Culture
Culture
Morrissey and Sherman discuss the ‘value of art’ at book launch
A book launch event was held at Oxy Arts Oct. 6 to celebrate the publication of “Why the Arts Matter,” written by Clair Morrissey, professor...
Culture
Umi Hsu curates history of ‘struggle and joy’ at Oxy Arts
Curator and Former Occidental professor Umi Hsu gave a tour of the "Hold Each Other’s Hands: Trans Mutual Aid, 1966-1996" exhibition at Oxy Arts...
Culture
Power’s revival of ‘Damn Yankees’ slated for Broadway
“Damn Yankees,” a musical slated for a Broadway revival Spring 2027, was co-written by playwright Doug Wright and Will Power, chair and professor of theater & performance...
Culture
HERS ‘Ensemble in Cabaret’ celebrates female composers
Friday, Oct. 9, the faculty recital "A Cabaret by HERS: Music Ensemble" showcased female vocalists, composers, and instrumentalists with close ties to Los Angeles at...
Culture
Artist of the Week: Student band Spirit Foul returns to music scene
After members Lily Pesikoff (junior) and Soren Covell (junior) studied abroad last semester, the band Spirit Foul returned to the Occidental music scene Feb. 8 at Tic Tac Toe...
Culture
New clubs at iFair foster connection through common interests
Occidental’s Spring 2025 Involvement Fair (iFair) brought students to the Academic Quad Feb. 10. According to Ginny Salazar, Assistant Director of Student Leadership, Involvement and...
Culture
Conversation classes at Occidental develop students’ language skills
Occidental offers an array of language courses including Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Russian and Spanish. Each language has multiple levels which students can progress...
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...
