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...

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...

Killer Mike feels the Bern

Author: Benj Salkind Senator Bernie Sanders has a new best friend, and his name is Killer Mike. You might know Mike from his role as one half...

Hopsin hits a homerun with ‘Ill Mind 8’

Author: Benj Salkind The last few weeks have been pretty darn good for hip-hop fans: Kendrick Lamar finally put out those “Untitled” songs I’ve been waiting...

SASA premieres playing Holi at 2016 festival

Author: Brianna Zimmerman Complete with brightly colored body parts, smiles stained blue and orange by biodegradable colored powder and pounding bass rhythms from a mixture of...

Late Oxy curator remembered fondly in Weingart exhibit

Author: Taylor-Anne Esparza Champion speed typer, scrapbooker, and ballroom dancing champion were just some of the peculiar pursuits of Occidental's late curator and art director, Hendrik...

Autumn heat complicates fall fashion

Author: Ben Tuthill Supposedly, it is now fall.  One can tell by the hundreds of nice girls from New England all across campus who are looking...

Titus Andronicus bring punk rock, moshing to Sycamore Glen

Author: Elwyn Pratt The sound of powerful and raucous punk rocking could be heard across campus as Titus Andronicus and opener Ceremony performed at Sycamore Glen...