Kawena Jacobs

16 Articles

Academic Planning Committee rejects education major proposal

The most recent education major proposal, which was first proposed in October 2024 and has been under review since then, was rejected by the Faculty...

Education major proposal under review by Academic Planning Committee

The page one article on the education major proposal in The Occidental, Feb. 19 had multiple errors. This article has been re-reported by Editor...

Occidental Board says no to Oxy SJP and JVP divestment demands. “Stay tuned,” says Oxy SJP

The Board’s Announcement In a June 10 email from the Occidental Board of Trustees, Board Chair Lisa H. Link P’18 announced the rejection of a...

Review: students ‘get down on Friday’ to a DJ set from Rebecca Black

A long line of students clad in all-black outfits stretched from the Tiger Cooler steps to the ones leading up to the Branca Family...

Athletes of the Week: Harrison Williams and Sarah Radle begin with a bang and finish flourishing

Harrison Williams Between classes for his double major of music production and economics and rehearsals for Occidental’s Symphony Orchestra, Harrison Williams (junior) recorded wins in...

Editorial: From pop to psychedelic rock, our editors list their albums of the year

"The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess" by Chappell Roan Kawena Jacobs (Arts and Culture editor) When you think of a pop song, most envision...

Review: A cool Hollywood Bowl night with Adam Schoenberg’s “Cool Cat”

Under the lights of the renowned Hollywood Bowl Sept. 12, the LA Philharmonic debuted Occidental music composition professor Adam Schoenberg’s “Cool Cat." Schoenberg said the work is a...

Occidental’s K-Tigers don’t need ‘permission to dance’

Between performing on the Academic Quad to songs like “OMG” by New Jeans and participating in off-campus events such as the showcase We Are Boba x BTS Army, chances...