Culture
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...
Culture
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...
Culture
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...
Culture
‘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...
2016
‘MEGAFAUNA’ exhibit highlights African biodiversity
Author: Annie Chien A stoic paper cheetah with gleaming eyes stares out from the Weingart marble fireplace as a neighboring hyena looks on, its usual smile...
2012
Oxy’s architecture in retrospect
Author: Elwyn Pratt One hundred years ago this Fall, two buildings were constructed in Eagle Rock. They were called the Johnson Hall of Letters and the Fowler...
2012
Film explores anti-apartheid music
Author: Sarah Corsa Just as "We Shall Overcome" became the anthem of the civil rights movement in America, music helped to maintain the mostly nonviolent nature...
2012
Hitting the books: internet fashion phenomena go retro
Author: Ben Tuthill Back in 2008, the online menswear community was nothing more
than a few isolated weirdos getting into arguments about laundry detergent on
denim-care forums. Four...
2013
Macklemore invites students to participate in video shoot
Author: Emily Bell Four Occidental students participated in a film shoot for rap artists Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' music video of "Can't Hold Us" on Sunday....
2013
Macklemore thrills students, guests at Springfest
Author: Mallory Fencil A mere five days after their debut performance on "Saturday Night Live" and one day after their single "Thrift Shop" went quadruple platinum,...
2013
Hip hop, Spoken Word Club encourage student creativity, self-expression
Author: Haley Gray "Always keep your shoulders poppin'." That’s the one thing Ben Toney (junior) wanted Occidental students to take away from last Thursday’s hip-hop workshop....
2013
‘In a World’ breaks indie ingenue clichés
Author: Ella Fornari The film, "In a World," examines the behind-the-scenes world of Hollywood voiceover actors. Lake Bell (Children's Hospital) makes her feature directorial and screenwriting...
