Deputy for Board Affairs Rozita Afar is finally opting to leave behind the institution that she loves, departing in pursuit of new challenges. When she arrived in 1999 as director of the president's office she originally intending to stay for a maximum of four years. Sixteen years later she has seen the college through many changes."I find it difficult to...

On college campuses across the nation, students and faculty alike have locked horns over whether or not to include trigger warnings in classroom syllabi. While trigger warnings remain optional at Occidental, some colleges like UC Santa Barbara and Oberlin College recently began the process of adopting campus-wide policies that require professors to alert students of potentially disturbing content by using...

Occidental students dominated in two divisions of the International Karate Association's (IKA) 51st Kubota Annual All-Star Karate Championship Sunday at Rush Gymnasium. Competing with students from around the world in the Gosoku-Ryu style of karate, the Occidental men who participated took home 10 medals: two first-places, four second-places and four third-places. Each year, the IKA tournament at Occidental attracts students...

A small crowd of IPA-drinking, Stan Smith-wearing, tattooed millennials sprawled out on blankets on the rooftop patio of a secluded mansion to hear bands play in an intimate, two-hour performance Sept. 26 in Beverly Hills. Sound too cool for you? Think again. Introducing Sofar (Songs From A Room) Sounds, an organization that describes itself as an "innovative concept dedicated to...

Sept. 17, The United States Federal Reserve reported that it would wait to raise interest rates. However, shortly after, Janet Yellen, the Chair of the Federal Reserve, suggested that the Fed may still raise the federal funds rate before the end of 2015. In my opinion, delaying the hike of interest rates by a few months hardly makes an impact...

Upon leaving Quito today, I was reminded of all the incredible things I have learned living here for a month, so I decided I would collect them all here.1) Throw your toilet paper in the trash, NOT the toilet. This one was really hard to get used to, I didn't realize how automatic throwing toilet paper into the toilet was...

It is said that introverts often struggle with expressing themselves through speaking. I have personally found that to be true for myself. I rarely have a reply ready during a discussion. In fact, I often do not even speak a word while everyone else is talking around me. It is only after a few hours, or even after a couple...

The other night, I went out with the other students on my program (there are only five of us). We were walking along the Malécon trying to find a bar to go into and we ran into a few American students from another program. They invited us into the bar they were going into and we sat down and started...

Emmons Wellness Center launched a new Peer Mentor program this semester. The program consists of four student volunteer mentors who offer one-on-one conversations with students looking for guidance or someone to listen. In addition, they can help students better understand Occidental's system of supportive resources. The program was created to give students an alternative to traditional counseling. The Active Minds...

The Office of Intercultural Affairs recently launched the 1G: First Generation Success Program and will hold a kick-off event for this new initiative today at 6:00 p.m. in Dumke Commons. 1G is designed to assist first generation college students in finding and expressing their authentic selves with the ultimate goal of establishing professional connections, according to Assistant Director of Intercultural...