Culture

Falling ‘Head Over Heels’ in love with the spring musical

Occidental College’s theater department is bringing to the stage “Head Over Heels,” a musical comedy consisting of songs by the 1980s female rock band,...

Occidental’s student diversity shines during graduation celebrations

The week prior to Commencement, graduates have the opportunity to take part in cultural graduation ceremonies, according to the 2026 Celebration Schedule on the Intercultural Community...

A spotlight for storytellers: Occidental Children’s Theater takes center stage

The Occidental Children’s Theater is a theater troupe in its 31st year of performing fairytale-inspired shows and hosting camps for local kids. The cast is made...

Joey Valence & Brae and student openers bring high-energy to SpringFest

Occidental’s annual SpringFest concert featured headliner Joey Valence & Brae, with student openers Aitan Milman (sophomore) and Hannah Fortvne (senior), April 4 at Remsen Bird Hillside Theater. The event...

Spoken word team slams at national event

Spoken word combines social justice and activism, poetry and performance. It is an art that, at its best, exposes the performer’s vulnerability as a...

Photographers portray climate change's effects

The photographs are haunting both in what they depict and what they predict: Low-lying slums inundated by water, the destruction of New Orleans’ Lower...

Icelandic boutique hosts LA-based designers at pop-up event

Over 4,000 miles from its namesake and currently 50 degrees warmer, Reykjavik Outpost took advantage of its LA locale to bring artists and designers...

Like a vacation, DLC content enhances gaming experience

If my life was a video game—and sometimes I think it really is—different vacations would be the add-on packs to my main game. In...

Blanco's final rap appearance takes place on Oxy stage

Laser beams, Christmas lights and screen projections illuminated Sycamore Glen on Friday night for the performance of rapper Mykki Blanco. The KOXY concert brought...

ISIS continues spree of artifact destruction

From 1933 until the end of World War II, the Nazi Party of Germany committed art theft on a massive scale, stealing over 650,000...

Wourms helps bring hip-hop collective to LA

Kelly Wourms (senior) is putting his classroom education in Media Arts and Culture to work in the real world under his stage name, Terrys...

'Rustic' Zweet Cafe feeds need for student hub

Coffee culture is on the rise in Northeast Los Angeles, where the new owners of Zweet Station are preparing to join the ranks of...