Several faculty called for a new round of no confidence votes amid revelations that the administration ended 30-year Campus Safety veteran Lt. Joseph Cunje’s employment on Feb. 10.“I came to work today, and all I felt was incredible sadness,” Faculty President and mathematics professor Nalsey Tinberg said. “[Cunje] is one of the most beloved, dedicated, passionate, competent, student-centered people that...

Bids from Greek Life came out Thursday night, and despite the claims by members of Greek Life to be "inclusive," many students were turned away with no bid. That is to be expected. Rush participants know that it is a possibility, but no one ever thinks it will be them that is turned away. Those who rush are often looking...

Occidental College is an intolerant place. Though students, faculty and administration preach that the school is open and tolerant, they are simply upholding a façade. Every person is intolerant of something or biased toward and against certain beliefs. It would be naïve to think that any single person can be completely tolerant because people that are completely tolerant are intolerant...

The newspaper works seven days a week to produce content that ranges from sexual assault policy updates to campus sustainability efforts, from local engagement commentary to our quirky student life, from the latest Norton Simon exhibit to a barn-burner men's basketball game. The stories we find and the content that we publish have gone through hours of research, interviews, confirmation...

The start of the Olympic season is typically met with grandeur and excitement; a sense of nationalism rushes through countries around the world, and they unite together in a ceremony of excellence. Sochi 2014, though, has been marred by contentious issues that range from social to political to fundamental. Every corner turned brings a new problem, be it gay rights,...

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...

The first time I went to England, it was a whirlwind trip. My stepmother had put together an ambitious itinerary in both length (double digit page number) and content. For a two week trip, the end goal was seemingly to become so well versed in British history and culture that we could become citizens. We studied monuments, deciphering their meaning...

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...

I'm an avid people watcher. Probably to a creepy level. Whenever my sister and I hit up the shopping-palooza that is Mall of America (which you need to go to with a friend otherwise you might perish), we usually take a mid-day break in the food court to rest our feet and take in the scenery. Over Diet Cokes taller...

Known by students and faculty for her printmaking expertise, Professor Linda Lyke's most recent work aims to foster discussion about one of the world's most controversial technologies: unmanned drones. "Printmaking has historically gone hand in hand with political commentary," Lyke said. It is no wonder, then, that Professor Lyke has a long history of politically driven work. Lyke was attending...