It’s a warm day with only a few clouds in the sky. The grass on the baseball field is freshly cut with crisp, crisscrossing lines. It’s quiet, and there are already a couple fans standing above the field at the top of the hill. It’s game day for the Occidental baseball team (27-5 overall, 19-3 SCIAC). A parent sits at...

Complete with brightly colored body parts, smiles stained blue and orange by biodegradable colored powder and pounding bass rhythms from contemporary American dance music, Occidental’s Holi festival was filled with youthful exuberance. The event was organized by the South Asian Students Association (SASA) in coordination with several other on-campus groups, including Associated Students of Occidental College Senate, Diversity and Equity...

From Wild Style graffiti to mosaic masterpieces, the Highland Park area boasts a diverse body of street art. Vivid murals cover the exteriors of buildings ranging from elementary schools to corner-store banks. Many of these are historical pieces, crafted by well-known Chicano artists, including Judy Baca, Joe Bravo and Sonya Fe. The work of Pola Lopez, an artist who has...

The Occidental women’s basketball team (10-15 overall; 6-10 SCIAC) conquered the Whittier Poets in a 69-55 win in their final game of the season Saturday. The Tigers controlled the game from start to finish. Saturday's game not only marked the final game of the season, but would also have marked the team's senior night, an evening dedicated to honoring and...

Ginny Cushman ‘55 and John Cushman ‘55 According to the college's Office of Institutional Advancement, 2,672 living Occidental alumni are married to or in a domestic partnership with another Occidental alum. This Valentine's Day, we share the stories of Occidental graduates who make up those 1,336 couples — or are soon to join them. Though Virginia, or Ginny, and John...

They’re there when you’re locked out, when you need a ride back from the library after midnight and when the laundry machine is broken. Especially following the recent body modification of their vehicles and the addition of Segways to their fleet, it seems that Campus Safety is an ever-present force on campus. Finding students who have thoughts — positive and...

Who knew Native American Heritage Month was coming up? Maybe you did — if so, congratulations. But if you haven’t, you’re not alone. Established by former President George Bush Sr. in 1990, Native American Heritage Month, also referred to as “American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month,” was created to raise awareness and celebrate Native American heritage through events, ceremonies...

Kwame DoThe Occidental homecoming football game was nothing short of nerve-wracking this past Saturday as the team (3-2 overall; 2-1 SCIAC) came out victorious in the final minutes of the game, defeating Chapman University 35-27. Running back Kwame Do (senior) gave the Tigers an extra boost, rushing for 212 yards and putting three touchdowns on the board. "Individually, I think...

Soaring notes of violin, expressive riffs, and the quick pattering of fingers across Hindustani drums resonated out of Booth Hall Sept. 14 when renowned classical Hindustani musician Sangeeta Shankar and her accompanist Neelamjit Dhillon presented their North Indian craft to a crowd of enthralled community members. Music professor David Trasoff invited the pair to Occidental for his new class, Music...