The German, Russian and Classical Studies department submitted a proposal to the Academic Planning Committee (APC) this month for a new Literature, Language and Culture major at Occidental. The major would provide additional options for students who are interested in both the advanced study of a language as well as its accompanying cultural elements. If approved, the German, Russian and...

By halfway through the first semester, Marketplace food can become repetitive for many students. Anyone looking for an alternative lunch spot with great value and "wicked good food" should look no further than Dave's Chillin' and Grillin'. Owner Dave Evans, known to customers simply as Dave, has been in the sandwich business for decades. He managed a number of sandwich...

Little was known about the next installment of the terrifying "Silent Hill" franchise until a playable trailer, simply named "P. T.," appeared on the PlayStation Network Shop in August. With Halloween around the corner, I figured it was finally time to play through the teaser—a departure from the original "Silent Hill" formula that brings both new scares and new weaknesses.“Silent...

Sweden. The Swedish Navy suspects that a Russian submarine entered Swedish territory this past weekend after it recorded “suspected foreign activity underwater” and intercepted a Russian distress radio signal. The recording prompted a widespread search for the submarine, involving hundreds of navy vessels. This latest incident follows a string of allegations from Baltic states that Russia has violated their sovereign...

Occidental community members gathered in Choi Auditorium Thursday for a conversation about gender issues on campus, hosted by the Center for Gender Equity (CGE). Topics included the number of gender neutral bathrooms, the lack of an active Queer Straight Alliance (QSA) and the desire to heighten awareness of LGBTQ issues."It is a conversation that we feel is implicit for everyone,...

Transparency International founder and former World Bank employee Peter Eigen regaled student with stories of financial and political corruption on his Sept. 30 visit to campus. "Corruption was so devastating, so deadly for millions that I decided I had to do something about it," Eigen said. Eigen spoke at three events on campus, part of the larger John Parke Young...

Every department at Occidental has a heart, a corps of diligent staff pumping a paper bloodstream through its body. The atria and ventricles of this heart are support staff—executive assistants, administrative assistants and lab assistants. Without them, every department would be a heart attack waiting to happen."[Support staff] play a central role in the life of the college," Dean of...

This Halloween, students will trade in their costumes to dance the night away to the sounds of electric dance music duo ODESZA at Occidental Programming Board's fall concert. ODESZA, hailing from Seattle, Washington, is composed of members Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight, who go by the pseudonyms Catacombkid and BeachesBeaches. Students may recognize the group from popular tracks such as...

Sexual assault is not a laughing matter, a fact that—based on our schools' recent history—Occidental students are perhaps especially equipped to understand. Yet last week, first-year students were forced to make light of this critical issue in their FYRE program. All first-year students are require to attend First Year Residential Experience (FYRE) meetings once a week for six weeks, in...

On Sept. 22, Wesleyan University announced it would require all residential Greek organizations to become coeducational by 2017. The administration posited this as an effort to promote inclusiveness, equality and safety, with an implicit focus on reducing the threat of sexual assault on campus. This controversial course of action is not unique to Wesleyan. Several liberal arts colleges, including Trinity...