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
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...
2012
Late Oxy curator remembered fondly in Weingart exhibit
Author: Taylor-Anne Esparza Champion speed typer, scrapbooker, and ballroom dancing champion were just some of the peculiar pursuits of Occidental's late curator and art director, Hendrik...
2012
Autumn heat complicates fall fashion
Author: Ben Tuthill Supposedly, it is now fall. One can tell by the hundreds of nice girls from New England all across campus who are looking...
2012
Titus Andronicus bring punk rock, moshing to Sycamore Glen
Author: Elwyn Pratt The sound of powerful and raucous punk rocking could be heard across
campus as Titus Andronicus and opener Ceremony performed at Sycamore
Glen...
2013
Local food truck rally offers diverse ethnic cuisines
Author: Sarah Corsa The grab bag of food trucks that gathers on Figueroa Street and York Boulevard is a trap for the indecisive. Every Tuesday, seven...
2013
‘American Promise’ provokes discussion about race, class and gender in education
Author: Haley Gray Inspired by Michael Apted’s 7 Up series, lawyer turned film-maker Michele Stephenson and her husband Joe Brewster began the project of documenting their...
2013
Zweets satiates Eagle Rock’s sweet tooth with rare candies
Author: Manna Selassie The Zweets Station on the corner of Eagle Rock Boulevard and Westdale Avenue transports its guests into a wonderland of vibrant colors and...
