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"Funding Workers Funds Our Students" and "We Feed Our Students. Respect us! Pay us!" were among the many signs of demonstrators supporting last week’s Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) strike that shut down campuses March 21-23. Helene Smith, who works in special education at Rockdale Elementary School in Eagle Rock, said she got goosebumps and was brought to tears...
"What if you taught a course at Oxy?" ask the emails in student inboxes this semester, sent by Yanori Ferguson (first year). According to Ferguson, one of the e-board members at Students Teaching OXY (STOXY), the new platform will provide student-led classes for other students, which would be taught once or twice a week for multiple weeks. STOXY hopes to ultimately produce a...
Hundreds of students, faculty and families piled into Thorne Hall eager to see an array of dances created and performed by students at Dance Production Club's (Dance Pro) 75th annual performance March 24-25. But who are the people behind these dances? Shae Campbell (sophomore), Eliana Dávila (sophomore) and Mary Ferris (junior), are three of Dance Pro's choreographers at Occidental's student-led...
As graduation approaches, many seniors find themselves reflecting on their plans for the future, the lessons that can be learned from the past and the role that Occidental has played in their maturation. Graduation represents a change, and a potential challenge, according to Miari Costarelli (senior). “I feel uneasy, I don't like change,” Costarelli said. “I definitely want to stay longer...
The greatest two-way baseball player to walk the planet struck out the best hitter in our country March 21. The world was watching — were you? Baseball might be America’s pastime, but on a world stage, it is anyone’s game. And this year, Japan proved yet again that it’s theirs. Dominating the World Baseball Classic (WBC), the now three-time champions executed an undefeated, storybook run, beating world-class athletes and boasting...
Your clothes were probably made in Bangladesh, and your shoes in Vietnam. Your phone was probably assembled in China, and its processor was probably made in South Korea or Taiwan. Your morning coffee beans were probably grown in Brazil, and your car might have been imported from Japan. It's hard to see and appreciate it, but despite living in...
During the Occidental lacrosse team's recent trip to Boston over spring break, they won two out of three of their games, winning against Keene State University and Salem State University. Defender Ellie Mahoney (first year) had 11 groundballs with eight caused turnovers across the three games. Hailing from Massachusetts, Mahoney’s recent games in Boston were a family affair. “I have...
Noura Skaf said that food has always been at the center of her family. She opened the Skaf family’s first restaurant in 1999, Skaf’s Grill in North Hollywood, alongside her husband, Salim Skaf, and her sister Marleane Skaf. “The food passion that we have as a family is really the key to success, because we all, all of my family,...
Highland Park has changed a lot over the years, but its community pool and bathhouse center on Piedmont Avenue, constructed in 1948, has not kept up — graffiti tags are a common sight, and the center lacks air conditioning and heating. Nineteen years after the city’s recreation department first recommended an overhaul of the pool, Los Angeles City Councilmember...
In an age of increased fear of events like school shootings, Campus Safety is prioritizing outreach to the Occidental community so that students, faculty and staff can understand the processes in place and services available in the event of an emergency. The Campus Safety Office at Occidental College is responsible for monitoring and securing the campus and answering service and escort...