I recently downloaded the hit iPhone game "2048," which has consumed all of my free time. It's so addicting that I once narrowly avoided walking into a parked car while gazing at the magic on my phone. "2048" has taken Occidental by storm. Many students play it while waiting in lines for food or can be heard...
After four long, yet simultaneously ephemeral years at Occidental, I will reap the fruits of my laborious days spent here, along with about 500 other seniors, in a little over two weeks. The two research papers standing between my Bachelor of Arts degree and me make it highly unlikely that I will cross off from an impossibly long list...
“A new era has begun, one started this time in the laboratories and factories of America. No doubt the period from 1945 to the destruction of our civilization in the next world war will be called the Television Age by future historians,” John Utzinger wrote in an April 1951 issue of The Occidental Weekly.Some 63 years ago, Utzinger boldly...
Two Sundays ago, as I drove down Eagle Rock Boulevard to my house in Cypress Park, I was met with barricades and flashing lights. But it was not for a double homicide, which had last shut down this stretch of road. Instead, as I pulled over and got out of my car, I was met with the sound of...
It is a question every college student in Southern California hears: “Oh my god, are you going to Coachella this year? The lineup’s, like, super sick!”
Unfortunately, no matter how “sick” the lineup is, those who want to make the hipster pilgrimage down to Indio, Calif., are often stopped in their tracks by the staggering cost of attendance.
Standard passes for...
As the semester comes to a close, students are given the opportunity to evaluate their professors and their experiences in class via Occidental’s course evaluation process.
Effective feedback allows professors to redesign their courses to better meet students’ needs and achieve students’ goals. Because professors rarely teach the same class back to back — most classes are only offered...
Dear Editor, On Sunday evening there was a candlelight vigil for survivors of sexual assault on campus outside of the board of trustees dinner. I was one of the students in attendance: standing in solidarity with survivors, as well as seeking change. We were, and remained, a peaceful group — standing holding our posters and candles at the...
The college reached an agreement with Campus Safety Lt. Joe Cunje that reinstates his employment with the college, according to multiple sources close to Cunje. Cunje's employment status moved from "terminated" to on a "leave of absence" until 2018, which means that he can return to work if he is medically cleared. If there is not an opening in Campus...
Deborah Stewart Martinson lost her battle with cancer on Saturday, passing away peacefully while surrounded by family and friends at her Burbank home. She was 67. Martinson was born May 20, 1946 and raised in Fillmore, California. She married her husband, Barry Martinson, in 1970, and they made a life together as residents of Burbank for over 43 years. Martinson...