Both the Game Developers Conference and the Penny Arcade Expo wrapped up weeks ago, leaving gamers with little recent news. During the current break in the gaming sphere, I like to speculate about what is coming next. What better way than to give my predictions and hopes for the Entertainment Expo (E3)—the video game industry's biggest annual conference—held in Los...

Esquire Magazine published an article March 25 titled, “Occidental Injustice: The Disastrous Fallout when Drunk Sex Meets Academic Bureaucracy.” The lengthy article by Richard Dorment was featured in the “Women and Men” special issue, which aimed to answer the loaded question: What is the state of relations between the men and women of America today? In his article, Dorment closely...

You stroll into the Marketplace on a Friday morning, grabbing a bowl of oatmeal with chopped walnuts sprinkled on top and a slightly underripe banana as you walk past the display of fruit. You were up far too late the night before working on a paper, but who cares? Even if your sleep schedule is suffering, your diet is not....

Years have passed since the debate over sexual assault reports at colleges was initially pushed to the national stage. However, the conversation about handling sexual assault allegations on campuses has continued at universities across the country. An ongoing lawsuit between the University of Oregon and an unidentified student who claims to have been raped embodies the unhealthy perception of sexual...

I am incredibly lucky to have access to a car and a lack of morals regarding pollution. Because to me, there are few things more cathartic than wasting gas, listening to music and greeting the open road with turning wheels. I was wasting gas and time along the moving parking lots natives call freeways last week when I passed by...

Two amendments to the Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) constitution passed Monday. One established the vice president of sustainability position on Senate and the other created the Diversity and Equity Board (DEB), a separate branch of ASOC. According to the ASOC constitution, 20 percent of the student body must vote—with two-thirds of those votes in favor of the proposal—in...

Kristin Oberiano (junior) led the Tigers at the SCIAC #2 tournament over the weekend, hitting a total nine over par—just 6 strokes behind the leader—earning her fifth place overall. Oberiano, who struggled at the beginning of the season, attributes her success this weekend largely to her improved mental toughness on tournament days. “In the beginning of the season, I wasn’t...

The Occidental women's lacrosse team kicked off the second round of SCIAC regular season play with a narrow win against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) April 2 after having lost their first game against CMS at the beginning of the season. With less than two minutes left in the game, co-captain Alida Beck (senior) scored the winning goal, breaking a tie to bring...

LeBron James’ sudden departure from Miami in June, ending the “big three” of himself, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, set off a series of events that shifted the league’s balance of power. Compounding this, the other dominant teams—the Oklahoma City Thunder, the San Antonio Spurs, the Indiana Pacers, and the Los Angeles Clippers—all battled injuries, and fell behind. Three new...

Eagle Rock's own Kimberly Orpinela (senior) has a knack for throwing hammers that even Thor would envy. She is one of Occidental’s all-time best female throwers and her personal best hammer throw of 146' 1" feet, posted at the SCIAC Multi-Dual #1 meet earlier this season, shattered records, moving her to third place on the school’s record board. “I never...