After suffering an 83-60 loss at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) Wednesday night, the Occidental men’s basketball team (10-11 overall, 5-7 SCIAC) rebounded Saturday, rallying past Redlands, 69-66, in front of a Rush Gymnasium crowd of nearly 900. The Tigers stayed within reach of the Stags despite defensive struggles and losing the rebounding battle. They were down 35-28 at the half before CMS...

President Jonathan Veitch and senior administrators discussed topics such as campus renovations, fundraising and diversity at the the first in a series of campus community meetings in Choi Auditorium on Tuesday. Students, staff and faculty packed the auditorium to hear from college officials on these issues and the strategic plan underlying administrative actions. At the meeting, Vice President for Finance...

For those who missed it, the Super Bowl just ended. It was easy to miss this year because there was nothing super about any of it. The football game (which is still the main event, technically) was like watching a professional team play a bunch of children. The coin toss was a microcosm for the entire game: An old quarterback...

President Jonathan Veitch announced Friday that Ruth Jones will join the Occidental staff as Title IX coordinator, ending a hiring process that started with Veitch’s Mar. 1 sexual assault update email. According to Veitch, the role of the Title IX coordinator is to ensure compliance with Title IX, a portion of a constitutional amendment that prohibits exclusion from federally-sponsored activities...

The March 21 town hall was a valuable forum for the ongoing discussion on sexual assault. Many students stood in front of Thorne, cried, were angry and tried to bring change. Afterwards, students were invited to multiple debriefing sessions for reflection. But after that day, the discussion fell short; there were no longer forums for reflection, just debate, on campus....

Thirty-four Occidental faculty members added their names and complaints to a letter sent to the leaders of the Information and Technology Services (ITS). The completed letter lists insufficient maintenance and repairs, poor training of student workers and the lack of an administrative effort to rectify any technological problems as major impediments to efficiency in the classroom. The original letter was...

Malaka Samara re-wrapped her hijab in the bathroom, preparing to speak to a group of Occidental students on behalf of One Voice, an international nongovernmental organization (NGO) that operates in both Israel and Palestine. On April 15, Samara and her Israeli comrade Elanit Green shared their experiences advocating for peace between Palestinians and Israelis in their shared Mediterranean homeland.“The current...

It seems as if every week this semester a new organization or agency hosts an informational session on campus. Last week the California Institute of Advanced Management made their pitch to students. In March, the Pathways Internship program gave a presentation on how to get a job with the federal government. And in early February, students packed into a Fowler...

Six Occidental students and alumni, along with Professor Caroline Heldman, held a press conference this morning at the law offices of attorney Gloria Allred where they discussed the filing of a complaint against the college with the U. S. Department of Education. The group filed a Clery Act complaint on April 1 and a Title IX complaint with the Office...

Students may now encounter their peers checking ID cards in the Almuni Gym Fitness Center during weekends. Campus Safety hired students to check IDs as a solution to recent officer understaffing issues and to give students an opportunity to gain employment late in the semester, according to Campus Safety Director Holly Nieto. Two on-call officers were recently placed on disability...