Culture

Sanchez publishes fourth volume of Journal of Mexican Philosophy

Professor Robert Sanchez, Department Chair of philosophy, helped publish the fourth volume of the Journal of Mexican Philosophy (JMxP) Fall 2026. According to Sanchez, the journal was...

Planned Parenthood club fosters essential conversations

Occidental's Planned Parenthood Club is affiliated with the national organization of Planned Parenthood Generation Action which works to support college campus clubs partnered with local Planned...

Branca Institute hosts DJ Jessy Lanza

The John Branca Institute for Music welcomed recording artist Jessy Lanza to music professor Ramona Gonzalez’s “History of Electronic Dance Music” class for a performance and...

Hoke wants us to ‘reconnect with our animal selves’

Henry Hoke, author of Occidental's 2026 Community Book "Open Throat," spoke in Thorne Hall Oct. 21. During the event, Hoke discussed the thought process behind the book...

‘Halo: TMCC’ dismays fans with bugs

Author: Will Westwater I'm not mad, I'm just disappointed. "Halo: The Master Chief Collection (TMCC)" was one of the games I anticipated most this holiday season,...

Wright’s architectural treasure reopened

Author: Taylor Majewski Easily overlooked at the busy intersection of Hollywood and Vermont in Los Feliz, architect Frank Lloyd Wright's Hollyhock House is a hidden gem...

ISIS continues spree of artifact destruction

Author: Taylor Majewski From 1933 until the end of World War II, the Nazi Party of Germany committed art theft on a massive scale, stealing over...

Hyper Xpressions heats up the Cooler at showcase

Author: Lily Goldfarb Amid the usual traffic of students grabbing their nightly pizza slices, more than 100 students gathered around a stage in the Cooler on...

Hip-Hop and Hollywood

Author: Benj Salkind Move over, Dre: the biggest hip-hop mogul of 2015 turned out to be Hollywood. The enormous success of the West Coast rap group N.W.A.’s...

Singer-songwriter Kehlani headlines Fall Fest

Author: Carson Malbrough Nearing the end of a busy October that included stops in several major cities across the U.S., Kehlani visited Occidental Saturday as the...

Beat Lab offers interactive academy for electronic musicians

Author: Hoku Krueger|Kevin Liu Upon entering Beat Lab Academy, visitors are drawn to a table covered in gadgets that bare a striking resemblance to video game...

‘Hamilton’ doesn’t hesitate

Author: Gregory Feiner As hard as it is to believe, one of most important and popular hip-hop albums of 2015 was a Broadway cast album about...