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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....

Physics Department Searches for New Professor

Author: Erik Parker, Torch Staff This semester, the Physics Department has welcomed numerous guest speakers as part of a search for a new physics professor....

The House of David Bares All to Visitors

Author: Michael Darling It is a truth universally acknowledged that mixing an abundance of wealth with an absence of taste shall lead to a fascinating and...

Dean DeChiaro

Author:  Dear Editor,Just dropping in to say that every first-year who didn't join the rugby team made a huge mistake that will undoubtedly make the...

The Beatnik of Berlin

Author: Mallory Nezam The work of world-renowned contemporary German artist Martin Kippenberger (1953-97), is making its first major retrospective exhibition in the U.S. The show is...

Will L.A. Be Singing the Dodger Blues?

Author: Alex Graves People who reside outside of the city of Los Angeles can generally agree on two things; LA has amazing beaches, and nobody outside...

Julie Prebel Kicks Off CGE’s Feminist Faculty Series

Author: Brenda McNary The Center for Gender Equity (CGE), located on the bottom floor of Stewie Hall, was full of students at lunch on Wednesday, Sept....

From the Steps of Thorne to the Walk of Fame

Author: Tina Tsang While lesser-known than their USC and UCLA counterparts, the small but growing film and theater departments at Occidental have produced several successful film...

An Intimate Look at Oxy Athletes Affected by Injuries

Author: Gabe Bernadett-Shapiro My wrestling coach always said that there is a difference between pain and injury. Between our routine starvation, push-ups and his bouts of...