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Eagle Rock groups push to revive Sylvan Amphitheater

The Sylvan Amphitheater, located at 1840 Yosemite Drive, is an outdoor theater built in 1931, according to The Eagle Rock Historical Society. According to...

Yaro Roastroom will invite patrons to stay awhile

Yaro Roastroom will open in Glassell Park at 2857 W. Ave. 35, in November or December 2026, according to co-owner Melanie Moradi. Moradi owns...

ART on Fig. brings drama and dance to Eagle Rock

Arroyo Repertory Theatre (ART), a community theater organization, and Lumina Academy of Dance, a dance studio in Pasadena, moved to 7330 N. Figueroa St....

LA Más fights to keep working-class families in Northeast LA

LA Más was established in 2012 as an urban design nonprofit supporting communities across Northeast LA (NELA). Miguel Ramos, director of community economies at LA...

Californians set to vote on Prop 64 to legalize marijuana

California voters will have the chance to weigh in on 17 state propositions in the Nov. 8 California General Election, including Proposition 64 —...

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....

‘Dry Land’ reveals reality of adolescence

A dim blue light shines on a mildewy floor, focusing on a single drain. The sounds of splashing and shrieks of children fill the...

Commencement speaker draws criticism

Director of Communications Jim Tranquada announced via a campuswide email April 14 that Randall Kennedy, the Michael R. Klein Professor of Law at Harvard...

Stone lands fellowship for spring in Italy

Professor Marla Stone, the history department chair, will spend February to June of 2017 in Florence, Italy, at the European University Institute (EUI) as...

Running Club shares the best hikes for woodsy Tigers

Moon Canyon Park, 1.8 miles from campus Tucked away in the hills of Mount Washington, Moon Canyon Park offers a web of trails for hiking,...

Occidental students join global Fight for $15 protests

Occidental students joined a nationwide rally in downtown Los Angeles Thursday to support the Fight for $15 campaign. Students were led by Coalition at...

Geo Jocks: Eagle Rocks and Sediments

Like much of the geology around Los Angeles and Southern California, the geologic systems underneath Occidental College and Eagle Rock have been widely studied....