The renovation of the main entrance will remain incomplete until at least March 1, despite an original November 2014 deadline and a previous delay. The new delay is due to an effort to protect the fragile new landscaping—designed to mark the 100 year anniversary of the Eagle Rock campus—from the high volume of visitors expected on campus for the 2015...

Occidental recently purchased the building that houses Ocxy Store, a liquor store frequented by students, on the corner of York Boulevard and Armadale Avenue for $1.59 million. The Board of Trustees approved the purchase following a favorable financial analysis conducted by Vice President for Finance and Planning Amos Himmelstein. The acquisition is part of an effort to lure the emerging...

Student organizations can reserve the Bengal Room through the Office of Student Life (OSL) starting this semester. The new policy is part of an effort to transform the space into a student-oriented, multi-use room, according to Director of Student Life Tamara Himmelstein. “There’s a lot of places on campus where student use gets kind of bumped out,” Himmelstein said. “So...

Mackensie PrileyOccidental Softball split their two-game series with St. Katherine College over the weekend, winning the second game 5-4. First-year Mackensie Priley was dominant at the plate during the second game, hitting a double and a three-run home run. Results like this may be indicative of Priley's dedication to her craft, however she attributes her success at the plate so...

Professional football has been the most popular sport in the United States for 30 straight years. Of the fifty most valuable sports franchises in the world, 30 are National Football League (NFL) teams. This year’s Super Bowl, in which the New England Patriots defeated the Seattle Seahawks 28-24, was the most-watched television program in U. S. history with more than...

This Valentine's Day, some Occidental students will inevitably celebrate with a romantic night out, while others may attend the RiFF RAFF concert at the House of Blues or simply try to ignore the holiday altogether. While they may gush about their plans to friends and significant others, most students are clueless as to the Valentine's Day plans of other familiar...

This winter break, video games allowed me to spend time with friends from all over the world. Gaming is inherently social; through multi-player games and online platforms, I've shared my hobby with dozens of gamers, both in-person and online. The old perception of gaming as a solitary pursuit seems viciously inaccurate. Some of my most memorable weekends have involved gaming...

North Korea. The South Korean Defense Ministry reported Feb. 8 that North Korea launched five short-range missiles off its eastern coast. The missiles were released from the coastal town of Wonsan and flew 125 miles northeast before falling into the ocean. The previous day, Kim Jong-un witnessed the test of a new antiship missile. With Jong-un at the helm, North...

Chemistry professor Eileen Spain joined the Title IX Office as its third deputy title IX coordinator, according to an email sent Jan. 21 from Dean of Students Barbara Avery. The personnel change precedes a series of projects Head Title IX Coordinator Ruth Jones hopes to complete with the help of the deputy coordinators, including an assessment of how her staff...

Many on Occidental's campus may have witnessed one particular student juggling to his heart's content and unicycling through the Quad. Ian Convy, a first-year who hails from Kingston, Washington, spends his free time honing his circus skills, much to the amazement of other students."I realized [juggling] is a good way to waste some time, a good thing to put some...