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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....

Olympics Should Not Endorse Militarism

Author: Rachel Kaplan The Olympic Games, a supposedly apolitical symbol of international peace, cooperation and friendly competition, became decidedly political this year. Before the recent...

Essayist Shares New Non-Fiction Book With ECLS Students

Author: Dylan Bos-Dowlen Professor Martha Ronk and the English and Comparative Literary Studies (ECLS) department hosted John D'Agata, the renowned lyrical essayist, at Occidental last Wednesday,...

A Blueprint for Building Communities

Author: Chris Suzdak The mission of Occidental College is based on four cornerstones: excellence, equity, community and service. Of these four, the facet of community is...

Men’s Baseball Struggles to Overcome Devastating Losing-Streak

Author: Lizeth Castillo More than half-way done with its season, the men's baseball team has run into a nine-game losing streak. Currently at a 4-8 conference...

Like Kermit, Oxy Finds It’s Not Easy Being Green

Author: Michael Darling When I heard that Oxy's Sustainability Fund was going to co-sponsor last weekend's "Go Green" dance, I was all set to sink my...

The Americana: Simply an Expensive, Gentrified Eyesore?

Author: Arielle Darr If you were to combine Disneyland, Las Vegas and the Grove, throw in your favorite childhood memory and tons of money, you would...

Practice Makes Perfect

Author: Alex Graves For many students, the start of a new school year means moving into a new residence hall, standing in line for books, and...

New Groups on Campus Address Women’s Rights

Author: Charlotte Strauss Swanson Two women's rights organizations, Global Rights of Women (GROW) and Voices for Planned Parenthood (VOX), have been established this year on Oxy's...