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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....

Troop Question in Afghanistan Demands Decisive Action

Author: Dean DeChiaro Last May, when President Obama replaced the top commander in Afghanistan, General David McKiernan, with Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, he effectively took ownership...

Basketball Teams Look to Repeat Last Year’s Success

Author: Leanne Zabala The day is approaching when Oxy basketball players can once again experience the squeaking sneakers, bouncing balls, dripping sweat, rim- rattling dunks and...

Alana Saltz

Author:  Dear Editor,There are several mistakes in the story "Celebrating the High Holidays with Hillel." "Sedakah" is actually spelled "Tzedakah." "Teshuva" does not mean the...

Sonic Cannon Stifles Freedom

Author: Marty Cramer A hoard of protesters marched outside the Group of 20 summit in Pittsburgh, demanding that steps be taken toward achieving world-wide economic stability,...

Crime and Punishment

Author: Arielle Darr, Riley Hooper, Charlotte Strauss Swanson On Sunday Oct. 6 at approximately 6:30 p.m. a student was doing homework on his balcony with his...

The Burning Qu’ran Question

Author: Nick Nam In post-9/11 America, Islam holds a unique position in the forefront of social consciousness. Muslims have been cast as villains and religious zealots....

Capturing Creativity within the Walls of Weingart

Author: Isabel Osgood-Roach Within the walls of the Weingart Center for the Liberal Arts lies an exhibition displaying the artistic prowess of Oxy's most creative minds....

When Music and Politics Collide

Author: Aidan Lewis As the Nov. 4 election draws near, and candidates have less and less time to make their concluding remarks, I thought I might...