The Occidental women's volleyball team (6–20 overall, 4–12 SCIAC) honored the team's lone senior, Megan Olayinka, before their dominant three-set victory over Caltech in the last game of the season. Accompanied by her family, Olayinka received flowers and a commemorative framed team picture from head coach Heather Collins. "I have been here for three years, and it still does not...

We live in an era of baseball in which pitchers are coddled, shut down after a set number of innings and rarely allowed to throw more than 100 pitches in a game. This setting makes San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner's achievements during the 2014 postseason even more remarkable. But his manager Bruce Bochy's choice to push him to...

For students searching out study spots on Sunday evenings, a peek inside Berkus Hall 243 reveals an unexpected scene: students freestyling and rapping along to artists such as Tupac, Kanye West, MF Doom and 50 Cent. This energetic group is Occidental's Hip-Hop Knowledge and Subculture club, established this semester. Juniors CJ Maruyama and Earl Park* combined their mutual appreciation for...

Occidental students celebrated autumn at the first-ever Harvest Festival, sponsored by the Office of Student Life (OSL) on Saturday. Saturday was the coldest day in Los Angeles this fall, and the crisp air, changing leaves and festive snacks like caramel apples, hot chocolate and candy corn-topped cupcakes contributed to the autumn spirit. The festival drew inspiration from a similar event...

Each song on Campus Security's first self-titled EP, released on Oct. 17, is based on the college experiences of the band's five members. In their single "Cutie at the Green Bean," the band croons, “Cutie at the Green Bean/You give my mornings meaning. With your coffee steaming/I felt like I was dreaming.” But audiences beyond the caffeinated crowd will still...

"Dear White People" could not be any more topical, especially for Occidental students—it addresses college diversity issues with a dark sense of humor. Writer/director Justin Simien’s incisive, satirical script rises above some technical difficulties to illuminate complex characters and poignant dialogue. With his first feature film, Simien manages to weave myriad racial issues into an accessible, engaging story. The film...

Big news, true believers! This week Marvel Studios unveiled Phase Three, their slate of films set to be released over the next five years. Kevin Feige, President of Marvel Studios, took to the stage of the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood last Tuesday, and, with the atmosphere of an Apple Keynote, revealed the details of Marvel's upcoming projects. Nine movies...

York Boulevard is home to a growing array of boutiques, art galleries, bars, smoke shops and record stores. However, my favorite pastime in Highland Park—as it is in many other places—is eating. With a variety of sweet and savory dining establishments, York Boulevard is the perfect place to indulge in off-campus eats.1) It is walking distance from Occidental's campus. Although...

On my first day of formal classes, I watched Chimamanda Adichie’s TED Talk titled “The Danger of a Single Story.” Adichie points out how we often receive only one view or one image of a place, person, event or culture, and then assume that to be the only narrative. It is an idea I keep revisiting while I am here,...

The Coalition @ Oxy for Diversity and Equity (CODE) organized a demonstration Thursday at 11:30 a.m., protesting a party planned by several members of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity and calling for a larger discussion on racism at Occidental. The party, called “End of the World Party: ISIS, Ebola, & Malaysian Airlines,” was announced in a Facebook event on Tuesday....