Culture

‘American Immigrants’ brings freestyle storytelling to Keck

The improvised comedy show "American Immigrants" was performed at Keck Theater Sept. 25. The show was produced by comedians Vivek Venugopal and Anthony Veneziale, who create...

TAFOC creates dedicated space for transgender students

The Trans Action Front of Occidental College (TAFOC) is a new club formed Fall 2026 to support the collective interests of transgender students at Occidental. According to...

Nahuatl course teaches Mesoamerican language and thought

Department chair & professor of Latino/a & Latin American Studies Lisa Sousa teaches a course called "Nahuatl Language, Writing, and Culture." The course is cross...

‘Truth has always come first’: Brian Joseph speaks to survivors

Investigative journalist and author Brian Joseph spoke at the Seminar for Survivors event in Choi Auditorium Sept. 19. The event was hosted by Survivor Strategies and...

“P.T.” fails to live up to franchise

Author: Will Westwater Little was known about the next installment of the terrifying "Silent Hill" franchise until a playable trailer, simply named "P.T.," appeared on the...

Local flea markets offer serendipitous steals to shoppers

Author: Leah Nomkin|Brenna Reid|Macarena Blando Demarco|Emily Shugerman It is no secret that Los Angeles boasts a wide array of flea markets, distinctive for their goods, customers...

“Togetherness” brings Eagle Rock to HBO

Author: Ella Fornari Occidental's campus and its surrounding neighborhood frequently host film crews that turn the suburbs of Los Angeles into places ranging from Chicago ("Parenthood")...

Fake documentary reveals constructed histories

Author: Demi Duenes Students often assume the history they learn about through museums, textbooks or historians is an accurate and truthful narrative. Filmmaker Jesse Lerner challenges...

Tinashe electrifies as first female SpringFest headliner

Author: Chloe Woodruff|Stephen Nemeth Last Saturday, Occidental students stormed en masse to the Greek Bowl where Tinashe, the first female artist ever to be featured in...

Eagle Rock Music Fest takes a beat to remember its local roots

Author: Charlotte Umanoff Every October, autumn announces its presence in Eagle Rock not with falling leaves or jack-o'-lanterns, but with the arrival of the Eagle Rock...

Rise and shine with 5:30 a.m. sober rave

Author: Lily Goldfarb By the time I arrived at my biology lab at 8:30 a.m. Thursday Oct. 8, I was already several hours into my day....

‘Dead Man’s Cell Phone’ grapples with tech obsession

Author: Kevin Liu   On the stage, a woman scribbles a letter and a man sits perfectly still — dead still, in fact. Patrons file into Keck...