KOXY and ArtLab, Occidental's student-run radio station and art club, respectively, tend to put on events or produce artwork individually, a trend among most clubs and student organizations at Occidental. But on Friday, Jan. 31, a night when the rest of the campus was quiet, the two clubs took over Sycamore Glen to create music and murals as one cohesive...

Copenhagen. The Copenhagen Zoo attracted criticism this week for its decision to kill a two-year-old giraffe. Zoo officials explained the action was an important step in combating inbreeding, which is a serious problem among captive populations. The giraffe was shot with a bolt gun and then dissected and fed to the zoo’s lions. Al Jazeera Petersburg, Ky. In a highly...

The Occidental Jazz Ensemble rehearses in a circle – highly unusual for most large instrumental groups, who tend to group by section. Yet it works for this collection of students who laugh, gossip and joke at the beginning of practice. Many collaborate on new rhythms and riffs, some self-composed, with a shared musical intuition. The man who manages to bring...

When I travel home I always bring a plethora of video game systems with me. Security at LAX becomes a hassle when I have to be "that guy" who has to use two separate bins – one for the PS3 and one for the laptop – when going through security. It is a pain, but it allows me to properly...

"Dirty Blue Velvets" might just tear this school apart. For those who have sampled this bizarre amalgam of coffee and tea, these three words represent a surprisingly tasty way to get that much-needed caffeine fix. For baristas in the Green Bean, however, "Dirty Blue Velvet" induces a mixture of repulsion and annoyance. “To date, the Dirty [Blue Velvet], which is...

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, regarded as the newest old master and the first modern master, comes to life in The Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena. The exhibition, going on now, hosts a great number of rare etchings, prints and charcoal drawings of exceptional skill. They present an intimate picture of the inner machinations of Goya’s maddening mind and...

Sexual assault, a volatile issue on Occidental’s campus for the past year, made headlines when President Barack Obama created a national sexual assault task force in January. Occidental also made national press when the school’s anonymous sexual assault report form was spammed with fake reports. In a continuing effort to address this issue, the college has hired an outside public...

As Valentine's Day approaches, many Occidental students are looking to social media for potential dates. Whether students are looking for love this Friday, or simply to get lucky, one app in particular may facilitate the stars’ alignment. Using data from Facebook, mobile application Tinder presents users with a stream of profile pictures. The user then decides whether the candidate on...

A recent change in campus policy means that off-campus residents could be receiving more visits from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), as after a first call and warning from Campus Safety, further complaints from neighbors are handled by the LAPD. A Jan. 28 email from Dean of Students Barbara Avery informed off-campus residents of this new protocol. According to...

Facilities Management increased its sustainability efforts following the reinstitution of Occidental’s sustainability committee last semester. With projects that range from solar panel experiments to water and energy conservation, the committee is working closely with Sustainability Coordinator Emma Sorrell ’13 and Facilities Management to oversee all of the college’s sustainability plans. According to Sorrell, one of the sustainability committee’s most ambitious...