Jameela Bowo
11 Articles
Opinions
Opinion: ‘You and me got a whole lot of history’
It was December 2015. My sisters and I gathered on our olive green couch, anxiously waiting for a performance we had anticipated for months. One...
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned: Five things I learned in my first year of college
A little over a year ago, I got my acceptance letter to Oxy. Throughout high school, I imagined what college would be like. I...
Campus News
Lights, action, cameras, film crews return to campus
As classes took a pause for spring break, two film production teams made their way to Occidental's campus for the first time since the...
Opinions
Opinion: Seeing myself on the NYFW catwalk
"Batik" is a traditional Indonesian style of clothing that is made using hot wax to make patterns of swirls, dots and lines on fabric...
Culture
The Bengal Bus gives students access to the greater LA community
The Bengal Bus is a student-run free shuttle program that takes Occidental students anywhere within a seven-mile radius of campus from 6 p.m. to...
Culture
The New Works Festival is a ‘game changer’ for student playwrights
Occidental's annual New Works Festival will take place in the Keck Theater Feb. 24–25. According to an email sent by the Occidental College Theater Department, the...
Opinions
Opinion: The “Eras Tour” was a trip down memory lane
There aren’t many artists who can make their fans cause an earthquake, break Ticketmaster, receive an eight minute standing ovation or become mayor for a day in Santa Clara. But...
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned: How to be OK with being alone
For the past 19 years, my biggest fear has always remained the same. The most typical fears — heights, the dark, small spaces and snakes...
