Alex Nieves

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Worked on 658 assignments, created 78, named on 32 bylines for Oxy Weekly.

By (Alex as editor-in-chief) + 5 others for Oxy Weekly - 4 min read

Local opera company marries Star Trek, Mozart

While the word "opera" may bring to mind classical orchestral scores and Italian ballads, the Pacific Opera Project (POP) has reimagined one of Mozart's most famous operas in an entirely unique way—as a Star Trek episode. A group of students and faculty gathered in Bird Studio in Booth Hall March 5 to watch a preview of POP's production. POP's adaptation...

By (Alex as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Oxy Weekly - 8 min read

Acknowledged Humanity: On Abortion, Feminism, and Being Pro-Life

I mentioned this a couple weeks ago, but I’ll reiterate what I said. I do not support abortion. And while some might find it difficult to believe, I don’t think that it compromises my stance as a feminist. I don’t believe they are mutually exclusive. I still believe that women can do just as much as men can do, and...

By (Alex as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Oxy Weekly - 4 min read

SAE, Racism, and the Occupation of Black Spaces

This past week has set ablaze a wildfire in Greek life discourse surrounding the very thing that seems to be making the world go ‘round: racism. If you all are not aware, the Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter at the University of Oklahoma has been shut down after a video of its members repeating an overtly racist chant went viral. The...

By (Alex as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Oxy Weekly - 8 min read

Netanyahu: Repetitive fear-mongering undermines US-Israeli relations

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu—who bypassed the White House in accepting House Speaker John A. Boehner’s invitation to address Congress on Iran’s nuclear programme—proceeded in a fashion that has come to typify his leadership; namely exaggeration, fear-mongering and hypocrisy. Netanyahu’s visit sparked a fierce debate before the Israeli Prime Minister even set foot on U. S soil, with critics suggesting...

By (Alex as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Oxy Weekly - 8 min read

Spiritual Science

Before the earth, before the sun and the moon there was nothing but Io—a genderless, parentless energy dancing within the void. Io was, and is, the potential of the world, and the Maori spiritual equivalent to the christian God. Within the darkness and energy, Rangi, the Sky Father, embraced Papa, the Earth Mother. They held tight to one another through...

By (Alex as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Oxy Weekly - 3 min read

Perfect Loveliness of Sow

"The Great Chipotle Carnitas Famine of 2015 May Soon End" read a January eater.com headline. Unfortunately, as most Chipotle-lovers know, the great carnitas famine has not ended on Eagle Rock Boulevard, and those fiending for pork products will have to search elsewhere. After Chipotle's pork suppliers failed to meet some unverified standards of production, the Mexican fast-food chain—whose net worth...

By (Alex as editor-in-chief) + 5 others for Oxy Weekly - 4 min read

Faculty host teach-in, discussion to address NTT inequities

Students and faculty gathered in Mosher 1 Wednesday for a screening of the film "Con Job: Stories of Adjunct & Contingent Labor" and a subsequent panel discussion on the inequities faced by adjunct faculty at Occidental. The event was part of a two-day teach-in to commemorate National Adjunct Walkout Day. Approximately 20 students and several faculty members attended the event,...

By (Alex as editor-in-chief) + 5 others for Oxy Weekly - 3 min read

Telefund starts calling underclassmen

Telefund student callers began to phone first-years, sophomores and juniors Monday asking for gifts to the Annual Fund. This marks a change from past policy, in which the callers only contacted parents, alumni and current seniors. Director of the Oxy Annual Fund Suzy LaCroix explained that the decision is an effort by the college to motivate students to engage with...

By (Alex as editor-in-chief) + 6 others for Oxy Weekly - 4 min read

The Klimax wraps up black history month, raises money for charity

The Kappa Alpha Psi (Kappa) fraternity hosted The Klimax, the first after-party for Apollo Night, Friday from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. The event was planned in cooperation with Black Student Alliance (BSA) for the conclusion of Black History Month. Kappa is a predominantly Black fraternity, founded in 1911 as part of the National Pan-Hellenic Council. The Occidental chapter began...

By (Alex as editor-in-chief) + 5 others for Oxy Weekly - 7 min read

Reid, Young & Rice finish their Tiger basketball careers

The men's and women's basketball teams concluded their seasons with back-to-back games Feb. 24 in Rush Gymnasium, both losing to Cal Lutheran (Cal Lu). On senior night though, the scoreboard did not tell the complete story of the women's game. In the first game, Stefanie Young (senior), celebrating her 22nd birthday, scored 22 points. Despite reaching her single-game best, the...