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...
2014
Emmons Wellness Center
Author: Lauren Rewers What it is: Occidental's hub for all things health-related, offering services for both physical and psychological health. Want a routine physical examination, a...
Arts & Entertainment
Local music festival to host Blacc
Author: Jeremy Childs Aloe Blacc may not be a household name, but he certainly has a well-known voice. The Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter got his big break...
Arts & Entertainment
‘Dear White People’ examines racial tension with humor
Author: Gregory Feiner "Dear White People" could not be any more topical, especially for Occidental students—it addresses college diversity issues with a dark sense of humor....
2014
Occidental musicians take on L.A. music scene
Author: Malcolm MacLeod Under the dim light of Branca Patio, folksy septet Behon prepared for their Nov. 18 show. With the brass section, guitar, bass, drums...
2015
Tinashe scheduled to headline SpringFest, Rachel West to open
Author: Jane Drinkard Singer/Songwriter Tinashe will perform at the Remsen Bird Hillside Theater (Greek Bowl) for the annual SpringFest concert April 4, making her the first...
Arts & Entertainment
Food trucks, vendors roll into bowling alley parking lot
Author: Lena Smith Pedestrians walking along Eagle Rock Boulevard Monday night likely noticed the smell of frying oil, warm cheese and curry wafting from the parking...
2015
Public House introduces innovative pub menu, cold brews
Author: Malcolm MacLeod Inside the Eagle Rock Brewery Public House, tables full of 20-somethings sipped on beer and wine while sampling items from the restaurant's menu,...
Arts & Entertainment
Rodriguez’ ‘It’s Okay’ wins study abroad film fest
Author: Andrea Tuemmler The montage at the beginning of Kyle Rodriguez's (senior) film "It's Okay" condenses a semester's worth of hiking, kayaking, alpaca petting, exploring...
