Anja Westhues

8 Articles

La Encina continues to capture the college’s student life despite the remote environment

La Encina, Occidental’s student-run yearbook, has not been immune to the challenges of a remote academic year, according to Liz Spiller (junior), the yearbook’s...

Class of 2024 concludes an unconventional first year online

Citing LA county guidance, Occidental has been in a remote learning structure for the entirety of the 2020-2021 academic school year. As a result,...

Neighborhood Council Elections underway in NELA

In NELA neighborhood council elections are officially underway — the window to request vote-by-mail applications opened Feb. 12 and will close April 6, one...

Filmmaker Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi kicks off this year’s Cinematheque series

For the first event of this year’s Cinematheque series, the Media Arts & Culture (MAC) department hosted artist and filmmaker Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi, a filmmaker...

Furloughs impact employees, community responds with relief fund

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Occidental has a $33 million deficit for the 2020–21 fiscal year. To minimize this loss, President Harry...

New student representatives selected for Equity and Justice Committee

The Equity and Justice Committee (EJC), formerly known as the Equity and Inclusion Group (EIG), recently accepted two new student representatives, Jaya Duckworth (sophomore)...

Idealism aside, you need to vote for Joe Biden

I went to my local polling booth to cast my vote for Bernie Sanders in the primary March 3. I was optimistic about the...

Occidental athletes find ways to improve during COVID-19 quarantine

In light of the progressing COVID-19 pandemic, Occidental cancelled all spring sports last March only a few weeks into the season. When the College announced that...