Libya. The UN Security Council authorized countries to board any ships suspected of carrying stolen Libyan oil from rebel-held ports. This comes just days after the United States forces captured an oil tanker transporting crude oil from rebel bases to be sold on the black market. This resolution supports the Libyan central government in their long-running standoff with rebel forces,...

The introduction of new temporary workers at the Marketplace has caused concern among existing employees, some of whom believe the training of these new workers contributes to slower service and longer lines. Eight nonunion, temporary Marketplace staff members, called "casuals" by Campus Dining, have reached the yearly work limit of 480 hours, according to Associate Vice President for Hospitality Services...

When visitors grace Occidental's campus, tour guides boast small classes, involved professors and a diversely passionate student body, but these facts often fall by the wayside. Prospective students and parents become enthralled by the Spanish tiled roofs, the roses, the trees, the cream-colored archways and numerous sunny patios and balconies. These picturesque images last in visitors' minds when they reflect...

The lecture series TED (which stands for technology, entertainment, design) has arrived at Occidental with the first-ever TEDxOccidental College event. The independently-organized event by Occidental will bring students, alumni and community members to speak to the community on this year's theme of "Reinventing the American Dream" this Saturday. Oxypreneurship member and economics major Shilpa Bhongir (sophomore) began planning the event...

At the end of this semester I will drive home to St. Louis. I am not sure what route I will take to get there, but I am confident it will be a rewarding trip. I think of my previous journeys to and from Los Angeles and the crossing of deserts, mountains and prairies. I remember the feeling of hours...

Last Friday, April Garrett looked at her daughter, Arielle Laub (senior), and said to her, “It’s okay if you need to take a year off after graduation.” Laub, an English and Comparative Literary Studies major, responded by choking on her iced tea and hyperventilating. This may be a dramatized version of the lunch I recently had with my mom, but...

Broadly defined, "Electronic Dance Music" (EDM) has undeniably transformed the music scene, and intrinsic to EDM's success in the U. S. is the festival culture that has grown around it. Large-scale music events have helped shape and define music since well before Woodstock, but the explosion of large festivals featuring dance music within the past decade contrasts sharply with the...

Loyalty is the most undervalued trait in sports. Last week this column investigated loyalty within the National Football League (NFL) in terms of free agency and cutting players. But it is not just the NFL that has a problem with loyalty. All sports follow the same pattern of cutting players for money, usually blaming it on other reasons like age...

The Occidental men’s tennis team received a significant roster boost last season when Josh Dancu (junior) decided to transfer from DePaul University. Through his first several matches donning the black and orange, the Tiger ace became known for two things: wearing a fitted blue Cubs hat during matches and playing every opponent with the same cool-headed demeanor. Dancu has since...

A number of personal and Occidental records were posted as the men’s and women’s track and field teams competed in two meets in a span of seven days. After two meets of non-conference competition, the Tigers were able to finally score against their SCIAC adversaries in the first meet of the SCIAC competition. Women’s The Occidental women’s track and field...