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...

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...

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...

Campus Security writes up college experience

Author: Nina Greenebaum Each song on Campus Security's first self-titled EP, released on Oct. 17, is based on the college experiences of the band's five members....

Simply the Best(ia): pizzeria spices up Los Angeles pies

Author: Nettie Stein-Miller Contrary to popular belief, not all pizzas are created equal. There may be inconsistencies in the cheese-to-tomato-sauce ratio, the crust may be too...

Student talent in the spotlight at Apollo Night

Author: Taylor-Anne Esparza Thunderous applause emanating from Thorne Hall is a sure sign that the Black Student Alliance's Apollo Night has arrived. This year, students put...

Predictions for the E3 conference

Author: Will Westwater Both the Game Developers Conference and the Penny Arcade Expo wrapped up weeks ago, leaving gamers with little recent news. During the current...

3D printing pushes artistic limits

Author: Taylor Majewski The future of 3D printing lies in the potential for people to create. As the 3D printing process makes three dimensional, solid objects...

Supergirl soars onto the small screen

Author: Frida Gurewitz It’s a bird, it's a plane, it's … not Superman. Sorry if I disappointed you. But it is his cousin Kara Zor-El, more...

Alumna brings history to life at the Petterson Museum

Author: Shawn Cremer Rachel Wilson's peers would be unsurprised to learn that less than a year after graduating from Occidental in 2015, the charismatic, nearly six-foot...

“Life Was Poetry, Poetry Was Life” in Ancient Arabia

Author: Cordelia Kenney With the reassuring ease of a seasoned orator, Professor Bassam Frangieh of Claremont McKenna College began his lecture on Nov. 9 with a...