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...

Fashion is all about rules. There are two types of people who can break those rules: celebrities and young people (sorry artists; no one likes you). Last I checked, most students aren’t bound for fame and are quickly running out of youth, so if anyone is intent on shattering fashion norms, they’d better get it done quick. Luckily, we’re living...

Intended to be an inspirational biopic about the man who broke baseball’s color barrier, “42” is instead a more watered-down version of Jackie Robinson’s historical legacy. Starring Harrison Ford as Brooklyn Dodger’s executive Branch Rickey and newcomer Chadwick Boseman as Robinson, the film doesn’t lack acting talent but leaves out some of the most important details about the integration of...

With dusk, luminaries and colorful lighting, the atmosphere was set perfectly for Oxy Freewaves' presentation of Sub/Culture, a showcase of student documentaries. Seven students in Professor Broderick Fox's course "Projects in Documentary Video" filmed, produced and edited their own documentary short films over the course of a semester and debuted them last Friday evening in front of the Arthur G....

Sometimes it's all about the little things. This year's showing of "Hairspray" understands how little things add up to something amazing, whether it is a well-placed joke, a simple technological addition, a subtle change in color scheme or a passionate kiss between two men. Occidental's version of "Hairspray" opened this past weekend with three shows in Keck Theater, and it...

For most water polo players, scoring a goal despite tightly-contested defense is accomplishment enough. But for Nanea Fujiyama (senior), controlling the ball for the entire length of the pool and then contorting her body to split two defenders and drive a backhand shot into the back of the net that makes the canvas sound like a gunshot is considered routine....

Benjamin Finser Economics major Benjamin Finser (senior) will be leaving sunny Los Angeles for Chicago after graduation where he has a job as an analyst at Kabouter Management. Kabouter Management is a small international investment fund that invests in undiscovered companies in long term growth industries overseas, according to Finser. Finser interned at Kabouter Management over the summer and received...

Just four months into 2013, our country has continued to fall victim to senseless gun violence. Beyond supporting mandates for more thorough background checks and banning assault rifles, President Obama has fallen short on his pledge to make gun control one of his top priorities in his second term. Congress hasn't been much better; the Senate failed to pass the...

Senator John McCain is one of eight lawmakers working on a proposal for a path to legal citizenship for millions of people residing illegally in the United States. However, when publicly asked to drop the dehumanizing term, "illegal immigrant," McCain refused. Perhaps he feels it is a term that people understand but is unnecessarily ambiguous and insensitive to the individual...

Last Saturday, Salam Fayyad – the United States’ last political friend in Palestine, the West Bank’s champion of economic development and Palestine’s greatest proponent of a two state solution – resigned from the Palestinian government. Former prime minister of the Palestinian Authority (PA) in the West Bank and internationally respected economist, Fayyad is internationally revered and trusted for his efforts...