First year pole vaulter Melissa Braun has already made a name for herself at the college level. In just her first meet for Occidental, Braun cleared 10' 11.75" — the fourth highest all-time at Occidental. But her work wasn't finished; shortly after, Braun surged to third on the all-time school list when she cleared 11' 5.75" in her third meet....

In the shadow of the Pac-12, the Mountain West is the second most prominent conference in the West. But their basketball teams are floundering across the board. Fresno State was their only bid to the NCAA tournament this year, and they fell to former Mountain West member Utah 80-69 in the first round. The Mountain West, recently held in regard...

The definition of feminism has always been open-ended. Feminism implies gender equity in the broadest sense of the term before breaking off into narrower branches. While sects such as radical and liberal feminism should be thanked for historical accomplishments in support of gender equality — such as the instatement of the Equal Pay Act in 1963 — they have caused...

The Campus Safety Advisory Committee — born out of last semester's occupation of the Arthur G. Coons Administrative Center — held its first town hall meeting Tuesday in Dumke Commons. Community members discussed the merits of protective gear for officers, Campus Safety's reporting structure and how the department can build a better relationship with students, faculty and staff, among other...

When I took pre-calculus in high school I was overjoyed to get to limits, precisely so I could say, “The limit does not exist!” like Cady from "Mean Girls." I haven’t taken a math class since high school, so I forget the numeric implications of the phrase, but I think about it often when I think about my peers at...

President Obama signed the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act Feb. 24, banning the import of goods produced by child or slave labor to the United States. This ban finally closed the loophole left open by the Tariff Act of 1930, which allowed Customs and Border Protection to seize goods they suspected of being produced by slave labor, but also...

The once-vibrant Sycamore Glen tree population is gradually transforming into brown leaves and falling branches due to an epidemic of beetle-inoculated fungus that has decimated California tree populations in the last few years, according to Biology Professor Gretchen North. The Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer infestation has only recently been noticed, as it drastically affected a range of trees across campus...

Occidental's second biennial TEDx event will return to campus April 2 and run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m, featuring talks on global sustainability. Speakers will include five students, two faculty members and seven external speakers. According to Gabrielle Seiwert (sophomore), a member of the speaker curation team alongside Emiko Schwab (senior) and Aabha Sachar (first year), the team tried...

The Green Bean staff received its first batch of baked goods from Elsa's Bakery, their new pastry vendor, March 2. Green Bean Manager Annemarie Schnedler (senior) reported an overall positive customer response to the change in vendors. Until recently, Pasadena-based Lovebirds Cafe supplied the Green Bean since fall 2015. For several years before that, Porto's Bakery, a larger bakery chain,...

“This is a Global Tell Link prepaid call from Adnan Syed, an inmate at Maryland correctional facility … ”These words spoken by a man convicted of murder have triggered a macabre excitement in millions of listeners since 2014 as the opening to the Serial podcast, broadcasted by Chicago NPR affiliate WBEZ. Co-creators and producers Julie Snyder and Sarah Koenig spoke...