As students who have reached this point in their education know, learning is not just about sitting in a classroom and listening to a professor. Sometimes the most powerful learning comes from our peers, especially those who offer a different perspective from our own. Yet at Occidental, a school of around 2,000 students, the potential for random encounters and meeting...

Never have I heard so many conversations on Occidental's campus surrounding feminism and gender equality—especially among men—than I have in the past week. The power of British actress Emma Watson’s speech on Sept. 20, in support of the launch of the UN Women’s HeForShe campaign, undeniably has played a role in this. Watson's speech was an important step forward for...

A family of five all dressed as Pikachu may seem out of the ordinary in any other context, but they fit in perfectly among the diverse crowd of the 16th annual Eagle Rock Music Festival last Saturday. One only needed to walk briefly along the festival grounds to see skateboarding high school students glide past young parents pushing strollers, and...

Many Occidental students who frequented The Hermosillo or The York last year can now be found packing into the small, dimly-lit space at Johnny's, located next-door to Cafe de Leche. This sudden rise in popularity among Occidental students has not gone unnoticed."Tequila shots ... A lot more tequila shots since you guys started coming here," bartender Mando* said, laughing. According...

Immediately before placing their order at the front of the ingredients bar, customers at Pasadena's new Panda Express "Innovation Kitchen" see a sign propped atop the protective glass: "What does American-Chinese mean to you?" Looking farther down the line, they get a full view of Panda Express' kitchen, unique "mixology" tea bar and employees wrapping, dicing, slicing and frying in...

Upon first glance, the only commonality between the Urban and Environmental Policy (UEP) and theater departments are the close vicinity of the two department buildings. But for UEP and theater double major Marisha Thakker ‘14, the connection extends beyond the short walk from Keck Theater to the UEP house, to her senior comprehensive thesis (comps) and her post-graduate job. Every...

"We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard." President John F. Kennedy knew that it is often our challenges that yield the greatest reward. Easy feats do not make for triumphant victories—but difficult feats, while painstaking,...

While most students know him as a regular worker at Berkus Hall dinners, John Pinto's had a career—and even a brush with fame—before serving up his first meal on campus. Before coming to Occidental, Pinto spent 40 years in the professional boxing scene—fighting, coaching and announcing in both amateur and professional circles. His journey in the ring began in 1975...

From pickup football in small-town Chester, Calif., to captain of the Occidental football team, Ross Fiegener (senior) has long showcased his natural talent on the gridiron. But even in his fourth year as an inside linebacker for the Tigers, Fiegener remains humble. According to Fiegener, football became his calling in life early on. With the closest Pop Warner or Pee...

The Occidental women's soccer team (4–4 overall, 2–4 SCIAC) has grown accustomed to playing extra minutes. For the third time this season, the Tigers pushed a game into overtime after trading goals with Cal Lutheran on Saturday. The game went down to the final minute, when Regals forward Kali Youngdahl broke free from the Tiger defense and floated a shot...