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...
2015
Tech giants compete for architectural dominance
Author: Taylor Majewski There is an unexpected love affair going on in Silicon Valley. As tech titans like Google, Facebook and Apple jockey for supremacy in...
Arts & Entertainment
Claudia Rankine addresses race through poetry
Author: Sarah Corsa Sometimes a whisper demands more attention than a scream. When writer Claudia Rankine read sections from her latest book, "Citizen: An American Lyric,"...
2015
Junot Diaz: this is how you wow an Occidental audience
Author: Delarys Ramos Estrada By 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 22, the line to hear author Junot Diaz speak at Thorne Hall had reached the Johnson Student...
2015
Tiny Studio Concerts debut on livestream
Author: William Stupp Four musicians, their instruments, amplifiers and a veritable jungle of monitoring, lighting and recording equipment are crammed into a repurposed office in the...
2016
‘MEGAFAUNA’ exhibit highlights African biodiversity
Author: Annie Chien A stoic paper cheetah with gleaming eyes stares out from the Weingart marble fireplace as a neighboring hyena looks on, its usual smile...
2011
Rudman Play Gains Following in Local High Schools
Author: Claire Diggins Zoe Rudman (senior), a theater major from Portland, Oregon, has dedicated the larger part of her life to studying acting. As graduation nears,...
2011
Rowdy Crowd Kills the Joy at Nerdcore MC Chris Concert
Author: Ashly Burch The words "rap concert" do not usually conjure images of skinny 20-somethings dressed up in medieval armor and grown men sporting Speed Racer...
2011
Coldplay’s Newest Album ‘Mylo’ Riffs Off Old Formula
Author: Jack Butcher Those who have been following Coldplay since their breakthrough in 2000 will find little surprising on their new record, "Mylo Xyloto." With the...
