Juwan Rice (senior) Guard Juwan Rice (senior) has been a defining presence as the team's lone senior player this season. After a 20-point, eight-steal performance in the season opener against Caltech, Rice racked up a combined 49 points, 20 rebounds and 11 assists over the past four games as the men's basketball team posted an even record against four non-league...

The NFL regular season is winding down with a second round of scrutiny and an ultimate resolution to the Ray Rice domestic violence case. The season began with a referendum on commissioner Roger Goodell's reaction to the controversy. The recent developments in the case further elaborate the NFL's mishandling of the situation. Rice appealed the NFL's decision to suspend him...

While recognizing that Henry Dickmeyer's Nov. 11 "Mind the cap: students need more work hours," is an opinions piece, I feel it necessary to point out that he is basing his opinion on several assumptions on the purpose of on-campus employment. Occidental College does not make employment laws (or any laws for that matter). However, we do make policies and...

New Year’s resolutions: the source of both hope and disappointment. This January, the staff of The Occidental Weekly suggests that students and staff make their resolutions not about gym memberships and self-help courses, but to the changes we can make within the larger Occidental community. At the top of this list of New Year’s resolutions should be a commitment to...

After the Ferguson grand jury verdict was released, I could not help but turn my thoughts to Occidental. I thought of the wave of protests demanding that we bury ignorance into the ground and lift the spirits of Michael Brown and Treyvon Martin by their roots. I tried to imagine the twisted relief Darren Wilson must feel by attributing racial...

When it comes to educating young people about drinking, many high schools take a “Mean Girls”-inspired approach. Teachers preach the familiar, “Don’t drink or smoke. You will become a junkie addict drunk driver, and you will die," and the room grows silent as one teary-eyed victim after another tells us about their alcohol-fueled tragedies. But come Monday, the students continue...

Growing up with relentless rain and snow in Massachusetts, I never experienced the kind of panic that currently surrounds California’s water shortage. But after a short time at Occidental, I have quickly come to realize that Occidental, in conjunction with the greater Los Angeles community, needs to drastically reduce the amount of water it wastes on landscaping. According to a...

On Nov. 12, Time Magazine released its fourth annual word banishment poll, calling for readers to elect the most irrelevant, inarticulate or irritating term from a list compiled by Time editors and reporter Katy Steinmetz. Among the list this year were terms such as "bae," "basic," "literally," "turnt," "yaaasssss." But in a strange turn, the poll also suggested a ban...

True or false: There are more Starbucks’ within a mile of Occidental's campus than independent record stores. For almost anywhere else in the country, this statement would be true without question. After all, Starbucks is one of the biggest chains in the nation and most music today is sold digitally, not in brick-and-mortar record stores. However, Occidental belongs to the...

Honor Board is reviewing the recently passed Diversity and Equity Board Initiative (DEBI) to determine whether the Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) Senate can raise student fees to fund the measure. DEBI was unanimously passed by the ASOC senate Nov. 17 and will head to a campus-wide vote next semester. If passed, the proposal will authorize the creation of...