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...
Artfx
Art startups take gallery space digital
Author: Taylor Majewski With the rise of the Information Age and the development of digital technologies, the art world has been slow to the uptake. ...
2015
Mystery building on lawn opens to public
Author: Lena Smith Occidental staff, students and professors alike have puzzled over the small, freestanding new building by the Academic Commons. But today at 5 p.m.,...
2015
Glee Club preps for tour with homecoming show
Author: Melina Devoney A beautiful solemness floated throughout Thorne Hall Oct. 17 as director Désirée La Vertu conducted Glee Club in the first piece of its...
2015
Weingart exhibit confronts sexual assault on campuses
Author: Rachel Cohn Books of feminist theory are strewn around a round table and evocative photographs of two women wearing nothing but blankets and boots hang...
2016
New Play Festival gives aspiring playwrights the opportunity to share their work
Author: Malcolm MacLeod Theater Professor Laural Meade sits alone in the lamdas of Occidental’s Keck Theater, watching a cast of student actors rehearse the play “Tell...
2016
Creators of Serial spill the beans on popular podcast
Author: Melina Devoney “This is a Global Tell Link prepaid call from Adnan Syed, an inmate at Maryland correctional facility … ” These words spoken by a...
2016
A less than powerful Puff delight
Author: Frida Gurewitz Looking back on my childhood, it seems like my entire life was colored pink, blue and green. I grew up watching “The Powerpuff...
2012
“The Master” mesmerizes with its multifaceted talent
Author: Taylor-Anne Esparza The newly released Paul Thomas Anderson film, "The Master," provides audience members with a chance to experience incredible acting, a well-written storyline, and...
