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...
Arts & Entertainment
Aleem Hossain’s ‘Weird Short Films’ inspires discussion about technology and the future of filmmaking
Media Arts & Culture (MAC) Professor Aleem Hossain showcased “Three Weird Short Films” Feb. 6 to students, professors and Occidental community members at Choi Auditorium. A Q&A...
Culture
Oxy Live! with Ed Ruscha provides Occidental students with artistic insights
Oxy Live! A Conversation with Ed Ruscha hosted by Paul Holdengräber centered around themes underscoring the artist's work, which began with a career studying...
Culture
‘An act of self-love’: Real Talk Series focuses on Demystifying Grief
“Grief looks different for everyone — your relationship with grief does not have to look like someone else’s.” Along with coming in with an open...
Culture
Artist of the Week: Crochet artist Syd Neff stitches together community
Syd Neff (senior) said he first picked up the art of crochet in the spring of his first year at Occidental when he was...
Culture
Glee Club wraps up Northern California tour, ‘unites under their shared love of music’
Occidental’s Glee Club piled onto a charter bus and headed to Northern California for their annual winter tour Jan. 12–18. The ensemble stopped in...
Culture
The Industry explores unconventional opera as Oxy Arts’ Wanlass Artist In Residence
This semester, Oxy Arts is offering the Studio Art course Art Outside the Bounds, where students learn from an LA-based artist through the Wanlass Artist in...
Culture
Occidental Library collects hundreds of books for Children’s Books for Altadena
Between Jan. 21 and Jan. 24, the Mary Norton Clapp Library collected used and new donations for Children’s Books for Altadena. According to First-year,...
Culture
Student-run Touchdown Thrift plans to reduce waste year-round
Touchdown Thrift, a student-owned thrift store on campus, opened their doors Jan. 24 with nearly all of their inventory coming directly from the Occidental...
