Stories from the current online edition of The Occidental Weekly. en-us http://www.oxyweekly.com Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:41:43 GMT 20 http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/Features/Double.Burners-3357334.shtml David Fong (sophomore) and Richard Kerr (sophomore) will travel to Uganda this summer to install high efficiency clay ovens in the camps of internally displaced peoples. Inspired by a visit to Professor Hightower's Renewable Energy class from AidAfrica member Peter Keller last fall semester, the pair plans to construct the stoves as well as aid in medical relief efforts, from May 10 to June 10. 29447027-57ce-45fb-a711-78374b97fe07 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Features 4/30/08 Sophomores David Fong and Richard Kerr will help bring high efficiency stoves to internally displaced Ugandans this summer. Richie DeMaria Assistant Features Editor http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1200/thumbs/t_n36b1n3x.jpg http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/Features/ Features/Campus Life http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/Features/Summertime.And.The.Reading.Is.Easy-3356636.shtml Can't decide what to read this summer? Never fear. With this list of books recommended by Oxy professors, you'll have enough to last you well beyond the three months of vacation. e5410a96-ca40-414a-8a3d-81ee3fc1c89e Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Features 4/30/08 Forget everything Amazon.com told you to read this summer and check out these suggestions from Oxy professors. Yennaedo Balloo Opinions Editor http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1200/thumbs/t_0hj351xx.jpg http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/Features/ Features/Campus Life http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/Features/Vegan.Vibe-3357132.shtml Kelly Neukom drops animal products from her diet for five days expecting hardship. Instead, she finds much to love. af769356-a370-4e98-a60c-a6b7882e61e7 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Features 4/30/08 Kelly Neukom tries a new diet for a week and learns to love life sans meat and dairy. Kelly Neukom Senior Editor http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1200/thumbs/t_s4k8x6go.jpg http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/Features/ Features/Campus Life http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/LettersToTheEditor/Chris.Nelson.senior.Politics-3355959.shtml A Proposal for Programming Board: As the name "Sex on the Beach" no longer seems suitable for the dance as it no longer takes place a) on the beach or b) on Stewie Beach, I believe we need a new name for the dance, a snappy name that truly encapsulates the very essence of this event like "Sex on the Beach" did before it was moved to the quad. feffab59-99d2-40d0-b9b0-30394a10c71e Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Letters to the Editor 4/30/08 http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/LettersToTheEditor/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/LettersToTheEditor/Michael.Darling.sophomore.History-3355961.shtml This is too short to serve as an opinions article, but it's worth saying: There's a developer who plans on building a rather large condominium complex in Downtown LA. Housing downtown is always welcome, but there's a twist to this project. The developer plans to bathe the tower in an animated advertisement. fafa19c7-9323-4eea-ac73-f42e38542df0 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Letters to the Editor 4/30/08 http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/LettersToTheEditor/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/LettersToTheEditor/George.Denny.senior.Politics-3355970.shtml I'd like to respond to Henry Meier's analysis of the NBA's MVP race last week. I thought it was an excellent article, although I have to disagree with his pick of Kobe over Kevin Garnett. Though you give great respect to both players and their teams, you fail to mention how this success came to be. While Kobe all but demanded a trade out of LA this summer, KG came to Boston and immediately transformed our expectations from "second round" to "title." d9ea1095-9db2-4f00-a552-4e2888493752 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Letters to the Editor 4/30/08 http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/LettersToTheEditor/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/LettersToTheEditor/Aram-Davtyan.junior.History-3355973.shtml Although I've enjoyed nearly two unbelievable years at Oxy, this semester has been a rather difficult one, be it personally or academically. Throughout this time, however, there has been one constant. One person who's always been there for me, and who I'll always be there for. 3bd2e569-9ea2-45d0-8fee-d7af374db688 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Letters to the Editor 4/30/08 http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/LettersToTheEditor/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/LettersToTheEditor/Alessandro.Morosin.05-3355976.shtml Kristin Beck writes: "When we begin to separate, to see the government not of ourselves, but of some ruling other . . . we threaten to head down a very treacherous path." No, we don't. We begin to take the more liberating path of dealing with reality-something higher education is supposed to foster. ae340d30-867a-47a0-a4cf-6aa7e5aacd87 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Letters to the Editor 4/30/08 http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/LettersToTheEditor/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/LettersToTheEditor/Karin.Haas.junior.History-3355981.shtml I am writing in regards to Max Weidman's opinions piece, "Girl-on-Girl Crime" in the 4/16 issue. I agree that there is a double standard society has created when it comes to male versus female sexuality, but males have the upper hand in this societal construction. 2f0288a1-f651-46b6-a89c-5dc19301c71b Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Letters to the Editor 4/30/08 Berit Anderson Assistant Opinions Editor http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/LettersToTheEditor/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/LettersToTheEditor/Anahid.Yahjian.first.Year.Ecls-3355987.shtml Attention College Students: If you're going to wear flip-flops, make sure your feet don't look like they haven't seen a bar of soap and some clippers since your mother stopped grooming you. When you're in class, please don't put your feet up-especially next to the face of the person sitting in front of you in a stadium-seat classroom-and proceed to pick at your nasty, mangled toes. 347ff707-96ca-45d7-97b0-bbc2052a41b9 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Letters to the Editor 4/30/08 http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/LettersToTheEditor/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/LettersToTheEditor/Kelly.Neukom.senior.Ecls-3355991.shtml The Marketplace used apostrophes in the right way on their Founders' Day flyer. Bravo! a0407a57-aabc-40a6-92d5-97b62682015a Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Letters to the Editor 4/30/08 http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/LettersToTheEditor/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/News/Student.Carjacked.At.KnifePoint.On.Campus-3355948.shtml An Oxy student had his vehicle stolen at knife-point in the Bell Field Parking Lot on April 27 at 8 p.m. The student "exited his vehicle [and] two male Hispanics approached him, produced a knife and demanded his vehicle keys," the Campus Safety report said. cb50c9ce-0d10-4404-a2f1-530d6b295a6a Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT News 4/30/08 Ben Dalgetty News Editor http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/News/ Campus News http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/News/Ga.Provides.Update.On.Presidential.Search-3355962.shtml President Skotheim and Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees John Farmer addressed the General Assembly on Tuesday, April 29 to discuss the methodology of the upcoming search for a long-term president of the College. Skotheim introduced Farmer, who has been selected by the Board of Trustees to chair the search committee. 80697626-9a8c-4a1f-8511-f6b1d19f5042 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT News 4/30/08 Kendra Dority Senior Editor http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/News/ Campus News http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/News/Senate.Congratulates.Mccredie.On.Asoc.Victory-3355972.shtml Congratulations were doled out for next year's ASOC President Patrick McCredie (junior) during the Senate's April 23 meeting. McCredie currently serves as Junior Class Senator. In an April 22 email, Senate Adviser and Assistant Director of Student Life Kenna Cottrill announced McCredie's victory, which along with all the other candidates was uncontested. 257fb970-8a9b-47fd-8022-0f5498d06c4e Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT News 4/30/08 Lilliane Ballesteros Assistant News Editor http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/News/ Campus News http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/News/Panel.Discusses.Curbnig.Gang.Violence-3355979.shtml Fowler 302 was packed with attendees of the Panel on Gangs in LA on April 22. It is rare to see people outside of the 18 to 22 year-old age range at Oxy, but on this occasion, the classroom was filled with clergy, police officers, local school administrators, teachers and other community members, in addition to Oxy students. 9c6ea01d-2de4-475c-afc1-42914fa48ccb Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT News 4/30/08 Marjorie Camarda Staff Writer http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/News/ Campus News http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/News/Oxy-Pagans.Celebrate.The.Beginning.Of.Summer-3355989.shtml Last Friday, the members of Deity, the Occidental College Pagan and Wiccan Support Group, held a celebration in Sycamore Glen of the Feast of Beltane. Beltane is a Pagan holiday celebrating fertility and the arrival of summer. In older times, this festival occurred around the time that crops would be planted, and it originates from praying for a bountiful harvest in the autumn. 05c6cddb-c0d6-4dd5-a15f-d7d195fd58ff Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT News 4/30/08 Darling, Michael http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1200/thumbs/t_6rn4q9lw.jpg http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/News/ Campus News http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/News/Occidental.Hosts.IsraelPalestine.Grassroots.Peace.Activists.One.Voice-3355995.shtml The College's DWA Department and Office for Religious and Spiritual Life hosted the Grassroots activist group One Voice, an organization collaborating between Palestinians and Israelis to help end conflict between the two feuding nations, on April 23. The event's primary purpose was to describe the platform of One Voice and its aims and goals and to hold an open panel for questions and answers after their presentation. f579fd5d-c9ed-482a-8057-987fa6832c37 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT News 4/30/08 Brett Fujioka Staff Writer http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/News/ Campus News http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/News/Genocide.Photgrapher.Finds.Hope.In.Sudan-3356011.shtml There were the usual images of devastation: a woman digging for water in a pit of mud; a mother whose children were burned alive in her arms. Alongside these were also images of hope: a group of grinning children playing a game of Tug Of Peace; a woman who walked from northern Sudan to southern Sudan and made it out alive; a one-legged child, on crutches with his thumb straight up. 7218ffb0-732c-465d-a92c-2e19c305af38 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT News 4/30/08 Richie DeMaria Assistant Features Editor http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1200/thumbs/t_tz6qk63e.jpg http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/News/ Campus News http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/News/Campaign.Trail.2008-3356013.shtml Senator Hillary Clinton won the Democratic Presidential Primary on April 22 with 55 percent of the vote compared to Senator Barack Obama's 45 percent. The victory netted Clinton 83 delegates to Obama's 73, according to CNN, although Obama retains a 137 total (pledged and super) delegate lead by this source. d6ad0fcd-00bb-42ab-a4c3-e375acc077f5 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT News 4/30/08 Ben Dalgetty News Editor http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/News/ Campus News http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/Opinion/A.Bad.Deal.For.America-3355879.shtml Last Monday, President George W. Bush made a much publicized cameo appearance on the television game show Deal or No Deal. I found the pairing to be a perfect marriage. Here was a man who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He has had a cushy life in which many things-some would say this includes the presidency-have been handed to him with little work done on his part. As I soon learned, Deal has the same money-for-nothing mentality. 200cf731-3dad-4aa0-a0df-7a5bf324f1ed Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Opinion 4/30/08 Michael Darling http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/Opinion/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/Opinion/Fashion.Decade.Deja.Vu-3355904.shtml When I think about the fashion sense of my generation, I cannot help but feel extremely disappointed and frustrated. Anyone who knows me well could tell you that I am by no means what one would consider a "fashionable" person, nor am I known for splurging on designer jeans and sneakers with price tags in the triple digits. I tend to stick to the philosophy "if it's comfortable, it works." fae86236-3885-4e32-9f9d-5822ac7f555f Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Opinion 4/30/08 Gerry Maravilla Sports Editor http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/Opinion/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/Opinion/The-Collapsed.Lung.Chronicles-3355923.shtml Henry: During the middle of this past fall, my dear friend Anthony suffered a minor injury while playing a "sport" called football. While nothing serious like cancer or an ingrown toenail occurred, apparently he punctured a lung or something while picking daisies on the 40-yard line. Being the big baby he is, he got all choked up about "not being able to breathe" and had his parents take him to the hospital so they could rub his back. As his friend, I had to spend time with him and try not to make fun of his crying about having "tubes inserted into to his chest cavity." Needless to say, it was a rough couple of weeks for me. e1c34b2e-0fd1-4c4c-90ec-2de84ddb6b88 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Opinion 4/30/08 Anthony Ostland and Henry Meier http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/Opinion/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/Opinion/Take-A.Load.Off-3355942.shtml I was at the doctor's office the other day and, after checking my weight, the nurse asked me if I wanted to see how much my backpack weighed. I was curious, so I put it on the scale. It was full of what I consider to be a typical day's load-my laptop, its power charger, two 1" binders, and a paperback novel. She moved around the sliders on the scale until it read 16 pounds. I was astounded, but, there it was. "We calibrate the scale every morning," the nurse assured me. c8bc4d99-1ba0-41e7-a0b7-431ac7b42409 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Opinion 4/30/08 Your Computer Doesn't Have to Weigh You Down Tyler Kearn Staff Writer http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/Opinion/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/Opinion/Collegiate.Sexpertise-3355950.shtml Q: Does Emmons offer free testing for HIV and STDs? If not, where should I go for free testing? 92868a30-5c5c-4448-97d9-7b88b959727e Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Opinion 4/30/08 Berit Anderson Assistant Opinions Editor http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/Opinion/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/Entertainment/The-Hottest.Place.In.The.World-3357629.shtml To attend Coachella is to become Coachella. Bodies sifting through the Empire Polo Field gates fuse into a divine writhing knot of dyed cotton and sunburned skin. They reel in the desert heat until they evaporate into the very air they're breathing and lounge on a carpet of cigarette butts and paper cups for so long that their bones curve to fit its contours. 2cb85658-fc13-464f-9f06-65ae2403379b Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Entertainment 4/30/08 Though this year's lineup at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival had raised many an eyebrow, festival goers this past weekend found that they really had nothing to worry about Emily Jensen Contributing Editor http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1200/thumbs/t_ia4k567q.jpg http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/Entertainment/ Arts/Entertainment http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/Entertainment/Testing.Pub.Culture.Knowledge.At.The.Echo-3357637.shtml It is pretty much a rule that if an English person travels to a different country, they will just want to do English things there. I learned this when I went to Barcelona last year and saw English people all gathered in one establishment-a faux British pub in the city center. 27f7d585-0771-491a-b202-7ecb7cd9d659 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Entertainment 4/30/08 Kelly Neukom Senior Editor http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/Entertainment/ Arts/Entertainment http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/Entertainment/The-Last.Jacobs.Palate-3357682.shtml This semester, as the Weekly's food critic, I committed myself to reviewing restaurants that-for one reason or another-represented a part of LA's diverse culture. It is for this reason that I drove to West LA to potentially rub elbows with celebrities at a crudely named Mexican restaurant (Pink Taco), donned a bow-tie to fit in with the wealthy 70-year-olds at a piano bar (Stoney Point) and tested the new frontiers of fast-food at a drive-thru vegan joint (Orean Health Food Express). a121778b-0411-49ae-b446-375a5bbace83 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Entertainment 4/30/08 With the end of the school year, so concludes Jacob's Palate with a review of local "gastropud" the York Jacob Goldstein Staff Writer http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1200/thumbs/t_o34g6c5q.jpg http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/Entertainment/ Arts/Entertainment http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/Entertainment/H.N-Ao.At.The.Movies-3357697.shtml In his directorial debut, Michael McCullers has created a likeable comedy about the travails of a female corporate executive, Kate Holbrook (Tina Fey), who is unable to conceive. High-school dropout Angie Ostrowiski (Amy Poehler) becomes the surrogate mother of Kate's baby after the two are matched through a surrogacy agency run by Chaffee Bicknell (Sigourney Weaver). 24ae6e6e-8ca9-41ca-9df4-7c429c0ef041 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Entertainment 4/30/08 Baby Mama Anthony Ostland and Henry Meier http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1200/thumbs/t_qmf445df.jpg http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/Entertainment/ Arts/Entertainment http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/Entertainment/Kanyes.Glow.In.The.Dark.Tour.Takes.Off-3357714.shtml Last Tuesday night, I left the snugness and security of Eagle Rock and embarked on an odyssey through space. My journey began at LA's Nokia Theater, temporary home to Kanye West's sold-out Glow In The Dark Tour. Supplied by my concert companion with an overpriced pair of the hip-hop star's signature shutter glasses, I settled into my seat for an evening with West and his compatriots of hip-hop. 4e0811a1-564f-4cce-bebf-63c8b2785770 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Entertainment 4/30/08 Berit Anderson Assistant Opinions Editor http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/Entertainment/ Arts/Entertainment http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/Sports/Oxy-Sports.Receive.Bad.Rep.For.Title.Ix.Compliance-3356145.shtml In June 2005, the research department of the Women's Sports Foundation released a research study titled "Who's Playing College Sports? Trends in Participation," in which the foundation compared Title IX compliance of higher education colleges in the nation-ranking their compliance in terms of letter grades. f4f5eb9f-683d-4d58-898b-4d4c256b5e5b Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Sports 4/30/08 After being slammed with an F grade, the Athletics Department seeks a long-term solution that balances sports between the sexes Lizeth Castillo Staff Writer http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/Sports/ Sports http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/Sports/In.The.Mlss.Only.Derby-3356137.shtml It is always something special when two rival teams meet for their first showdown of the regular season. Soccer derbies, when two teams with the same hometown face each other, always bring an extra level of intensity to a game that is usually found only during playoff matches. b4a8fb99-721f-4228-a0a3-f14d4f034271 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Sports 4/30/08 Galaxy and Chivas U.S.A. battle at the Home Depot Center in the "Honda Super Clasico" Gerry Maravilla Sports Editor http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1200/thumbs/t_4219su3y.jpg http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/Sports/ Sports http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/Sports/Tigers.To.Don.Three.Stripes-3356128.shtml Occidental's Athletic Department has recently announced that they will be partnering with Adidas in order to meet the demands of an increasingly successful sports program. The sponsorship was worked out by Oxy's Athletic Director Jaime Hoffman and Adidas's West Coast Representative, Janet Nichols. 1611c26c-0557-45a9-8057-e58de0424965 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Sports 4/30/08 Athletics Department announces Adidas sponsorship Henry Meier Staff Writer http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/Sports/ Sports http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/Sports/Oxy-Track.And.Field-3356122.shtml The Occidental Track and Field Team competed this past weekend in what turned out to be a very spirited battle for the conference title at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. Entering the 2008 SCIAC meet, Oxy had high expectations for what could be accomplished with the level of talent on the team. 0bc76237-fb80-43b4-880d-afd2e161af54 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Sports 4/30/08 In a season filled with injuries, team spirit makes up for conference shortcomings Anthony Ostland Staff Writer http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1200/thumbs/t_6pnq2zop.jpg http://www.oxyweekly.com/news/2008/04/30/Sports/ Sports