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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....

From Silver Screen to Showcase, FIDM Fashions a Year of Film

Author: Kara McVey Los Angeles may be known as the heart of the film industry, but it is also home to one of the world's most...

The Last Linni Eats World

Author: Linni Kral Call me ignorant, but I didn't know what halaal meant before coming to South Africa. Apparently it's like kosher, but for Muslims. Given...

The Collapsed Lung Chronicles

Author: Anthony Ostland and Henry Meier Henry: During the middle of this past fall, my dear friend Anthony suffered a minor injury while playing a "sport"...

Men’s Rugby Gets Rolling

Author: Lizeth Castillo On Saturday, Nov. 8, the Men's Rugby team ventured out to Long Beach, California for another hard-hitting tournament in which the Blackshirts came...

President Skotheim Discusses the Importance of Change

Author: Leah Glowacki Last Wednesday, Aug. 27, Occidental College President Robert Skotheim launched the 2008-2009 school year with a convocation address focused on the importance of...

Tired of Kissing Frogs?

Author: Cindy Tang DIRECTORJorge Colon WRITER Joaquín BissnerSTARRING Juan Manuel Bernal Ana Sarradilla Canesada de Besar Sapros (aka Tired of Kissing Frogs ) follows the story of...

Speaker Examines the Rise of Modern India

Author: Erik Parker, Torch Staff Washington Bureau Chief for the Financial Times Edward Luce spoke to an audience of 40 students and teachers about his...

Exploring Eagle Rock: Society of the Spectacle

Author: Jacob Miller Few would have the guts to invoke one of the 20th century's great anti-capitalist manifestos in the sale of eyewear. But then again,...