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...
2012
L.A. Skin and Ink explores cultural importance of tattoos
Author: Saybin Medler|Saybin Medler Imagine walking into a prestigious art museum, seeing a world-renowned Van Gogh or a portrait by Picasso, then moving on and seeing...
2012
Renowned activist Hayden to speak
Author: Vivien Reece At the time of its publication, the Port Huron Statement
determined the central problems of society to be racial discrimination, democratic apathy and economic...
2013
KOXY aims to revive college radio one DJ at a time
Author: Jeremy Childs A record high of nearly 100 Occidental students have become involved with KOXY this semester, the result of recent expansion and outreach by...
2013
KOXY’s underground hip-hop showcase a ‘transport free’ success
Author: Ella Fornari The eerie tree scape of Sycamore Glen was the ideal backdrop for KOXY's Hip-Hop Halloween show Friday. The show featured artists Zeroh, Ras...
2013
The art of Lyke and war: Professor’s prints spark dialogue on drone ethics
Author: Malcolm MacLeod Known by students and faculty for her printmaking expertise, Professor Linda Lyke's most recent work aims to foster discussion about one of the...
2014
Get twitchy with it in revolutionary collective gaming experience
Author: Will Westwater What if 80,000 people played a video game, and they all shared one controller? Recently a user on Twitch.com, a website where users...
2014
Cafecito Organico provides hot roasts but cold climate
Author: Sarah Corsa Cafecito Organico joins Eagle Rock's multitude of coffee shops as the new, socially conscious and cultured kid on the block. But like any...
2014
Von Furstenberg celebrates femininity through dresses
Author: Taylor Majewski "Feel like a woman, wear a dress!" Upon entering the historic May Company building on Wilshire Boulevard, guests see the above quote by American...
