Community News

Oktoberfest brings generations together

  The Eagle Rock Oktoberfest celebration took place Sept. 19 as a fundraiser for the Solheim Senior Community. According to the Solheim Senior Community website,...

Read Books finds new home in Cypress Park

Jeremy and Debbie Kaplan have owned Read Books, a bookstore in Eagle Rock, since 2007. According to Jeremy Kaplan, the couple found a new...

Women’s Twentieth Century Club buzzes for bee education event

  Families, children and Occidental College students gathered at the Women's Twentieth Century Club of Eagle Rock Sept. 12 for The Buzz on Bees —...

Free Kuya Jonathan campaign presses consulate for support in Eagle Rock

  Anakbayan Eagle Rock, GABRIELA Eagle Rock and Anakbayan Inland Empire launched the Free Kuya Jonathan campaign in June to support Jonathan Canete, a 46-year-old...

Oxy Arts to move into former Oxcy Mart property

Following a selection process that took place over the summer, the building that previously housed Oxcy Mart on the corner of Armadale Avenue and...

World News 3.0

Uzbekistan. Local farmers of the Shaharteppa village in the Ferghana province were ordered to glue previously picked cotton back onto bushes in order to...

Catalans could set example for independence movements

Recent Catalan elections held Sept. 27 resulted in a surprising victory for secessionist parties. Obtaining 72 seats, a majority in the 135 seat regional...

Music industry should support Kesha, assault survivors

Trigger Warning: Sexual Assault, Abuse, Drug Use Pop singer Kesha, formerly Ke$ha, has not released any new music since her hit "Timber" topped the...

Geo Jocks: Snowball Earth

As we bask in the heat of the late Los Angeles summer, it seems most appropriate to discuss those curious times in Earth’s geologic...

Russian LGBT efforts must begin with cultural change

This week, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s bare-chested bravado dominated the headlines. His reckless, unilateral military intervention in Syria left the international community split and...

Finding 'passion' in tragedy: Alumnus Jeff Weiss's journey to an award-winning blog

Jeff Weiss ‘03 doesn’t want to preach. The Angeleno writer and critic steers away from clichés and universal truths. He will try not to...

Sofar Sounds reimagines concert atmosphere

A small crowd of IPA-drinking, Stan Smith-wearing, tattooed millennials sprawled out on blankets on the rooftop patio of a secluded mansion to hear bands...