As a species, the human race is more intertwined with the marine environment than we can imagine. We come from the ocean. We depend on the ocean. But collectively we treat the ocean like a massive, expendable waste pit. Nuclear waste in Japan continues to leak into the Pacific Ocean as the Tokyo Electric Power Company struggles with how to...
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Backdoor Science explores the scientific world and updates the Occidental community on all of its happenings. Each week we will bring you engaging stories behind scientific history and current events. Backdoor Science is Chris Discolo, Nick Thomas, Elya Shamskhou and Griffin Mead.
I was initially going to write about the new “House of Cards” season this week. But the more I ruminate on Frank Underwood’s ascent to power, I realize how little I have to say about it at the moment. I have to let that ponderous, baffling show find its proper space in my cranium before I can appropriately criticize...
A conversation with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and Los Angeles Times architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne took place last Thursday in Keck Theater. The conversation ranged from issues of the urban environment to the soul of the city, with a musical interlude taking place halfway through the presentation. “We are lucky to have a mayor who combines the improvisational skills...
Despite popular opinion, McDonald’s Quarter Pounder is not called a Royale with Cheese in Paris. I'm sorry to tell you that, readers – when I first read that fact, it hurt my heart more than than a McRoyale Deluxe ever could.I learned this as part of my background research before I went to the Goliath of Globalization itself, McDonald's...
It would take a second glance for a spectator of Occidental women’s basketball to notice the strange resemblance between two of the new additions to this season’s team. Biology major Eda Graham (junior) and sociology major Haley Graham (first-year) play entirely different positions — the former a slasher-type forward and the latter a shooting guard — in addition to...
“You’re not a fish; it’s not a fishing pole,” Occidental pole vault coach Andy Steben ‘69 says to Lisa Matsukata (senior) immediately after she completes an unsatisfactory vault attempt. Throughout the same two-hour practice, Steben makes other pole vaulting analogies as well as statements with underlying life lessons like, “What seems to be the problem isn’t the problem,” and...
Both the men's and women's golf teams teed off their respective competitive seasons with the SCIAC #1 Tournament at Sierra Lakes Golf Course Fontana, Calif. over the weekend.
The women’s team finished fifth overall, while the men tied for seventh.
On the men’s side, Colton Bares (first-year) shot a 3-over 75 Friday and a career-low 4-under 68 Saturday...
Women's Lacrosse (3-0 overall, 3-0 SCIAC)The Occidental women's lacrosse team has started off its 2014 campaign with clutch victories over three top league opponents. The Tigers took down rivals Redlands and Pomona-Pitzer, adding to their season-opening victory over Chapman and emerging as an early conference contender. Occidental matched up against defending SCIAC champion Redlands last Wednesday and pulled off...
Football players at Northwestern University made history last month when they petitioned to be represented by a labor union. Unionization is the first step to becoming recognized as employees, and thus, a step toward being paid.
Football at most schools brings in the highest revenue, and many think that the players deserve a cut of the profit.
Furthermore, athletes put...