Sometimes a whisper demands more attention than a scream. When writer Claudia Rankine read sections from her latest book, "Citizen: An American Lyric," at Occidental April 7, she spoke quietly yet commanded the room. Her work functions in a similar way; it alerts the reader to the racist acts and words perpetrated around them in a calm and insistent tone....

With the rise of the Information Age and the development of digital technologies, the art world has been slow to the uptake. The art industry's apathetic efforts within the cyber sphere is surprising; an online audience has the potential to be a thousand times larger than the crowd that visits museums in person, and a large social media following is...

On April 18 and 19, the LA Times will host its 20th annual Festival of Books at the University of Southern California. The free event is a mammoth gathering of literature enthusiasts, and deciding where to go and who to hear speak can be daunting. For those who want to soak up LA cultureTourists and California veterans alike love to...

Wedged between a daunting college admission process and the post-grad job search, current students find themselves faced with the task of hunting for internships. In a tougher job market, work experience can give applicants an edge over their peers for coveted positions. Over the past few decades, however, finding an internship seems to have become just as competitive as finding...

Beebe Finch Sanders Beebe Finch Sanders scored five goals on Saturday, powering women’s lacrosse to a 16-12 win at Redlands. The senior midfielder also scooped up four ground balls and won six draw controls in the contest. A two time All-SCIAC selection and four-year starter, co-captain Finch Sanders has been a standout lacrosse player since she arrived at Occidental. Her...

The Occidental men's track team improved its SCIAC dual-meet record to 7-1 Saturday, sweeping La Verne (84-78), Pomona-Pitzer (107-50) and Redlands (98-64) at SCIAC Multi Dual 3. On the track, 400-meter hurdler Jesse Wong (senior) broke both his season time and the SCIAC-best mark with a time of 54.48, surging to the finish in the last 100 meters to win...

Returning to call Dodgers games for a 66th straight season, Vin Scully makes watching baseball a truly unique experience in this era of sports broadcasts. Scully, who has announced Dodgers games since the team's days in Brooklyn, still calls the games solo and with a tact that is unparalleled in today's landscape of overproduced, busy and loud baseball broadcasts. Despite...

Occidental women's tennis head coach and men’s basketball associate head coach Will Morris has gone from being at court to on the court, leaving his lawyering days behind to follow his passion for coaching. His love for sports and his children manifest in his committed yet fun-loving coaching style. “He speaks [Occidental’s] language,” Director of Athletics Jamie Hoffman said via...

The Occidental women's softball team donned hot pink uniforms on Saturday for their double-header against Chapman, part of the team's annual Strike Out Cancer event. The Tigers fell 9-7 in the first game of the series, but came back strong during the second game, winning 5-1. The Tigers wore pink during the games to honor Annalise Fischer, a local teenage...

For students who need a little motivation to take their noses out of their books and break a sweat, Occidental offers one credit for physical activity (PHAC) courses such as yoga, Zumba, spinning, cardio tennis, karate, circuit weight training, boot camp and out-of-season conditioning. These courses provide a structured setting where students at all fitness levels can participate in sports...