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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....

Oxy Dancers Await Their Own Program

Author: Anna Oseran Much to the demise of dancers at Oxy, the current economic crisis may be pushing the school even further from establishing a Dance...

Saving the Planet Your Way

Author: Cutler, Elizabeth I went to Santa Monica beach last week, but not to swim, tan or play beach volleyball. Roteract organized a trip to clean...

Gramm(y)atically Correct

Author: Kainoa King Celebrating the best music of 2009, The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards took place Sunday, Jan. 31 at the Staples Center here in Los...

Megan Donovan (sophomore, AHVA)

Author:  Dear Editor,This is a letter in response to Audrey Lamsam's exceptionally stale "Critique on Hollywood." According to Lamsam, "movies are starting to get less...

Superman, Obama, And Living In Need of Heroes

Author: Michael Darling I was talking to a friend of mine about modern life when she mentioned that now is not the time for heroes. I...

Eclectic Music Store a Goodwill for Guitars

Author: Michael Ursu If you walk into any Guitar Center or Sam Ash Direct you will probably encounter outrageous prices and salesclerks who will either push...

Swiss Minaret Ban Reveals Religious Double Standard

Author: Sarah Mofford One would think there are few countries in the world more liberal than Switzerland. After all, the country has universal health care, proudly...

Nicole Leung (junior, Biochemistry) and Rachel Deitch (senior, Religious Studies)

Author:  After reading the article titled "Senate Funds Dance Production Despite Probable Embezzlement" in last week's paper we were surprised on many fronts. The title...