Active Minds, a student group on campus, and the Student Wellness Advisory Council (SWAC), a student administration committee, prepared a petition for President Jonathan Veitch to expand Emmons Wellness Center's mental health facilities. The petition is the first step in the groups' plan to increase student awareness of the services already offered by Emmons. Both Active Minds and SWAC are...
During the 2011-2012 academic year, the Faculty Learning Committee (FLC) held workshops to discuss how professors could integrate iPads into their teaching methods. Professor of biology Roberta Pollock and professor of kinesiology Marcella Raney advocated for iPad usage and currently experiments with them as a part of their curricula. The integration of iPads in these classes is a...
A dance studio should be a safe place for jumping to extraordinary heights and learning to land quadruple turns. The protective gear for a dancer is a sprung floor, which helps prevent injuries from harsh landings. The Occidental dance studio does not meet these requirements due to the lack of necessary spring and grip to allow for safe landings...
Students at Occidental College share certain common experiences as a product of attending the same school. One of those is move-in day. The college works hard with Residential Education and Housing Services (ResEd), O-Team and other student volunteers to see that the move-in process at the beginning of the academic year runs smoothly. But then ResEd fails to pay the...
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The recent disappearance of bees worldwide has stung the Occidental community, stimulating the reactivation of the college's beekeeping club. While the club became inactive about a decade past, students revived it a few years ago in order to work more intimately with these interesting creatures. "I joined because I really liked bees," biochemistry major Franklin Maharaj (senior) said. "I love...
One of the advantages of living in a small neighborhood like Eagle Rock is how close together everything and everyone is. But one of the aspects of this area that does not prompt people to think “small community” is the traffic that constantly reminds us that we live in Los Angeles. For a long time, traffic in Eagle Rock has...
Rap is rhythm-assisted poetry. Rap is a representation of what’s going on in one’s mind and in one’s life. Rap is a craft, an art form that people find solace in because they can relate to the experiences expressed in verses. Many who have gone through tough times have articulated rap as something that was always there for them....
With the flair and audacity of Beyoncé’s surprise album, last Friday’s performance of the Vagina Monologues took the classic show in original and personalized directions. New monologues grappled with abortion, masturbation, transsexual experiences and the fluidity of queerness, as well as street harassment. As with previous years, this year’s show generated a whirlwind of emotions, from screaming out...
They are the unsung heroes of KOXY radio: the playlist crafters, the mix masters, the tastemakers of Occidental. They are the KOXY DJs. Whether they started their show in pursuit of fun or fame, these gurus dictate much of the musical conversation on campus. Here are four interviews with a selection of DJs that aim to represent the quality...
Lego, one of the most popular toys in the world, now has a movie with an equally ambiguous title, "The Lego Movie." Warner Brothers studios and directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller have created a star-studded animated movie made entirely of Lego pieces. The film captures the open-ended and exploratory nature of the toy while still providing a heartwarming...