2014

Secretary of education holds twitter conversation

Author: Juliet Suess Secretary of Education Arne Duncan held an open Twitter conversation on Monday night directed at students and their families. Using #StuVoice, students of...

Costantino puts swing in Jazz Ensemble’s step

Author: Lauren Rewers The Occidental Jazz Ensemble rehearses in a circle – highly unusual for most large instrumental groups, who tend to group by section. Yet it works...

Welcome to ‘The Broken Remote!’

Author: Mike Cosimano As a college student, I am sure you are familiar with the magic of procrastination. When there’s a massive assignment looming, few things...

Pedestrians must take back Eagle Rock Boulevard

Author: Stephen Nemeth One of the advantages of living in a small neighborhood like Eagle Rock is how close together everything and everyone is. But one...

Students, society condone alcohol abuse in college

Author: Cordelia Kenney Numerous heated conversations have transpired about the social scene at Occidental since the moratorium on school dances last fall, yet virtually none delve...

Sports in Brief Issue 3

Author: Ryan Whalen Track & Field Both the men’s and women’s track and field teams were in action earlier this week, competing in the Rossi Relays at...

Underdogs stole show, broke boundaries at 86th Annual Academy Awards

Author: Charlotte Flight Stranded in space, a scientist must scrape together means to survive from destroyed, orbiting satellite scraps. Kidnapped from his family and forced into...

Johnson’s services not so secret for Occidental Track & Field

Author: Lauren Rewers|Tim O'Donnell Taking a friend out to dinner is a mundane activity for most college students, but for Occidental sprinter Jeh Johnson (first-year), this...

To care or not to care, that is the seniors’ question

Author: Arielle Laub Recently I showed up to a non-Weekly work meeting smelling like beer and cigarettes. The co-worker sitting next to me leaned in and...

Occidental needs to continue water conservation efforts

Author:  Although the Water Conservation Challenge has formally ended, The Occidental Weekly would like to remind students that water scarcity in California has not. With...

Janice continues to build national presence for women’s lacrosse

Author: Nina Greenebaum The Occidental women’s lacrosse team has emerged as a SCIAC and NCAA Division-III powerhouse over the past two seasons. After the departure of...

Rugby 15s goes deep into playoffs, 7s team members eye 2016 Olympics

Author: Melina Devoney Down by two points with seven minutes left, fly-half Barnaby Audsley (senior) scored a penalty kick that reinvigorated the Occidental men’s rugby team....