Through the opening games of the season, the Occidental men's soccer team (5-0-1 overall; 2-0-1 SCIAC) has been putting goals away early and often. Before halftime of Saturday's game against Pomona-Pitzer, the Tigers were already up 2-0 and, despite giving up a late goal, secured a 2-1 victory. Head coach Rod Lafaurie believes in the philosophy of “90 for 90.”...

In my opinion, China's economy is one of the most obvious explanations for recent market volatility. Like many developed and emerging economies (e.g. Japan's Nikkei 225 index and Malaysia's KLSE index), the country's stock market plunged dramatically starting in mid-June. According to reports from The Economist and The New York Times, Aug. 11, in the midst of market doldrums, China...

As a biology student staring down my junior year at Occidental, there seemed to be no better place to study abroad than Ecuador and Galápagos, one of the most biodiverse regions in the world. There was the added bonus that, having taken seven years of Spanish throughout high school and middle school, I may be able to improve my Spanish...

Orientation has a little-known secret. Tucked away in a lounge in Fowler Hall and sprinkled throughout the upperclassmen dorms is a special population of new students: transfer, visiting and exchange students, or TEV students for short. Many TEV students already come to Occidental with college or work experience, bringing nuanced perspectives to their education and often becoming leaders within the...

The artists in the photo above the piece online are as follows, L to R: Wild Life, Skechy, Obey Giant, and Free Humanity. In the 1980s, LA was considered the mural capital of the world. But in 2002, public murals were banned after unsightly graffiti tags and dishonest marketing started to dominate the urban landscape. The city lost its title...

They came from all over the country: Portland, Oregon, Springfield, Virginia, Haverford, Pennsylvania, Berkeley and Menlo Park, California. They have different academic interests, including majors and minors in Diplomacy and World Affairs (DWA), politics, sociology, math, art history and East Asian Studies. But what they share is a love for lacrosse. The Occidental women’s lacrosse program was still in its...

The future of 3D printing lies in the potential for people to create. As the 3D printing process makes three dimensional, solid objects from a digital model, this technology is allowing artists to make their ideas come to life. At an unprecedented level, 3D printers are stretching the limits of design and creating new opportunities for artists to innovate. The...

Five members of Fossil Free Oxy met with members of the Board of Trustees’ investment committee April 19 to present a formal proposal for the organization’s fossil fuel divestment campaign. Fossil Free Oxy member Julia Kingsley (senior) said the divestment campaign’s demand for the college is a large one: divesting from companies that extract fossil fuels from the earth (coal,...

Occidental’s Green Bean Coffee Lounge modified its sustainable “for-here” mug program April 20, according to Taylor Durham (senior), the Green Bean’s health, safety and sustainability manager. The Green Bean also plans to update its specialty drink menu next semester in order to increase its monetary contribution to scholarships. The Green Bean offers organic and local products, recycling and compost bins...

Venezuela. A woman threw a mango at President Nicolas Maduro Saturday, hitting him above his left ear. The woman, Marleny Olivo, wrote a message on the fruit asking for his help with housing problems. Maduro recently approved the Great Housing Mission of Venezuela, a mass construction program designed to solve a recent lack of available housing. The president is a...