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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....

Take a Load Off

Author: Tyler Kearn I was at the doctor's office the other day and, after checking my weight, the nurse asked me if I wanted to see...

Alex Garrett (junior, Psychology)

Author:  Dear Editor,I recently noticed a smell in my room which offended me quite dearly. The smell almost caused me to asphyxiate while checking facebook....

The Boss Then, Now, and Forever

Author: Dean DeChiaro On Monday, it was announced on his official Web site that on Jan. 27, Bruce Springsteen will release a new album, titled Working...

Keepin’ it Fresh: A Market for Every Day of the Week

Author: Linni Kral Natural. Organic. Macrobiotic. Grass-fed. Free-range. Pesticide-free. Fair-trade. In a hungry world where there is no greater evil than Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), it...

Thomas Whitacre (junior, Economics)

Author:  From what I hear, Oxy may make students pay for printing next semester and that is completely ridiculous. The school has been changing so...

Prankster, You’re Fired

Author: Tyler Kearn Most kinds of pranks are funny, but there are some that aren't. Setting a fire inside a dorm is one of the latter....

Catholic Church Indulges the Question of Purgatory

Author: Aidan Lewis If you thought that 16th century Catholicism was extinct, think again. While it's unlikely that Pope Benedict XVI could rally enough support to...

The Obama Effect on Occidental Admissions

Author: Leah Glowacki Oxy has attracted applicants in past years by advertising the warm climate, strong community, and solid academics. In the wake of President Obama's...