Culture
Culture
Morrissey and Sherman discuss the ‘value of art’ at book launch
A book launch event was held at Oxy Arts Oct. 6 to celebrate the publication of “Why the Arts Matter,” written by Clair Morrissey, professor...
Culture
Umi Hsu curates history of ‘struggle and joy’ at Oxy Arts
Curator and Former Occidental professor Umi Hsu gave a tour of the "Hold Each Other’s Hands: Trans Mutual Aid, 1966-1996" exhibition at Oxy Arts...
Culture
Power’s revival of ‘Damn Yankees’ slated for Broadway
“Damn Yankees,” a musical slated for a Broadway revival Spring 2027, was co-written by playwright Doug Wright and Will Power, chair and professor of theater & performance...
Culture
HERS ‘Ensemble in Cabaret’ celebrates female composers
Friday, Oct. 9, the faculty recital "A Cabaret by HERS: Music Ensemble" showcased female vocalists, composers, and instrumentalists with close ties to Los Angeles at...
2016
Geek culture thrives at LA WonderCon
Author: Annie Chien Flurries of cosplayers meandered through the Los Angeles Convention Center with teased hair, multicolored wigs, homemade props and costumes of cartoon and comic...
2012
Oxy’s architecture in retrospect
Author: Elwyn Pratt One hundred years ago this Fall, two buildings were constructed in Eagle Rock. They were called the Johnson Hall of Letters and the Fowler...
2012
Film explores anti-apartheid music
Author: Sarah Corsa Just as "We Shall Overcome" became the anthem of the civil rights movement in America, music helped to maintain the mostly nonviolent nature...
2012
Hitting the books: internet fashion phenomena go retro
Author: Ben Tuthill Back in 2008, the online menswear community was nothing more
than a few isolated weirdos getting into arguments about laundry detergent on
denim-care forums. Four...
2013
Macklemore invites students to participate in video shoot
Author: Emily Bell Four Occidental students participated in a film shoot for rap artists Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' music video of "Can't Hold Us" on Sunday....
2013
Macklemore thrills students, guests at Springfest
Author: Mallory Fencil A mere five days after their debut performance on "Saturday Night Live" and one day after their single "Thrift Shop" went quadruple platinum,...
2013
Hip hop, Spoken Word Club encourage student creativity, self-expression
Author: Haley Gray "Always keep your shoulders poppin'." That’s the one thing Ben Toney (junior) wanted Occidental students to take away from last Thursday’s hip-hop workshop....
2013
‘In a World’ breaks indie ingenue clichés
Author: Ella Fornari The film, "In a World," examines the behind-the-scenes world of Hollywood voiceover actors. Lake Bell (Children's Hospital) makes her feature directorial and screenwriting...
