Amalia Rimmon
9 Articles
Culture
Occidental’s Folk & Historical Dance Troupe connects dance and historical reflection
Occidental’s Folk & Historical Dance Troupe provides a space where students learn about ancient dance traditions from various countries and continents, such as Eastern...
Culture
Occidental’s Fiddle Club opens doors for aspiring musicians
Occidental’s Fiddle Club welcomes instruments including violins, guitars, banjos and has even used a traditional Irish bodhrán. The club accepts all levels of musicians...
Culture
Philosophy Through Baking is Professor Sanchez’s experiential approach to teaching
Philosophy professor Robert Sanchez developed his new course "Philosophy Through Baking" to promote the study of philosophy in an experiential manner. Sanchez said he...
Culture
Conversation classes at Occidental develop students’ language skills
Occidental offers an array of language courses including Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Russian and Spanish. Each language has multiple levels which students can progress...
Community News
Guitar teacher Nils Bryant helps students find their joy in music
Within the hills of Mount Washington sits the studio of local musician and guitar instructor Nils Bryant. Bryant said he has called LA home...
Culture
After performing at The Hotel Cafe, Artist of the Week August James enters ‘next chapter’ of his music career
August James (senior) is a musician at Occidental who currently has just under 25,000 monthly listeners on Spotify and most recently performed at The Hotel Cafe in Hollywood Oct....
Community News
Eagle Rock community jumps into Halloween with Octoberfest flea market
The Eagle Rock Flea Market's Octoberfest featured local vendors and musicians who wanted to give back to their community, according to event coordinator Denise...
Culture
Alex Holmes explores anxiety with senior thesis film, ‘Boiling Point’
Alex Holmes '24, who majored in Media Arts & Culture (MAC) at Occidental, recently had his senior thesis short film selected to be screened...


