colombian student at University...

Hands-Off Policy Needed in Sudan

Author: Utsav Patwardhan In the last issue of The Weekly, Assistant Opinions Editor Sarah Flocken wrote an article titled "U.S. Intervention Required in Sudan." I...

Senate Discusses Fundraising for End of Year Budget

Author: Lilliane Ballesteros Senators discussed ASOC Senate's end of year budget at their meeting Wednesday, March 19. As of the meeting, the Senate had little over...

Animals Died For Your Brussels Sprouts

Author: Max Weidman Being a vegetarian might be making you an asshole. Granted, college is a time for experimentation, for shameless discovery and, most of...

Lingering Racism Robs Obama of the Respect He Deserves

Author: Mariko Powers I am outraged by the lack of respect that has been afforded to President Barack Obama - on Capitol Hill, in the media...

Killers Close to Home

Author: Riley Hooper In the late 1970s, a serial killer lived only two miles from the Occidental College campus.Within a four-month span-Oct. 17, 1977 to Feb....

Abe Cohen (senior, Politics)

Author:  Brett Fujioka's recent article "Breaking Bad Habits, Breaking A Sweat" was not the first time I have read an article about community service at...