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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....

Oxy Intramural Sports Adds 3-on-3 Basketball

Author: Emily Phillips The Intramural Sports program, an Occidental tradition for over 80 years, has begun the fall 2008 season with a brand new sport: 3-on-3...

Nick Young (sophomore, DWA)

Author:  To the first-years: while I certainly appreciate your presence at off-campus gatherings, even if it is uninvited, I do not appreciate your blatant disrespect...

Students Join the Fight Against AIDS

Author: AnnaRose King Close to 100 Occidental students participated in the six-kilometer LA AIDS Walk, Sunday, October 21. Members from the Oxy Tigers AIDS Walk team,...

If You Engage in Illegal File Sharing, You Should Continue

Author: Shoshone Johnson Three weeks ago, a single mother from Minnesota named Jamie Thomas lost a lawsuit to the Recording Industry Association of America. There were...

The Gangs of Glassell Park

Author: Thomas Schryver Pocketed between the steep green foothills of Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Interstate Route 2 and North San Fernando Road, lies "Area One" of...

The Curtain Rises on the 2008 Oxy Theater Season

Author: Danielle Sherman Occidental's Theater department is full of activity this semester. Rehearsal along with creation of costumes and scenery for the two upcoming main stage...

The Silver Lining of Silverlake

Author: Chloe Jenkins-Sleczkowski We Oxy students are often too involved in our Eagle Rock nest to branch out and explore our deserving neighbor Silverlake. You've probably...

ASOC Senate Examines Funding System

Author: Soo Jin Kim On the Nov. 3 ASOC Senate meeting, the General Assembly (GA) co-chairs Andrew Leede (senior) and Daniel Wolf (first-year), discussed ways to...