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...
2014
Minimal money, maximum fun for a night out in Los Angeles
Author: Leah Nomkin Task: Explore the neighborhoods surrounding Occidental to see what local restaurants and events Los Angeles has to offer for one night under $15....
Arts & Entertainment
New BBQ joint provides good meat with a side of family values
Author: Nina Greenebaum Just three blocks from Occidental, wedged next to Yellow Liquor on the corner of Eagle Rock Boulevard and Ridgeview Avenue, is Max...
2014
Spicy or smelly, Sriracha rules Irwindale
Author: Malcolm MacLeod As the group approached Irwindale, we rolled down our windows, inhaling deeply. The air smelled sour, with a hint of spiciness. We thought...
2014
Hype and reality do not match up
Author: Will Westwater "Destiny" was one of the most highly anticipated games of all time—so hyped that consumers were willing to buy the game before any...
Arts & Entertainment
Downtown showcase feeds artistic appetites
Author: Henry Dickmeyer Brunch is not the only time to eat breakfast, drink champagne and quibble over the status quo. Over the past five years, art...
2014
RAW Records gives student musicians a helping hand
Author: Jeremy Childs With a campus located in the heart of the entertainment industry, it is no surprise that Occidental hosts a variety of student musical...
Arts & Entertainment
Strong characters help Oscar-nominated shorts shine
Author: Gregory Feiner Short films are short for a reason. They are to cinema what poetry is to literature; rather than delving into a complex narrative,...
Arts & Entertainment
Wourms helps bring hip-hop collective to LA
Author: Malcolm MacLeod Kelly Wourms (senior) is putting his classroom education in Media Arts and Culture to work in the real world under his stage name,...
