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...

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...

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...

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...

Stan Lee’s Comikaze draws big name, devoted fans

Author: Frida Gurewitz Seeing a Deadpool walking around with a little girl dressed as Princess Sophia might seem strange on a normal day — but at...

The song of the year is ‘Untitled’

Author: Benj Salkind As 2014 came to an end and the final "Colbert Report" aired, Kendrick Lamar humbly took to the stage to send off the...

Apollo Night Shines: poetry, jump rope, Britney Spears take top three spots

Author: Sydney Hemmendinger The stump was back and ready to be rubbed Feb. 26 as Apollo Night returned triumphantly to a packed Thorne Hall. The Black...

Menstruation destigmatized at period party

Author: Aria Bryan   After a week of tampon selfies and ovulation education for fraternity members, co-presidents of Planned Parenthood Club Alexis Morse (sophomore) and Chase McCain...

Learning to love ‘Cherry Bomb’

Author: Benj Salkind I’ve never been a huge fan of the Odd Future crew music-wise. Besides Frank Ocean, the group has an abnormal style — their...

Menswear Justice

Author: Ben Tuthill When I was a kid I couldn’t throw a baseball. Whenever I tried my father would shake his head and tell me I...

Museum more fright than fact

Author: Noel Hemphill More than most other organizations in Los Angeles, Scientologists are persistent in their cause. No visit to Old Town Pasadena would be complete...

Classiest-in-Chief

Author: Ben Tuthill By the time you're reading this, America will have elected our next president.  Today marks the symbolic start of a new era of...