As a boba enthusiast, I have always had to travel at least 15 minutes to find decent boba. So when I heard that a new boba shop was opening less than a mile from campus, I was more than thrilled. Nestled next to the Bank of America and across the street from Yogurt Haven, It’s Boba Time recently opened its...

CatAList's new all-female biweekly sketch series, "Dirty Shirley," is a show ripe for comparison: the casts of “Bridesmaids,” “Girls,” “Broad City” and the women of "Saturday Night Live" (SNL) all spring to mind when thinking of female comedy groups. Yet the members of "Dirty Shirley" do not want their gender to define the show. "We’re just trying to be funny,”...

Alvin H. Thompson ‘49 first walked onto Occidental’s quad in the fall of 1945, after surviving bomb raids and artillery fire during two years of fighting in World War II. By his side were 800 veterans fresh from battle, a group that doubled the size of the college. This, however, is only the beginning of Thompson’s story, as told in...

I'm not mad, I'm just disappointed. "Halo: The Master Chief Collection (TMCC)" was one of the games I anticipated most this holiday season, and now it is one of the most problematic games of the year. The promise of "Halo: Combat Evolved" (remastered), "Halo 2" (remastered), "Halo 3," "Halo 4" and all the multiplayer maps on one disc for Xbox...

He looks very Joey Ramone-esque—that is, if the punk-rock singer ever wore Vans and played in a jazz ensemble. Tapping his foot to the beat and glancing down at his guitar, Tyler Yates (senior) sweeps his shaggy hair to the side as his conductor, professor Shawn Costantino, indicates the beginning of his solo. Next to him is Jake Richman (junior),...

Eight members of the Occidental football team have been put on extended probation until May for complaints stemming from parties at their house, commonly known as ATO. According to ATO resident Nick McHugh (senior), neighbor Mo Oxford filed a noise complaint with Campus Safety over the house's most recent theme party, "Safari." Officers documented the residents for breaking several of...

Members of the Climate Action Coalition marched through the Marketplace and met with members of the board of trustees last week as part of their Fossil Free Oxy campaign. The activities of the coalition's "Climate Action Week" were intended to spur dialogue on divestment from fossil fuel companies and the need to mitigate climate change."Our school's endowment is invested in...

The Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) Senate, in a packed Studenmund Room in the Johnson Student Center late Monday night, voted unanimously for the creation of a diversity and equity branch of ASOC. ASOC is also in the process of finalizing the Campus Safety Committee, which Chief of Campus Safety Victor Clay requested to improve communication between his department...

At first glance, one would not expect Janet Lee (senior) to be one of the most influential women's rugby players Occidental has had in years. Despite standing barely over five feet tall, Lee has been a standout player on the Occidental women's rugby team since her sophomore year. Lee joined the Occidental team after returning from a campaign semester in...

New Director of Student Wellness Services Sara Semal has only been at Occidental for three months, but she already has big plans for Emmons Student Wellness Center (Emmons). And that includes getting rid of the periodic table of vegetables hanging in the waiting room."I came in the first day and I was like, really? We’re that kind of health center?...