Students will soon feel the impacts of the recent increase in California's minimum wage. To account for this state-wide wage increase, the Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) may have to reduce financial support to student services or increase student body fees for the 2014-15 school year. The state-wide minimum wage increase to $9 per hour, which comes into effect...

Italy. A 21-year-old man was killed when part of a crucifix fell on him Saturday in the town of Cevo. Another man involved in the accident is said to be in critical condition at a hospital in the northern region of Italy. The incident occurred during a ceremony before the canonization of former popes John Paul II and John XXIII,...

The college reached an agreement with Campus Safety Lt. Joe Cunje that reinstates his employment with the college, according to multiple sources close to Cunje. Cunje's employment status moved from "terminated" to on a "leave of absence" until 2018, which means that he can return to work if he is medically cleared. If there is not an opening in Campus...

Deborah Stewart Martinson lost her battle with cancer on Saturday, passing away peacefully while surrounded by family and friends at her Burbank home. She was 67. Martinson was born May 20, 1946 and raised in Fillmore, California. She married her husband, Barry Martinson, in 1970, and they made a life together as residents of Burbank for over 43 years. Martinson...

President of the Brookings Institution and former Deputy Secretary of State under the Clinton Administration Strobe Talbott spoke at Occidental Tuesday in his lecture, "Vladimir Putin vs the 21st Century: How the Last Month Has Made Global Governance Harder." Talbott discussed how the recent actions by Putin in Ukraine have created new tension between Russia and the West. After his...

The Occidental community lost half of its beloved duck couple this weekend. On Sunday, April 20, amid Easter festivities, the female fountain duck was found belly-up in the same reservoir that a few weeks ago had served as the site of conception for her recently-laid eggs. Two students looking to showcase the ducks in a video project were some of...

Occidental students officially elected Diplomacy and World Affairs (DWA) major Chris Weeks (sophomore) as president of the Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) for the 2014-2015 school year. 1,060 people voted in the election this year, the largest number of voters for an ASOC election in the past five years. “I feel relieved that it’s over," Weeks said. "I think...

Members of Residential Education and Housing Services (REHS) and a student-led committee are looking to improve student satisfaction with the First Year Residential Experience (FYRE) program. Following consultation with first-years and Residential Advisors (RAs), REHS will open up the position of FYRE program facilitator to the general student population, according to Director of REHS Chad Myers. The FYRE program takes...

The Student Activities Center (SAC) introduced a new online club network that will provide a central space for student organizations to publicize events. The network will give students access to information about the time, date and location of club activities. According to SAC manager and biology major Hyewon No (senior), the network currently runs on Google Calendar and on the...

Project S. A. F. E., an organization on campus dedicated to promoting sexual assault awareness and survivor advocacy, is planned to move its offices from South Trailer A to the Center for Gender Equity (CGE). According to Project S. A. F. E. coordinator and survivor advocate Naddia Palacios, the purpose of the change is to give the group a permanent...