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
Occidental hosts acclaimed Santa Cecilia Orchestra
Author: Clark Scally An open seat was hard to find this past Sunday as numerous local children and their families crowded into Thorne Hall alongside many...
2011
Hollywood Sees Quiet Immigration of British Actors
Author: Cordelia Kenney If you watch the extra features and backstage interviews with cast members of movies, you may have noticed an emerging trend: Once the...
2012
Concreat Promotes Change through Local Art and Food
Author: Danielle Christopher Friends of L.A.'s art and music scene got a taste of local organic food last Thursday at an event called Concreat. In the...
2012
Born in a Blacksmith’s Tipi, a Unique Gate for Occidental College
Author: Emma Lodes|Emma Lodes BANG! BANG! Amongst the foliage of a jungly, eccentric Highland Park backyard, the harsh sound of hammer blows on steel crash from inside...
2012
Seasonal alternative to high fashion always in style
Author: Ben Tuthill This time of year sucks. It always does. I don’t know if I just get strained from being around the same people for...
2013
‘Grand Theft Auto 5’ satirizes society
Author: Will Westwater "Isn't that the game where you kill hookers?"It is unlikely that a game solely about killing hookers would make over $1 billion within...
2013
‘The Normal Heart’ detaches HIV/AIDS from its negative taboo
Author: Will Westwater Larry Kramer’s semi-autobiographical play, “The Normal Heart,” beautifully tells a story about living with HIV/AIDS. While the play first premiered in the 1980s,...
2013
Combination gallery, thrift store adds eclectic flare to Eagle Rock
Author: Manna Selassie At Connors Plumbing on the corner of Westdale Avenue. and Eagle Rock Boulevard, passersby may notice a unique and eclectic enclave. Ghettogloss is...
