Culture
Culture
Falling ‘Head Over Heels’ in love with the spring musical
Occidental College’s theater department is bringing to the stage “Head Over Heels,” a musical comedy consisting of songs by the 1980s female rock band,...
Culture
Occidental’s student diversity shines during graduation celebrations
The week prior to Commencement, graduates have the opportunity to take part in cultural graduation ceremonies, according to the 2026 Celebration Schedule on the Intercultural Community...
Culture
A spotlight for storytellers: Occidental Children’s Theater takes center stage
The Occidental Children’s Theater is a theater troupe in its 31st year of performing fairytale-inspired shows and hosting camps for local kids. The cast is made...
Culture
Joey Valence & Brae and student openers bring high-energy to SpringFest
Occidental’s annual SpringFest concert featured headliner Joey Valence & Brae, with student openers Aitan Milman (sophomore) and Hannah Fortvne (senior), April 4 at Remsen Bird Hillside Theater. The event...
2013
‘Grand Theft Auto 5’ satirizes society
Author: Will Westwater "Isn't that the game where you kill hookers?"It is unlikely that a game solely about killing hookers would make over $1 billion within...
2013
Don a cape: Batman is back in ‘Arkham Origins’
Author: Will Westwater It seems that not too long ago players donned Batman's cape and cowl to glide and grapple about the cold, crime-ridden slums of...
2013
A holiday buyer’s guide for a college budget
Author: Will Westwater The holidays are fast approaching and, as with all holiday releases, the older games get cheaper. Some of these games are better than...
2014
Titanfall: Sometimes bigger is beta
Author: Will Westwater Only the beta of "Titanfall," not the full game, is available right now. The opinions expressed in this article are reflective of my...
2014
Turn basic ingredients into lavish meals, all in REHS halls
Author: Lena Smith|Leah Nomkin Last semester, the Bell-Young kitchen enabled a friendship between Diplomacy and World Affairs (DWA) major Nick Theyerl (junior) and the Bell-Young cleaning...
2014
‘Garuda’ turns up nationally
Author: Jeremy Childs Four months ago, economics major Aseem Mangaokar (junior) was simply DJing off-campus house parties at Occidental. He now flies around the country with...
2014
Oxy life hacks
Author: Hannah Teskey There you are, standing in front of your first-year residence hall, starchy new twin-XL comforter in hand. Your parents have all the brochures...
Arts & Entertainment
Harder levels equals more fun
Author: Will Westwater "We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not...
