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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....

Administration Approves Gender Neutral Housing

Author: Sarah Dunlap The administration unexpectedly approved a pilot Gender Neutral Housing (GNH) project earlier this month, something Occidental's Queer-Straight Alliance (QSA) has been actively advocating...

Coachella 2008: End of an Era or a Breath of Fresh Air?

Author: Eric Jensen, Managing Editor You know that political bumper sticker that reads, "If you're not outraged, then you're not paying attention"? Well it's advisable to...

When Real Journalism Becomes Tabloid Journalism

Author: Brett Fujioka I recall reading about Heath Ledger's death and feeling a brief moment of passing sorrow. That was before I remembered that I didn't...

Dance Your Worries Away: Get in Line

Author: Berit Anderson The ticket system adopted for last Saturday's dance has been the subject of many student complaints, but from what I can tell, those...

Bajofondo Rocks The Roxy

Author: Daina Solomon It is Saturday evening on the Sunset Strip and the Roxy's lights illuminate the street trash whipped up by the Santa Ana winds....

Suspected Cases of Swine Flu Reported on Campus

Author: Sarah Mofford With the beginning of flu season here, Occidental faces not only the seasonal flu but also the relatively new H1N1 strain of influenza...

A Taste of Oxy

Author: Charlotte Strauss Swanson On Friday, Oct. 17, the Intercultural Community Center (ICC) kicked off the new school year with its annual Taste of Oxy event....

The Glorious, Overdue Return of the Giants-Dodgers Rivalry

Author: Dwight Hobbs I have lived in the Bay Area my whole life, save for a few months after I was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. That...