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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....

Max Read (senior, ECLS)

Author:  For those keeping track at home:Frank Ayala, Dean of Students, resigned 2005Ted Mitchell, President, resigned 2005Joe Martinez, Area Coordinator, resigned 2005Kenyon Chan, Dean of...

Dance Production 2009

Author: Alison Kjeldgaard Last Friday and Saturday night an energetic group of students, professors, family and alumni packed Thorne Hall to support student dancers in one...

Is Lack of Acting Versatility Endearing or Enraging?

Author: Thomas Schryver, Aidan Lewis Thomas Schryver (contributing editor)There are few movies I want to see less than one starring Jason Statham. That Rogaine-using reprobate is...

Exercise Man: Tiger Soccer and Work-out Enthusiast

Author: Chris Nelson Sitting in the stands at an Occidental soccer home game, there is one question that always pops up. "Who is that guy doing...

Women’s Volleyball Reaches Dissatisfying End of Road

Author: Brenda McNary On Oct. 27, the Oxy women's volleyball team put up a fierce fight against the Whittier Poets and came out victorious. Team spirit...

Kanye Graduates with a Diploma in Rap

Author: Eric Roddie Already, the Kanye West and 50 Cent faceoff has been painted as a classical hip-hop battle. Good vs. evil. Conscious vs. gangsta. Arrogant...

FCC Proposes Net Neutrality

Author: Tyler Kearn The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposed formally mandating net neutrality on Oct. 22. Net neutrality, in general terms, is the theory that everyone...

Mike Donovan (senior, ECLS Major)

Author:  On behalf of all of the brothers of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, I would like to sincerely thank everyone who came out to...