All three permanent staff members of the Intercultural Community Center (ICC)—Assistant Dean for Intercultural Affairs Paula Crisostomo, Assistant Director for Intercultural Affairs Dominic Alleto and Program Coordinator for Intercultural Affairs Sean Ford—have departed since the end of last semester. The current staff is using the departures as an opportunity to make departmental changes that have been discussed since last year,...

Connor Freeman Men's soccer forward Connor Freeman (junior) was the player to watch going into the season. He started his third year with the Tigers with one goal and one assist during the team's season opening trip to Colorado, but a shoulder injury had the potential to derail his season early on. In last week's rematch against Whittier, Freeman came...

It only takes one kick, hit or fall for everyone to be reminded of the risks of playing a sport. On Oct. 4, the crowd watching the Occidental women's soccer team play against Cal Lutheran received this reminder during the final minute of regulation, when a battle for the ball sent a Cal Lutheran player to the ground, slamming her...

Like many college houses, the Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) fraternity house can be a scary sight of reeking sports gear, blasting music and rowdy students. But next week it will become truly frightening, when every wall is covered with black tarps and the kitchen is transformed into an eerie labyrinth for the annual SAE haunted house. This year, the fraternity...

This school year, Occidental welcomed many new faculty members to campus, but two stand out from the rest for their particularly fascinating life stories. Born into immigrant families, Diplomacy and World Affairs (DWA) professor professor Sophal Ear and History professor Jane Hong both bring unique perspectives to the classroom and their students. Sophal EarProfessor Sophal Ear was born into the...

Dear Editor, In their Oct. 8 column “Fail: Freshmen Required to Create Sexual Assault Memes,” Taylor Majewski and Lucy Stewart express concern over one of Residential Education and Housing Services' (REHS) and Project SAFE’s recent prevention education programs. The activity, facilitated by Residential Advisors (RAs) at FYRE sessions, asked students to review Oxy-specific data from Think About It and present...

Wayne Sink '59 once donned a catcher's mitt for Occidental baseball. Now, he uses the tools from his workshop to lend a helping hand to the groundskeeping department at Anderson Field. The Occidental Hall of Famer has remained a significant presence around the program as an alumni, serving as a mentor to players and coaches and acting as liaison between...

The latest app to take the Occidental student body by storm has everybody yakkin'; Yik Yak, an anonymous online message board that showcases user-submitted posts in a real-time live stream, has taken campus by storm. The app curates “Yaks” by showing only posts written within a mile and a half radius of the user. For Occidental students, this distance encompasses...

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has dominated the news for months now. With the assistance of Western media distribution, ISIS has masterfully used graphic videos and pointed propaganda to encourage Western hysteria. On June 29, ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi established an Islamic caliphate across the Middle East. The group's aim is to create an Islamic state stretching...

On a late Friday night as I walked to the cooler, I came upon an unwanted sight. No, not an opossum. Nope, not a raccoon either. Instead, I saw a can of beer poorly hidden under some shrubbery, at least 10 brown napkins strewn about the side terrace, two used paper plates, a cellophane lump once wrapped around a cookie...