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
Classiest-in-Chief
Author: Ben Tuthill By the time you're reading this, America will have elected our next president. Today marks the symbolic start of a new era of...
2012
Menswear: A Year in Review
Author: Ben Tuthill 2012 was menswear’s coming out year. I don’t mean that like coming out of the closet – though I sort of do (see...
2013
‘Gravity’ takes NASA out of space and onto the screen
Author: Will Westwater "At 372 miles above the Earth there is nothing to carry sound, no air pressure, no oxygen. Life in space is impossible." Space...
2013
Production of ‘The Thugs’ suffers from static performances
Author: Jeremy Childs Adam Bock’s play “The Thugs" ran its course on the stage of Keck Theater this past weekend, exploring the characters' panic after they...
2014
Costantino puts swing in Jazz Ensemble’s step
Author: Lauren Rewers The Occidental Jazz Ensemble rehearses in a circle – highly unusual for most large instrumental groups, who tend to group by section. Yet it works...
2014
New games brighten grim landscape
Author: Will Westwater The last home console generation was the first to be in HD and the new technology allowed for more realistic designs. This renovation...
2014
Holi dinner delights with spicy flavors, colorful setting
Author: Lauren Rewers The sole palm tree and smog-fueled Los Angeles sunset glowing over Thorne patio were at odds with the scent of unfamiliar spices, brightly-colored...
Arts & Entertainment
Green Bean open mic offers stand up, singing
Author: Sarah Corsa Students gathered on Branca Patio under Los Angeles' starless sky Thursday night for a medley of student performances that included beatboxing, stand-up comedy,...
