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What do the words “global pandemic” mean? I define it this way: Zoom calls, neighborhood walks and anxiety. For some, the words sound like painted cars and drive-by graduation ceremonies. Others think of police brutality and protests. Still others miss loved ones. COVID-19 gave those words a literal meaning. Where before they were science fiction, the words “global pandemic” now refer to something...

NEWS

Oxy SJP protest and confrontation with security at Stritikus’s inauguration expose strong divides across...

A crowd of roughly 30 Occidental Students for Justice in Palestine (Oxy SJP) protesters attempted to force their way through Campus Safety and Code Four private...

Break-in at Telefund prompts ongoing investigation by LAPD

According to an email from Campus Safety, a break-in occurred at Telefund, Occidental’s student fundraising program, at 3:20 a.m. April 23. CCTV footage shared with...

COMMUNITY

‘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....

Occidental Car Club’s first car show connects campus with LA car culture

The Occidental Car Club hosted its first car show on the Academic Quad April 5. The event featured 12 cars, shown by automotive enthusiasts...

Stories over coffee: Fondry brings creative pastries to Highland Park

Wednesdays to Sundays just before 9:00 a.m., a line of customers winds through a small strip mall on York Boulevard. Nestled between a seafood...

Eagle Rock Night Market raises money for veterans, brings local vendors together

Before the intersection of Colorado Boulevard and Eagle Rock Boulevard, in a small tan building with a black-tiled roof, The American Legion, a national...

OPINIONS

Letter to the Editor: War is the antithesis of community

Tell me what is a better reflection of sanity — the poise of “Strike Package” Tom Stritikus as his crowning moment was under siege,...

Opinion: First, they came for the green card holders

Within a couple weeks of my first piece on the brazen authoritarian shift we’re witnessing in our government, the disappearance and detention of green card and...

Lessons Learned: How to find yourself in the spaces left behind

When you first arrive at college, there’s a sense that it’s someone else’s college. It’s uncomfortable, being let into someone else’s space, the lives...

Lessons Learned: A love letter to lacrosse

Sophomore year, Feb. 24, 2023, 3:37 a.m., I laid in my bed in Berkus Hall and wrote in my journal: "I love lacrosse…I still feel...

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COVID-19 destabilized Occidental. Five years later, have we moved on?

What do the words “global pandemic” mean? I define it this way: Zoom calls, neighborhood walks and anxiety. For some, the words sound like...

CULTURE

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