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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....

It’s Not a Secret Anymore

Author: Jessica Simes What a perfect idea-a forum where responsibility and accountability are non-existent, and students can express deeply kept secrets and beliefs freely. A student...

Ryan Bowen Elected ASOC President

Author: Sarah Dunlap The ASOC elections ended Friday, April 13 after 884 students cast their votes and elected Ryan Bowen (junior) ASOC President for the 2007-2008...

Women of Color Dialogue

Author: Nina Pine The second Women of Color Dialogue Circle was held at the Intercultural Community Center Conference Room Wednesday, April 4, welcoming Oxy students to...

Women’s Volleyball Set to Bump into First Place

Author: Julie Xu After defeating the University of La Verne for the first time since 2001, women's volleyball has proven that it is the team to...

Search for Endowed DWA Chair Begins

Author: Erik Parker, Torch Staff The Diplomacy and World Affairs (DWA) department has not yet made progress on its search for a new administrative chair,...

Examining the Obsession With Video Games

Author: Brett Fujioka Video games. They seem to be the activity of choice at college aside from intercourse, smoking, and drinking. Girlfriends are constantly vexed...

Prizes, Judges a First at Fifth Annual Oxy Film Festival

Author: Ben Dalgetty Oxy's Fifth Annual Film Festival opened before a nearly full room in Johnson 200 with a crowd of students, faculty and guests Wednesday,...

Flood Damages 21,000 Library Books

Author: Anahid Yahjian Campus Safety reported that a leak from the Mary Norton Clapp Library air conditioning system flooded several tiers and damaged tens of thousands...