“The Avengers 2: Age of Ultron” trailer went live Wednesday night, and since then I have watched it well over 20 times. The original "Avengers" film sits as the third highest-grossing movie of all time, and for good reason. This makes the May 2015 release date for "Age of Ultron" seem an agonizingly long while away, but in the meantime,...

Students today know Occidental as a “liberal bubble,” where left-wing students go to thrive and the Young Republican club has been defunct for years. Historically, however, this has not always been the case. In the Oct. 8, 1965 issue of The Occidental Weekly, to the left of an article titled “He’s a Bitchin’ Guy” and above “The Sanest Thing a...

“What do we want? A touchdown, right? Come on, what do we want?” This is how Chris Norby '72 and Alex Wallace '72 led students and parents in the stands in 1969 and again last weekend, during Occidental football's 21-14 homecoming victory of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) on Saturday. “We’re the heads of the Oxy Alumni Cheerleader Association,” Norby said. “We started...

Electronic DJ Duo ODESZA will bring their signature sound to Occidental as the headliners of the Fall Fest concert on Oct. 31. Composed of DJs Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight, the band formed in 2012 and has since released two albums, “Summer’s Gone” (2012) and “In Return” (2014). Their music features atmospheric vibes and eclectic beats perfect for grooving, as...

All three permanent staff members of the Intercultural Community Center (ICC)—Assistant Dean for Intercultural Affairs Paula Crisostomo, Assistant Director for Intercultural Affairs Dominic Alleto and Program Coordinator for Intercultural Affairs Sean Ford—have departed since the end of last semester. The current staff is using the departures as an opportunity to make departmental changes that have been discussed since last year,...

There is a new game going around, with nearly as much popularity as "Angry Birds" or "Plants vs. Zombies." But this game has tampons in it. In gleeful parody of "Temple Run", in the newly-developed "Tampon Run," the player is tasked with firing tampons instead of guns. Power-ups include super absorbent maxi-pads. Developed by Sophie House and Andy Gonzales of...

Sound resonates in a cathedral: footsteps, jingling keys, doors closing, hushed voices. Everyone speaks quietly in a cathedral, because the quiet is precious and so easy to disturb. There is a cathedral on a hill in Bezier, France where my friends visited last weekend. It has beautiful stained glass and a magnificent organ. One of the doors has graffiti from...

Throughout almost 18 months of violent conflict and hundreds of deaths in the Central African Republic (CAR), the international media has remained silent on the crisis at hand. Considered largely irrelevant on the international scene, CAR has been ignored by all but the most brave aid workers and journalists. Without legitimate coverage of the conflict, it has been hard for...

Connor Freeman Men's soccer forward Connor Freeman (junior) was the player to watch going into the season. He started his third year with the Tigers with one goal and one assist during the team's season opening trip to Colorado, but a shoulder injury had the potential to derail his season early on. In last week's rematch against Whittier, Freeman came...

It only takes one kick, hit or fall for everyone to be reminded of the risks of playing a sport. On Oct. 4, the crowd watching the Occidental women's soccer team play against Cal Lutheran received this reminder during the final minute of regulation, when a battle for the ball sent a Cal Lutheran player to the ground, slamming her...