Arts & Entertainment
Arts & Entertainment
Oxy Wanlass Artist in Residence Roksana Pirouzmand experiments with medium, space and sound
The theme for this semester's Studio Arts course Art Outside the Bounds is "Everything was once something else.” Instructor Roksana Pirouzmand said she was inspired by...
Arts & Entertainment
UEPI Native Garden incorporates alternative landscaping and native plant restoration
The Urban and Environmental Policy Institute (UEPI) located at 1541 Campus Road recently replaced its grass lawn with a new garden holding plants native to...
Arts & Entertainment
Aleem Hossain’s ‘Weird Short Films’ inspires discussion about technology and the future of filmmaking
Media Arts & Culture (MAC) Professor Aleem Hossain showcased “Three Weird Short Films” Feb. 6 to students, professors and Occidental community members at Choi Auditorium. A Q&A...
2011
New Talent Riffs on Love, Squirrels at First Open Mic Night
Author: Jake Steele Participants in Occidental's Spoken Word Club's first open mic night brought palpable emotion to the stage this past Tuesday, Oct. 4. Nine individuals...
2011
“Moneyball” Shows Promise, Misses Strike Zone
Author: Alex Zeldin If "Moneyball" was based on a Major League Baseball team playing in the 2011 season, it would not be the first-place Philadelphia Phillies...
2011
Examining ‘Guido’ Identity
Author: Juliet Suess A recent study in "Media Psychology" found that watching shows like "Jersey Shore" could in fact make a person less intelligent, a conclusion...
2011
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2011
‘Hugo’ Shows Youthful Innocence, Mature Sensibility
Author: Jake Stringfield "Hugo," based on the novel "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick, tells the story of a young orphan boy who lives...
2011
Seth Hansen Marries Music and Visual Art
Author: Lauren Siverly Seth Hansen, senior art major and music minor, likes to keep himself busy. Whether he's sporting his trademark leather vest and headphones in...
2011
Octavio Camargo Brings Advocacy Art to Occidental
Author: Claire Diggins, Senior Writer Occidental has recently welcomed the second of three artists-in-residence, Octávio Camargo. Camargo is a well-known composer, theater director and artist based...
2011
“Three Cups of Tea” Claims Questioned by 60 Minutes Exposé
Author: Mirin Fader Greg Mortenson, best-selling author of "Three Cups of Tea" (2006), has sold more than four million copies of his book worldwide and has...
