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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....

Ariana Moseley (first-year, undeclared)

Author:  You might ask me why I spent the bulk of my free Thursday in the isopropyl- streaked rooms of an urgent care center in...

Red White + Bluezz Cooks Up More Than Just Good Food

Author: Jessica Gelzer I was always curious to hear the artists at Red White + Bluezz, frequently passing the restaurant and jazz club as I came...

Algebra Project Aims to Reform Education

Author: Melissa Rudberg On Friday Oct. 10 educators from all over the country came to Oxy's Branca Patio for the opening of The Algebra Project's national...

Summit Encourages Civic Engagement in Mainstream Media

Author: Sam Slesinger On Saturday, March 21, local journalists, talk show personalities and interested mediaphiles congregated outside of Mosher hall for the Local Media for Social...

Oxy Drumline Brings New Rhythm to Halftime Show

Author: Richie DeMaria Meet the Occidental Drumline-they're seven strong and one of a kind. Founded in the spring semester of '09 by percussion instructor Mike Englander...

Sivan Ben-David (first-year, Undeclared)

Author:  Two weeks ago I was walking around campus when I saw some pro-Israel and anti-Israel posters. This saddened and upset me in multiple ways,...

Starstruck

Author: Riley Kimball Last Wednesday Hollywood had a few more stars than usual. Stars, the Canadian indie-pop band known for its lyricism and the harmonies of...

RIAA Targets Oxy in Latest Campaign Against Music Theft

Author: Ben Dalgetty Last week the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) launched a new wave of pre-lawsuit action against college campuses in their latest campaign...