Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Arabian king’s advisory council advised Friday that the government relax its ban on female drivers. The council suggested that women be allowed to drive if they over the age of 30, do not wear makeup and do not drive past 8 p.m. Eligible women would still need a male relative’s permission to drive a car, according...

It is a Friday afternoon and the distinct sound of gears turning and people chatting drifts from the Berkus Hall garage. Students take bikes for test rides while music booms from stereo speakers. Inside the Bike Share's "cage", the arrangement of furniture resembles someone's office space or living room, but filled with Los Angeles Metro maps, bookmarks and scribbled biking...

The Occidental women's basketball team is back on the hardwood for a 25-game journey through the regular season. After posting a 13–12 record and falling short of a SCIAC playoff birth last season, the team rejuvenated itself with an influx of new, young talent. This year's team is composed of nine first-years, all of whom are looking to take the...

After two years of recruiting and adjusting to a new, fast-paced offense, the Occidental men's basketball team is finally ready to run. Despite the loss of last season's leading scorer, Kris Montoya '14, the team will still sport a roster of 10 guards, five of which played at least 17 minutes per game last season. This added depth should allow...

I am a black man. At least that is how I identify myself, my heritage and the face I see when I look in the mirror. However, as a biracial—African-American and Puerto Rican—kid from the northern Los Angeles suburbs, my identity as a black person has been questioned for as long as I can remember. The recent efforts of the...

The release of the long awaited Pepper Hamilton report—a 130-page diagnosis of sexual assault policy—practices and debate at Occidental, has generated backlash from faculty, who claim the report is biased and fails to provide adequate policy recommendations. Attorneys Gina Smith and Lisa Gomez were tasked in March 2013 to provide an assessment of Occidental's sexual assault policies, procedures and responses....

The exposed brick walls and naked light bulbs hanging from high ceilings of The York give the Highland Park bar a modern, minimalist feel. But as of last Thursday, the space has been transformed by an installation of Art History & Visual Arts major Jacqueline Surdell's (senior) work, adding warmth to the hip hangout. Surdell is known on campus as...

This week's post is by guest author SJ Hong. Hong is a senior biochemistry major at Occidental. Progress and justice do not always come hand in hand, and one can very easily come at the expense of the other. Certain acts are undeniably unjust, and those who commit them should be rebuked. But something is also wrong with the public...

Vernacular is a great word, and not only because it's fun to say. A vernacular is simply any variation of a language a given community has developed. Neighborhoods, towns and islands all have their own. And anytime a group of people separates from their community, their vernacular is affected by their new environment. In any city in the United States,...

Yesterday, I visited an organization that completely counters everything the American education system stands for and teaches us to aspire toward. The Barefoot College in Tilonia, Rajasthan seeks to remedy issues from education, to clean water access to women's empowerment. The founder, Bunker Roy, explained many of the programs and goals in an awesome TED talk. The campus sits at...