KOXY’s corner room in the Johnston Student Center stands in stark contrast to the labyrinth of studios within KPCC, yet Ben Bergman '04 calls both stations home. Bergman is now a senior reporter for KPCC (89.3, Southern California Public Radio) and contributor to National Public Radio (NPR). In 2000, Bergman was part of a team led by Kristian Katz '01...

After over a week of social media hype, students gathered in a sold-out Thorne Hall Friday to witness one of Occidental's most anticipated events of the year: Dance Production. Co-presidents Deon Summerville (senior) and Hilary Fitzsimmons (senior) took the stage to give their opening remarks as the lights dimmed and the buzz of chatter died down. After a few plugs...

The Coalition at Oxy for Diversity and Equity (CODE) held a garden party and teach-in Friday in Mullin Grove to discuss the idea of resistance on campus, Diversity and Equity Board (DEB) funding and the importance of the Multicultural Summer Institute (MSI). Students played games and socialized while enjoying upbeat music and the sunny afternoon. Before breaking into small groups...

The sun peeks through your cheap blinds and you pull apart your crusty eyelids, feeling around your bed for your phone. You find it, forgetting it’s on full brightness and blinding yourself. But you're optimistic: you’re about to indulge yourself with freshly squeezed orange juice and a bursting breakfast burrito. Nothing can bring you down. From a sleepy weekend breakfast...

For my first Communion, my grandma gave me a silver-linked rosary dotted with shiny white plastic beads. It had a weight to it that felt significant when I held it in my hands, and I kept it under my pillow for years as a kid to ward off nightmares and ghosts. Sometimes, I still feel alone in that lying-in-bed-awake way...

Donald Trump, once an unthinkable candidate for the presidency, is now poised to win the Republican nomination with a lead in 19 out of the 30 primaries and 680 total delegates so far in this election cycle. Despite his vitriolic and unpredictable rhetoric, his alienation of Republican Party elites and loyal conservative voters and the attacks his presidential competitors have...

The American entertainment industry is not diverse, inclusive or representative, behind or in front of the camera. But according to a recent report from the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, its representation problem is worse than you think (even if you already thought it was bad). Given the ubiquity and importance of media in modern American culture and...

The annual Semana de la Raza — a celebration of Latinx culture and heritage hosted by student organizations La Raza Coalition, Las Hermanas Aliadas and Los Compadres — spans multiple weeks in March. This year's theme of “Sembrando Nuestras Raizes” translates as “Planting Our Roots." Los Compadres Vice President Jesus “Chuy” Flores (senior) explained the theme of Semana de la...

Residential Education and Housing Services (REHS) is instituting major changes in on-campus housing policies that will take effect this fall. According to REHS Director Chad Myers, these changes include an increase in the availability of gender inclusive facilities, the designation of Wylie Hall as a substance free hall and the shift of Newcomb Hall to upper-division only and Bell-Young Hall...

For March's Herstory month, an annual celebration of women’s role in history, Intercultural Affairs (ICA) has planned numerous events and speakers to celebrate women and their stories of resilience on Occidental's campus. Herstory month’s keynote speaker is Latina transgender activist Bamby Salcedo, who advocates for transgender Latina immigrant women's rights. Salcedo founded TransLatina Coalition. Salcedo will speak tomorrow at 7...