I don’t exactly remember meeting Robert Torres. But during my first summer on campus and my sophomore year — a difficult time — I quickly came to learn that, if I walked into the Tiger Cooler around 4 p.m., there was a man behind the counter who would look at me and ask how I was doing. Not that...
Opened Feb. 10 on York Boulevard, the glassy outer wall of the Highland Park boutique for fashion label Shades of Grey opens to a selection of ready-to-wear pants, shirts, sweaters and jackets. According to brand creator Micah Cohen, he has been interested in clothes since at least the age of 5 but decided to enter the fashion business while...
Growing up in San Jose, Changeist CEO Mario Fedelin said that the impacts of drugs and violence were prevalent in his early life. A nomination from his brother’s English teacher landed Fedelin at a sleep-away camp in Santa Cruz that introduced him to camp counselor John, who Fedelin said he connected with. Later in his life Fedelin said he would...
In advance of an impending election for the Rising Occidental Student Employees (ROSE) to form a union at the college, The Occidental asked questions to a ROSE representative, Noah Weitzner (junior), and the college administration via the director of communications Rachel Warecki regarding the next steps of forming the union. According to the Information for Student Workers page of the...
Ballots closed April 6 for this year's Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) elections. According to elections chair Sarah Titcombe (junior), the student body voted for candidates in a variety of positions for the 2024–2025 school year. ASOC announced Monday, April 8 that Cecilia Grané (sophomore) won the presidential race with 209 votes. ASOC, Occidental's student government, consists of four...
Occidental’s Dance Team can be seen performing at halftime during sporting events or on the quad for the occasional special performance, but the group has not attended a competition since 2016. This year, they decided to change that. Co-captain Maleha Innocent (junior) said that she and co-captain Hanna Beck (junior) knew they wanted to bring the team back to a competition since...
It’s no understatement to say that Division III NCAA sports may be the least appreciated medium of athletics in America. The low likelihood of DIII players going pro means that most Americans couldn’t care less about the life of the many athletes populating the DIII system. With such low odds of making it to the ‘big leagues,’ a question...
California's minimum wage for fast-food workers increased from $16 to $20 per hour effective April 1. The new law raised the minimum wage for fast-food workers and established a Fast Food Council, aiming to ensure better treatment and future wage increases for employees. Fast-food workers are now being paid $20 compared to the $16 minimum for many other jobs. According to the LA Times, some...
Ronald Chen Despite a recent 6-3 loss for Occidental’s men’s tennis team against Pomona Pitzer, doubles partners Ronald (Ron) Chen (sophomore) and Ace Andres (sophomore) secured an 8-4 win against the No. 3 ranked doubles team in the country during the match, according to Oxy Athletics. In addition to his doubles performance, Chen secured a victory in the singles competition, clinching...
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times… you know the rest. But aside from (cliché) aphorisms, I never thought I’d get here, much less what it would be like at the end. I knew I would go to college since I was in the sixth grade — hegemonic ideals of football games and education...