Blaire Sellers (sophomore) and Brandilyn Tebo (senior) are empowering local students to confront their emotions through their new Affirming Workshops About Reclaiming Motions (AWARE) initiative. The program was developed by the two Occidental students in August as part of their interest in spreading emotional intelligence education. Participants in the workshops learn about distinguishing thoughts from feelings, naming the three elements...

United States. Google's Senior Vice President Alan Eustace, 57, jumped from a high-altitude air balloon near the top of the stratosphere Friday, breaking the world record for highest free fall jump. The air balloon took off from an abandoned airport in Roswell, N. M. and reached an altitude of 135,890 feet before Eustace, wearing a carefully designed spacesuit with a...

All three permanent staff members of the Intercultural Community Center (ICC)—Assistant Dean for Intercultural Affairs Paula Crisostomo, Assistant Director for Intercultural Affairs Dominic Alleto and Program Coordinator for Intercultural Affairs Sean Ford—have departed since the end of last semester. The current staff is using the departures as an opportunity to make departmental changes that have been discussed since last year,...

Occidental’s Black Student Alliance (BSA) will host the first dance of the year Nov. 1 as part of the college’s first annual Unity Week. The upcoming dance marks the end of a year-long moratorium on dances instituted after six students were hospitalized for alcohol poisoning during last fall’s Toga. BSA proposed the dance, titled “The Drop,” as a closing event...

Room draw will now be based on seniority in response to the results of a recent campus-wide survey conducted by Residential Education and Housing Services (REHS). Nearly 700 students participated in the survey, which was co-sponsored by the Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC). REHS sent out its “Room Draw Distribution Survey” Oct. 1 and let students choose from four...

Members of Las Hermanas Aliadas met for the first time Sept. 18 to discuss their experiences as Latina women. The new club, formed by President Jennifer Vasquez (junior), is dedicated to providing a safe place for the Latina women of Occidental to form a personal and professional alliance. The club meets 8-9 p.m. every Thursday at the Studenmund Conference Room...

The German, Russian and Classical Studies department submitted a proposal to the Academic Planning Committee (APC) this month for a new Literature, Language and Culture major at Occidental. The major would provide additional options for students who are interested in both the advanced study of a language as well as its accompanying cultural elements. If approved, the German, Russian and...

Sweden. The Swedish Navy suspects that a Russian submarine entered Swedish territory this past weekend after it recorded “suspected foreign activity underwater” and intercepted a Russian distress radio signal. The recording prompted a widespread search for the submarine, involving hundreds of navy vessels. This latest incident follows a string of allegations from Baltic states that Russia has violated their sovereign...

Room draw will now be based on seniority, based on the results of a recent campus-wide survey conducted by Residential Education and Housing Services (REHS). Nearly 700 students participated in the survey, which was co-sponsored by the Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC). REHS sent out its "Room Draw Distribution Survey" Oct. 1 and let students choose from four policy...

Occidental community members gathered in Choi Auditorium Thursday for a conversation about gender issues on campus, hosted by the Center for Gender Equity (CGE). Topics included the number of gender neutral bathrooms, the lack of an active Queer Straight Alliance (QSA) and the desire to heighten awareness of LGBTQ issues."It is a conversation that we feel is implicit for everyone,...