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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....

Simply The Best

Author: Kara McVey and Andrea Wong When the students of Occidental College move into their respective residences, they are provided with a bed, a desk, a...

Updated Housing Policy Reduces Aid for Off-Campus Students

Author: Arielle Darr On Tuesday, Feb. 24, Director of Financial Aid Maureen McRae sent out an email to upperclassmen informing them of new policies concerning off-campus...

Mackenzie Israel-Trummel (senior, Politics)

Author:  After reading Tefari Abel Casas Fuchs's article, "Racism Strikes Oxy's Party Scene Wearing Brown," I was disgusted by the Cowboys and Indians themed party,...

U.S. House Passes Healthcare Reform

Author: Sant Kumar After 10 months of acrimonious debate, the House of Representatives passed a far-reaching health care reform bill on Nov. 7. The bill passed...

Get Lifted

Author: Dean DeChiaro It all started in a basement. When Bobby Bonaparte, a senior from Portland, Oregon was in 8th grade, he went scavenging in the...

Across the Universe

Author: Emily Jensen Think back---way back to the days when your head seemed bigger than your body and your mother dressed you in primary-colored overalls. The...

Jeff Pecaro (senior, Religious Studies)

Author:  I was disturbed by a couple of the quotes from our administrators in the September 19 feature "The Departed," and thought I should address...

Karin Haas (junior, History)

Author: Berit Anderson I am writing in regards to Max Weidman's opinions piece, "Girl-on-Girl Crime" in the 4/16 issue. I agree that there is a double...