City
Abroad: A Storytelling Series
Faraway families: how international students stay connected to home
Students at Occidental come from 56 different countries outside of the United States, making up about 7 percent of the student body. Adam Elshamy (sophomore) lived in...
Abroad: A Storytelling Series
Juniors abroad: ‘Visiting a place is so different from living there’
As the spring semester begins, students who were abroad in the fall returned to campus. Lily Carson (junior) studied abroad in Granada, Spain where...
City
LA culture shapes Occidental experience
Dear Los Angeles, I love you, but I must go. It breaks my heart to say this, but the time has come for us to part....
2013
Aoki’s Hollywood club keeps it real, no fake ID needed
Author: Halley Crane The pulse of the bass ascends the dark stairway leading up to a packed venue. A crowd gathers every night at Dim Mak...
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...
2013
Eagle Rock Crime Rate Soars
Author: Noel Hemphill Recent statistics from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) report a 200 percent increase in rape, 170 percent increase in armed robberies and...
2014
Joey Bada$$ show combines reverence, energy
Author: Michael Tonetti|Keegan McChesney Jo-Vaughn Virginie Scott, better known by his alias Joey Bada$$, had sweat dripping from the Echoplex walls last Friday night. Bada$$, along...
2013
Editorial: Los Angeles mayoral race
Author: Since Councilman Eric Garcetti was first elected to the Los Angeles City Council in 2001 to represent District 13, which is centered in the...
Arts & Entertainment
Local flea markets offer serendipitous steals to shoppers
Author: Leah Nomkin|Brenna Reid|Macarena Blando Demarco|Emily Shugerman It is no secret that Los Angeles boasts a wide array of flea markets, distinctive for their goods, customers...
2013
Taking L.A. by bus
Author: Lena Smith Only in the city of Angels can a trip on the bus make a rider feel both right at home and mildly out...
2015
Wright’s architectural treasure reopened
Author: Taylor Majewski Easily overlooked at the busy intersection of Hollywood and Vermont in Los Feliz, architect Frank Lloyd Wright's Hollyhock House is a hidden gem...
2013
Grilled cheese gets gooier
Author: Halley Crane It is the meal that defines a childhood. It is the perfect combination. It is grilled cheese and tomato soup. I savor nostalgic memories...
