Esquire Magazine published an article March 25 titled, “Occidental Injustice: The Disastrous Fallout when Drunk Sex Meets Academic Bureaucracy.” The lengthy article by Richard Dorment was featured in the “Women and Men” special issue, which aimed to answer the loaded question: What is the state of relations between the men and women of America today? In his article, Dorment closely...

You stroll into the Marketplace on a Friday morning, grabbing a bowl of oatmeal with chopped walnuts sprinkled on top and a slightly underripe banana as you walk past the display of fruit. You were up far too late the night before working on a paper, but who cares? Even if your sleep schedule is suffering, your diet is not....

Michelle Ito (sophomore) looked forward to becoming a Resident Advisor (RA) for first-year students when she applied for the position last spring. She enjoyed serving as a prefect at her high school and wished to continue that role under Residential Education (ResEd). Since being hired as a Stewie Hall RA, she feels she has been a valuable source of support...

To the Editor,If you're interested in Diversity and Equity Board Initiative (DEBI) and haven't read the ASOC constitution all the way through at least eight times, I'd like to explain Honor Board's role and where their recent actions fit and don’t fit within their constitutional jurisdiction. I served on Honor Board for four semesters and was co-chair in fall of...

As student body voting opened for the Diversity and Equity Board Initiative (DEBI) March 30, senators and honor board jurors struggled over how to fund the initiative should it pass. Eight Honor Board members, seven ASOC senators and approximately 50 students packed into the Studenmund Room March 25 to discuss DEBI’s funding, which Honor Board has voted down twice in...

Politics Professor Thalia Gonzalez’s tenure review, scheduled to be completed by the board of trustees meeting April 19, has been put on hold, according to an email sent by the professor to concerned alumni. The delay is due to a research misconduct complaint filed Oct. 17 by her former student, which prompted Dean Jorge Gonzalez to launch a preliminary investigation...

Imagine hurriedly stopping at your local coffee shop on your way to work in the morning. Bleary-eyed and un-caffeinated, you approach the counter. Let's say you order a double shot latte. Now imagine that instead of asking about your milk preference, the barista asks your opinion on race relations in America. Until this past Sunday, this was exactly what Starbucks...

“In case we have forgotten, because we keep hearing that 2014 has been the warmest year on record, I ask the chair, you know what this is? It’s a snowball. And it’s just from outside here. So it’s very, very cold out. Very unseasonal. So here, Mr. President, catch this.” And there it was. In the middle of his speech,...

Spoken word combines social justice and activism, poetry and performance. It is an art that, at its best, exposes the performer’s vulnerability as a way to connect people. In 2010, Occidental's Spoken Word Club brought this art form to campus, and now, members are competing on a national stage. This past week, Occidental’s spoken word team—comprised of members Daphne Auza*...

Eight Honor Board members, seven ASOC senators and approximately 50 students packed the Studenmund Room March 25 to discuss the Diversity and Equity Board Initiative (DEBI), which Honor Board has voted down twice in the last two months. At the meeting, members of the Diversity and Equity Committee of Senate presented a third proposal for DEBI in hopes of motivating...