Monthly Archives: November 2021
Current FEAST Garden staff plan resignation and hiring committee for Spring 2022
Amid accusations of discriminatory hiring practices in the Occidental Food, Energy and Sustainability Team (FEAST) Garden, current employees are planning to resign as a...
ERNC distributes safety whistles to Asian American senior neighbors
In the summer of 2021, the Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council (ERNC) funded the purchase of about 400 safety whistles. Margaret Irwin, elder director the...
OSAC ‘We Demand More’ demonstration and teach-in address sexual assault on campus
Content warning: This article contains discussions of rape culture on campus. Oxy Sexual Assault Coalition (OSAC) hosted a march and demonstration Nov. 12 to call for accountability...
Mr. Mario is the real life hero of the Childhood Development Center
Every Wednesday, Mario Hidalgo ‘80 brings his spirit and his guitar to the college’s Childhood Development Center (CDC) on Gilman Road where he sings...
A day in the life of Larry Mendoza: ‘This guy just has a heart’
In 1990, Larry Mendoza saw an advertisement for a carpenter and painter position within the Facilities department at Occidental College. He said he was...
Opinion: Confessions of a workaholic
In elementary school, my mom and I rushed from soccer game to basketball game to dance practice as I changed into my various uniforms...
Pandemic staff shortages affect administrative offices across campus
As students return to campus this semester, several of Occidental College’s administrative offices — admissions, financial aid and Residential Education & Housing Services (REHS) —...
Opinion: Self-hydrating cities are possible through advanced water reclamation technology
Have you had a drink of water today? Chances are you have, or will, because water is a necessity to human life. Despite this...
Occidental falls to CalTech in ‘110 Rivalry’ game
The Occidental men’s basketball team lost to their first SCIAC opponent of the 2021 season Nov. 9, falling to the CalTech Beavers 63-61. The "110...
‘Always ready to work hard’, Gabriela Etopio and Tim McClure take charge as The...
Gabriela Etopio Guard Gabriela Etopio (sophomore) led the Occidental women’s basketball team to a 67-45 victory in their home game against Bethesda University Nov. 10. Etopio had 11...