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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....

Croquet Balls, Coins and Cultural Diversity at Oxy’s Film Fest

Author: Martha Carol The 2010 Occidental College Student Film Festival brought laughter in celebration of anthropomorphized pennies and croquet balls, silence in awe of social injustices...

LACMA Exhibit Embraces the Sensuous Art of Renoir

Author: Martin Cramer While catching my breath after rushing up the stairs toward the ticket window at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), I...

Grad Speaker Offers Fresh Perspective

Author: Hillary Holmes When I heard that New York Times columnist David Brooks was going to be the 2010 commencement speaker, I was a bit confused...

Track & Field Dual Meet and Distance Carnival Showcase Tiger Prowess

Author: Lizeth Castillo On Saturday, March 13, the Tigers hosted their first track and field dual meet in over a decade. The Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens traveled to...

Turkey the Subject of International Headlines, Oxy Course Title

Author: Melissa Rudberg Turkey has been in the news recently concerning its long-standing ambitions to join the European Union. Turkey's recent attention is occurring simultaneously with...

Does DC’s Dark Movement Bode Well For Comic Book Movies?

Author: Brett Fujioka With the financial success of DC Comics' recent blockbuster hit, The Dark Knight, other producers for comic book movies are likely to emulate...

Viva Las Vegas. Viva Obama.

Author: Dean DeChiaro When I sat down to talk with Amy McDonough (sophomore) and Derek Mazzeo (sophomore), I wasn't expecting them to give me their full...

Kevin Hunter (senior, Biochemistry)

Author:  I thought it would be neat to let you know that there is a new professional fraternity around campus called Alpha Chi Sigma (AXE)....