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...

New neighborhood eateries spice up affordable dining options

One of the many perks of living in Los Angeles is never running out of places to explore, and the neighborhood surrounding Occidental makes...

Hipsters, apocalypse combine in student play

Bearded, bespectacled, dark-roast sipping hipsters muddle about a coffee shop in Northeast Los Angeles. They text vigorously on their iPhones, talk philosophy and...

Q&A: Words of wisdom from recent grads

Ready to graduate? It may be odd to think about post-graduation life during orientation, but ask any graduate and they will say that the...

Top off campus dining options

Los Angeles fosters a vibrant and diverse culinary scene, offering everything from classic American fare to inventive fusion dishes. Trying it all is likely...

A Freshman's guide to outdoor escapes

Incoming students choose Occidental College for a wide array of reasons: challenging academics; small size; the liberal arts philosophy; proximity to Los Angeles. Then...

Hearing date set in John Doe case against Occidental

A hearing date has been scheduled for the on-going John Doe vs. Occidental College civil suit, in which an anonymous 18-year-old male student —...

World News Issue 11

Italy. A 21-year-old man was killed when part of a crucifix fell on him Saturday in the town of Cevo. Another man involved in...