Occidental students, faculty and guests got a taste of the Amazon on Sept. 25 when the college hosted Moi Enomenga, the elected leader of the indigenous Huaorani tribe of Ecuador. Enomenga participated in a presentation in Johnson Hall that consisted of pictures and videos of the Huaorani. Afterward he displayed Huaorani crafts and weapons at a reception in Dumke Common....

I recently spent a day on a romantic mission: poking around used bookstores. At each store, I moved up and down aisle after aisle of slightly disheveled shelves, my eyes scanning every spine. I pulled down countless books to peruse author bios, blurbs on dust jackets and occasionally sample the first few pages. These were books that I wanted to...

The background noise is the first obvious aspect of the art show currently on display in Weingart. Sound emanates from a collection of documentary trailers and short videos in a room to the left of the main gallery. A disembodied whirring echoes through the rooms. The noise comes from an art piece that makes use of the somewhat inexplicable, empty...

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...

For the second time in three years, the Occidental men's rugby team will enter post-season play with an undefeated record. The team will soon be headed to the tournament that could put them in the national championship game, and both the players and Directors of Rugby Dallen Stanford and Patrick Guthrie ('86) are optimistic about the team's chances. The Blackshirts...

Only in the city of Angels can a trip on the bus make a rider feel both right at home and mildly out of place. The bus, like most public forms of transportation, is much cheaper than driving, and saves the commuter valuable time from making endless circles looking for parking. Take heed, though, as bus routes can be confusing...

Can you imagine seeing your writing performed on stage? How about by professional actors? In the 15th annual New Play Festival, sponsored by Occidental's Theater department, six students experience exactly that. "It's for the writer to see their work performed by actors," theater and history double-major Emily Abbott (junior), the festival's student producer, said. Abbott is responsible for organizing all...

Occidental students may soon have another outlet for engaging in global issues, through a campus chapter of Amnesty International (AI). Chris Weeks (first-year) is in the process of starting a chapter of AI, a human rights advocacy group, at Occidental. Arabic Professor Alexandra Daher-Roman is helping with the implementation and will be the club's faculty adviser. "Occidental has a rich...