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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....

Sammy Suboh (sophomore, CTSJ)

Author:  I'm bringing back the life of "Letters to the Editor." We need to get more letters, I'm bored of not seeing any. I'm taking...

Linguistics Club Hosts Language Structure Talk

Author: Laura Bowen Last Tuesday, November 27, the Linguistics Club held their first event, when Dr. Elizabeth Barber, a professor of archeology and linguistics at Occidental,...

Writers’ Strike Continues In Spite of Negotiations

Author: Peter Indall The Writers Guild of America (WGA) Strike that started on November 5, 2007 continues to drag on, but several recent developments indicate the...

Athlete Diary

Author: Elise Devereux My extended soccer family stands as one of the most eclectic groups of individuals that I know. Currently, we consist of around 25...

Bittersweet Symphony

Author: Rachel McCarthy-Moya Pocket Symphony, the sweetly melancholic new album by the French duo Air, makes you feel as though you are sitting at a French...

Why Waste Money on Horror Flicks?

Author: Yennaedo Balloo Like many people, I'm subject to the habitual desire to scare myself silly. Blame it on the music, the video games, movies I...

Walk Like an Egyptian to Hollywood’s Film Noir Festival

Author: Katy Dhanens Last week marked the end of The Egyptian Theater's popular 11th Annual Noir Festival, which featured classic films, many of which are not...

Tiger’s Lair Crumbling, Renovation Needed

Author: Marjorie Camarda The Occidental website makes a proud claim to "athletic excellence." At any given place on campus, athletes are seen walking to and from...