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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....

Phoenix Takes Performance Art to New Highs

Author: Nina Paus-Weiler In his infamous 2009 David Letterman interview, two-time Oscar-nominated actor Joaquin Phoenix announced his retirement from acting in order to pursue a career...

Questioning American “Victory” After Seven Years In Iraq

Author: Jack Mulcaire On Aug. 19, Operation Iraqi Freedom, the official U.S. combat mission in Iraq, came to an end, according to President Obama in his...

Superfluous Sin Tax Damns More Than it Saves

Author: Kevin Abrams Sin taxes, also known as sumptuary taxes, are an often-used, under-debated and generally accepted practice among governments that consists of levying taxes on...

Gerry Maravilla (senior, AHVA)

Author:  Dear Editor,If people are going to comment on stories published online, please include your real name. The writer opens him or herself up to...

Injured Athlete Garners Support from Oxy

Author: John Lee While anxious new students and seasoned upperclassmen made their way through Oxy's campus on the first day of classes, Derek Thomas (first-year) lay...

George McIntire (senior, Economics)

Author:  In case you haven't already noticed, KOXY radio programming is in full effect this semester. I guarantee that if you tune in to koxyradio.com...

Occidental’s Second Annual Munch Off Hits Quad

Author:  Mid-Week Munch Off Occidental Students competed in the 2nd Annual Eating Competition organized by Nick Lee (sophomore) and Noah Goldsmith (sophomore). The competition comprised...

FoodCorps Offers Public Service Program for Oxy Students

Author: Sundeep Singh The Remsen Bird Fund hosted Curt Ellis and Deb Eschmeyer, co-creators of FoodCorps, on Oct. 5 as this month's First Tuesday Lecture guests...