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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....

Heck Yes, You Will Go

Author: Tyler Kearn It's not fair that over the summer, Housing kicked people out of the rooms that they had signed up for at room draw....

Camp Darfur Visits Oxy

Author: Emma Parker Occidental College's Progressive Christians Uniting (PCU) collaborated with Stop Genocide Now (SGN) to host Camp Darfur in the Academic Quad on September 12....

Oxy DJs Spin New Symphonies at Sycamore Glen

Author: Mariko Powers "Yo DJ pump this party, Yo DJ pump this party . . ." The force of sound behind the lyrics from the speakers...

Copyright Owners Increase Number of Infringement Warnings to Students

Author: Erik Parker, Torch Staff Due to entertainment copyright owners' stricter policies, this school year has seen an increase in Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)...

“The Departed” Starring: Oxy’s Administrative and Residence Life Staff

Author: Berit Anderson and Lizeth Castillo A slew of recent resignations among administrative and student life staff at Oxy has led to some raised eyebrows over...

If You’re Going To Coachella…

Author: Emily Jensen, Emma Parker, and Richie DeMaria The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is an event of gargantuan proportions. Attendees can look forward to...

Clinton Speaks to Empower Change Summit at UCLA

Author: Anahid Yahjian Over 1,000 people rose to give former President Bill Clinton a standing ovation as he stepped onto the stage of UCLA's Royce Hall...

Katie Lapsys (senior, Biology)

Author:  I wanted to take the time to say thank you to everyone who came to the Bone Marrow Drive last Friday. The turnout surpassed...