It is a question every college student in Southern California hears: “Oh my god, are you going to Coachella this year? The lineup’s, like, super sick!” Unfortunately, no matter how “sick” the lineup is, those who want to make the hipster pilgrimage down to Indio, Calif., are often stopped in their tracks by the staggering cost of attendance. Standard passes...

As graduation looms nearer, seniors begin to worry about finding a job for the upcoming year. They send out resumes, have their friends edit and re-edit their cover letters and check their emails incessantly for job request replies. Suddenly they realize they have no way to pay rent, no way to buy groceries, no way to pay the doctor’s bills...

The college reached an agreement with Campus Safety Lt. Joe Cunje that reinstates his employment with the college, according to multiple sources close to Cunje. Cunje's employment status moved from "terminated" to on a "leave of absence" until 2018, which means that he can return to work if he is medically cleared. If there is not an opening in Campus...

Deborah Stewart Martinson lost her battle with cancer on Saturday, passing away peacefully while surrounded by family and friends at her Burbank home. She was 67. Martinson was born May 20, 1946 and raised in Fillmore, California. She married her husband, Barry Martinson, in 1970, and they made a life together as residents of Burbank for over 43 years. Martinson...

The Occidental baseball team (18-20 overall, 14-13 SCIAC) entered SCIAC pool play Saturday competing with La Verne (18-20 overall, 14-13 SCIAC) and Redlands (15-22 overall, 14-13 SCIAC) for the fourth-and -final league playoff spot. The squad responded to the pressure positively by winning two of its three weekend contests. The Tigers split a home doubleheader Saturday, defeating Caltech (1-32 overall,...

President of the Brookings Institution and former Deputy Secretary of State under the Clinton Administration Strobe Talbott spoke at Occidental Tuesday in his lecture, "Vladimir Putin vs the 21st Century: How the Last Month Has Made Global Governance Harder." Talbott discussed how the recent actions by Putin in Ukraine have created new tension between Russia and the West. After his...

The Occidental community lost half of its beloved duck couple this weekend. On Sunday, April 20, amid Easter festivities, the female fountain duck was found belly-up in the same reservoir that a few weeks ago had served as the site of conception for her recently-laid eggs. Two students looking to showcase the ducks in a video project were some of...

Occidental students officially elected Diplomacy and World Affairs (DWA) major Chris Weeks (sophomore) as president of the Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) for the 2014-2015 school year. 1,060 people voted in the election this year, the largest number of voters for an ASOC election in the past five years. “I feel relieved that it’s over," Weeks said. "I think...

There is a science and an art to coaching. For track and field and cross country assistant coach Tyler Yamaguchi, the science is in designing performance-maximizing workouts that maintain a balance between intensity and rest. “But then there’s the art,” Yamaguchi said. “Part of my job is getting people to believe in themselves, believe in their abilities, believe that the...

Feminism in Sports: Part 1 of 2In her on-campus talk “Women in the Locker Room,” New York Times (NYT) sports reporter Karen Crouse compared her job to an anthropologist researching a bunch of patriarchal tribes. Reporting on sports, I have noticed much of the same. Despite taking part in athletics, I feel like an outsider to the world of sports....