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...

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...

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...

‘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...

Singer-songwriter Kehlani headlines Fall Fest

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

DisneyBounding brings Disney magic to the everyday

There's something about Disney that I’ve never been able to outgrow. Maybe it's the singing inanimate objects, maybe it's the magical lands or maybe...

Glee Club preps for tour with homecoming show

A beautiful solemness floated throughout Thorne Hall Oct. 17 as director Désirée La Vertu conducted Glee Club in the first piece of its Homecoming...

Netflix debuts striking first original feature

Twelve dollars. Paper tickets. Popcorn, soda, synthetic butter concentrate. Well-worn carpeted floors, soundproof walls, a zit-speckled teenager in a polo shirt directing you to...

Rise and shine with 5:30 a.m. sober rave

By the time I arrived at my biology lab at 8:30 a.m. Thursday Oct. 8, I was already several hours into my day. I...

With fall's cool breeze, pumpkin spice lattes please

The signs of autumn have finally arrived in Los Angeles. From the brisk chill of 80-degree nights to the crunch of brown lawns underfoot,...

Arts Rising Stars

Just a month into their Occidental collegiate careers, first years have already created a buzz in the arts and entertainment scene. From dancing in...

The forgotten legacy of '808s and Heartbreak'

I remember the first time I heard Kanye West. I had just turned 12 and received a new iPod Nano for my birthday. One of...