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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....

Campus Safety Suspects Oxy Students in Winter Thefts

Author: Riley Kimball Several residence halls on campus were subject to break-ins and thefts during winter break. Two laptops, five Wii games, a Wii remote and...

Must See Olympic Events

Author: Michael Darling The Winter Olympics opening ceremonies kicked off Friday, Feb. 12 in Vancouver by the Governor General of Canada MichaÃlle Jean. Unfortunately, there's a...

Double Burners

Author: Richie DeMaria They've lived together, they've worked together, and this summer they may very well save lives together.David Fong (sophomore) and Richard Kerr (sophomore) will...

Testing Pub Culture Knowledge at The Echo

Author: Kelly Neukom It is pretty much a rule that if an English person travels to a different country, they will just want to do English...

Jacquie Adorni (sophomore, Politics)

Author:  Dear Editor,On behalf of Occidental Students for Barack Obama, I would like to extend a huge thank you to the over 130 students that...

Oxy Students Protest Prop 8 at L.A. City Hall

Author: Tyler Kearn More than 10,000 people, Oxy students included, gathered at Los Angeles City Hall on Saturday, to protest the passage of Proposition 8. Prop...

“Vagina Love” Flows at Open Mic Night

Author: Andrea Cornelius This past Friday, more than 40 Oxy students performed in a room of over 150 men and women for the Vagina Monologues Open...

Karla Garcia (senior, Psychology)

Author:  The Green Bean's Coffee Toffee is a delicious drink I resist from purchasing almost everyday. I congratulate all the students who have tackled this...