Occidental's student senators will soon become a fixture in the Green Bean, the campus coffee shop and popular hangout spot. Economics major and student senator Sid Saravat's (sophomore) set up regular office hours in the Green Bean for the student representatives as part of his personal project. The goal for the project is to make the Occidental community more aware...

Just as "We Shall Overcome" became the anthem of the civil rights movement in America, music helped to maintain the mostly nonviolent nature of the revolution in South Africa. It brought people together and gave them a way to protest the unjust policies implemented by the government. Certain songs were banned and entire groups of people could be arrested for...

College students are constantly reading books, surrounded by books, and immersing themselves in the ideas these books impart. But rarely do students consider the artistry and the physical qualities of the books we touch and look at every day. Johanna Drucker of UCLA's Department of Information Studies, a scholar, artist, and rule breaker in the realm of book arts, gave...