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...
2013
Los Angeles alternative comedy scene brings the laughs
Author: Ella Fornari Many think improv died in the '90s and stand-up comedy takes place exclusively in comedy clubs that have minimum drink requirements on top...
2013
Show anything but a drag
Author: Mallory Fencil Dramatically lip syncing and parading around in extravagant outfits, drag queens are biological men who perform in women's clothing. Drag queens are one...
2013
“The Last of Us” redefines gaming
Author: Will Westwater This summer I started playing "The Last of Us." It is possibly the best game I have played...ever. Developer Naughty Dog, famous for...
2013
‘Gravity’ takes NASA out of space and onto the screen
Author: Will Westwater "At 372 miles above the Earth there is nothing to carry sound, no air pressure, no oxygen. Life in space is impossible." Space...
2013
Production of ‘The Thugs’ suffers from static performances
Author: Jeremy Childs Adam Bock’s play “The Thugs" ran its course on the stage of Keck Theater this past weekend, exploring the characters' panic after they...
2014
How to get a lot out of your latte; Green Bean do’s and don’ts
Author: Cordelia Kenney "Dirty Blue Velvets" might just tear this school apart. For those who have sampled this bizarre amalgam of coffee and tea, these three...
2014
Get twitchy with it in revolutionary collective gaming experience
Author: Will Westwater What if 80,000 people played a video game, and they all shared one controller? Recently a user on Twitch.com, a website where users...
2014
Second ‘Groove’ promotes shift in social landscape
Author: William Stupp The event itself is hard to characterize. It is not quite a concert and certainly not a party. With its decentralized landscape, multiple...
