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...

"Togetherness" brings Eagle Rock to HBO

Occidental's campus and its surrounding neighborhood frequently host film crews that turn the suburbs of Los Angeles into places ranging from Chicago ("Parenthood") to...

Artists challenge traditional Islamic style, form

Since the Charlie Hebdo massacre in January, the media has been saturated with discussions about Islam's representation in popular culture. With a new exhibit...

College acquires ‘Ocxy Store’ building for $1.59 million, plans York retail expansion

Occidental recently purchased the building that houses Ocxy Store, a liquor store frequented by students, on the corner of York Boulevard and Armadale Avenue...

World News 1.0

North Korea. The South Korean Defense Ministry reported Feb. 8 that North Korea launched five short-range missiles off its eastern coast. The missiles were...

NFL continues downward sprial

The NFL regular season is winding down with a second round of scrutiny and an ultimate resolution to the Ray Rice domestic violence case....

Dining from dawn til dusk

Pop-up dining event makes brunch a culinary adventure Instead of my regular weekend dose of Marketplace tater tots and eggs, on Nov. 23 I was...

#SaveATO: Football house unfairly scrutinized

To many students, living off campus implies freedom from the rules and regulations of living at Occidental. But this is not the case for...

Tea shop provides quality, convenience in Eagle Rock

As a boba enthusiast, I have always had to travel at least 15 minutes to find decent boba. So when I heard that a...