Culture
Culture
Book Club reads outside an ‘academic context’
According to Book Club president Sage Dezerin (senior), around 20 dedicated members attend the club each week and around 50 more students signed up...
Culture
Anahid Yahjian tells a story of hybridity through MAC residency
Occidental’s Media Arts & Culture (MAC) department welcomed this year’s Artist-in-Residence, filmmaker Anahid Yahjian ‘11, Sept. 8-11. The residency included three events: a film screening...
Culture
UEP course ‘demystifies the chicken’
Fostering chickens is essential coursework for "Urban Sustainability: Raising Animals as a Part of Regenerative Agriculture," an Urban & Environmental Policy (UEP) course. According...
Culture
RAINS affirms Indigenous and Native identities on campus
For Indigenous students at Occidental, Resilient Alliance of Indigenous and Native Students (RAINS) is working to create a dedicated space to explore cultural identity and foster...
2013
Local food truck rally offers diverse ethnic cuisines
Author: Sarah Corsa The grab bag of food trucks that gathers on Figueroa Street and York Boulevard is a trap for the indecisive. Every Tuesday, seven...
2013
‘Pokémon X and Y’ brings new flame to old time favorite
Author: Will Westwater Price: MSRP: $40.00System: Nintendo 3DS/2DSPokémon, or "pocket monsters" – the fad that has continued for decades – now has a new iteration: "Pokémon...
2013
Seven ways to live and play in Eagle Rock
Author: Halley Crane Nestled between Glendale and Highland Park, Eagle Rock boasts a culturally diverse community that is quickly becoming a hipster's hot spot. Though relatively...
2014
Warner Brothers doesn’t Lego of Youth
Author: Will Westwater Lego, one of the most popular toys in the world, now has a movie with an equally ambiguous title, "The Lego Movie." Warner...
2014
Taking steps back in time, pushing education forward
Author: Sarah Corsa Although supplies for a sufficient trans-era journey are hard to come by, the Time Travel Mart in Echo Park covers all one needs...
2014
Sometimes, you just need a hero
Author: Will Westwater Last spring semester I received a D on an economics exam. My grades were hurting overall and I was having a tough time...
2014
Hawaiian inspired frozen treat proves a hot spot on York
Author: Nina Greenebaum York Boulevard has witnessed an assortment of gastronomic additions in the past decade. Just four months ago, New York Snow — a...
2014
Fantastiprov builds on funny foundation
Author: Malcolm MacLeod There was standing room only in the Green Bean last Thursday night, as comedy fans and coffee drinkers packed in eagerly. The furniture...
