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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....

Sports Diary

Author: Brett Henderson So homecoming week, as always, was sweet. It's the only home game that the football team plays during the day, so we had...

Where’s the Substance in ASOC?

Author: Leah Glowacki The bare, off-white walls of Occidental's first-year residence halls were transformed into vibrant exhibits of student passion last week. The hopes of seven...

Check Language at the Door: Words With Excess Baggage

Author: Max Weidman Words, especially those which target historically underrepresented groups, have excess baggage. Sometimes, despite your best efforts, you have no control over this-there is...

World-Renowned Mezzo-Soprano Brings Operatic Flair to Oxy

Author: Sarah Flocken On Thursday, March 4, renowned mezzo-soprano opera star Frederica Von Stade appeared in Occidental's own Thorne Hall on the only Los Angeles stop...

Re-Envisioning America’s “Most Dangerous Sport”

Author: Gil Alcaraz In 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt saved football by evolving the rules set up by its creators, including the introduction of the forward pass,...

America’s Best Dance Crew Performer Schools Hip-Hop Class

Author: Jocelyn Coffin Students are jumping at the chance to join Oxy's hip-hop class, the newest addition to the school's dance selection.Thus far the class is...

Lindsey Fuller (senior, Sociology)

Author:  While I'm glad that the Occidental community is being exposed to the difficulties surrounding cultural programming, last week's article was misinformed in terms of...

Oxy Swimming and Diving Triumphs in SCIAC Waters

Author: Sharen Cervantes Starting Sunday, Feb. 21 the Occidental men's and women's swimming and diving teams made a splash in the first of three consecutive Southern...