Dear Editor, I am not a politics major, however, I am a student at this school who is sick of being cautious about voicing an opinion. If you do not like my opinion, that is completely fine, I am not asking for agreement. I believe that Senate informing Chris Weeks of his impeachment, and then informing the VP of Finance...

In March 2011, after famously introducing the second generation of the iPad, Steve Jobs praised the liberal arts, claiming that brilliant technology develops from creativity and critical thinking. "It's in Apple's DNA that technology alone is not enough," Jobs said. "It's technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities, that yields the results that make our hearts sing." A...

I found the perfect dress on a spiritual trip to Goodwill. I loved the color, loved the cut, and as I searched for a price, I saw this majestic beast had built-in shorts. The perfect dress was not a dress at all, but a romper (a big kid onesie offering the cuteness of a dress whilst enabling full body movement)....

Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti announced the city's first Sustainable City Plan two weeks ago. According to a press release from the mayor's office, the Sustainable City Plan, or "pLAn," will set targets in 14 economic and environmental categories. It is set to meet some short-term goals, like nearly quadrupling the city's solar energy capabilities by 2017, and long-term goals,...

Was the food you got at the Marketplace earlier today real? This question will now be much easier to answer thanks to the new posters and signs that Campus Dining has posted around the Marketplace, which they hope will raise awareness of the sustainably-sourced foods available on campus. This effort coincides with the annual celebration of Earth Week. According to...

Not all ink is created equal. While tattoo parlors are a dime a dozen in Los Angeles, Occidental students have scoped out some local favorites. They range from small, inexpensive parlors that focus on walk-ins to high-profile shops that service celebrities and design custom tattoos weeks in advance. Tattoo Love: Tattoo Love is a small tattoo and piercing parlor located...

Outside Thorne Hall, Occidental students and LA community members formed a line that nearly extended to the Tiger Cooler an hour before the highly-anticipated arrival of DarkMatter. The transgender South Asian performance art duo comprised of Alok Vaid-Menon and Janani Balasubramanian (both of whom prefer the pronoun “they”) performed at Occidental April 18 as part of their It Gets Bitter...

Under the hot afternoon sun, vendors touting everything from soap to American Girl doll clothes transformed the JSC quad into a craft market last Thursday. From 4–6 p.m. crowds of excited students, faculty and staff dashed from one booth to another looking at the one-of-a-kind artwork, jewelry, apparel and crafts that Occidental community members had to offer. King Courtney and...

These last few weeks have been crushing for the gamer side of me. I have been in rehearsals for hours and haven't had the chance to play many games in the comfort of my dorm. In times like these I have my portable consoles to...console me. That way, be it backstage or in the dressing room, I find gaming solace...

Update: This article was revised April 16 at 2:17am to include the ASOC Senate statement emailed to the Occidental Community that morning. The Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) Senate impeached President Chris Weeks (junior) in a 10-2 vote Monday night, while Vice President of Finance Will Huang (junior) and Vice President of External Affairs Jemma Parsons (senior) stepped down...