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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Humanities for Just Communities combines with first-year seminar courses to promote humanities and social justice
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Extending throughout the first floor of the Academic Commons is the work of over 60 first-year students, in the form of visual and interactive...
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Occidental Glee Club returns from Italy
Three days a week, the voices of 37 students harmonize and travel through Booth Hall; but just a few weeks ago, the enchanting sound...
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Auditions Kick Off For Feminist “Legally Blonde” Musical
Auditions and callbacks were underway last week for “Legally Blonde,” Occidental’s largest spring production. Isabel Friedl (junior), who auditioned for the musical, said that...
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Finding peace at meditation club
Surrounded by the grandiose architecture of Upper Herrick, a group of students regularly gather to sit in silence. Occidental's meditation club meets bi-weekly for...
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Outside Occidental: “Luna Luna: Forgotten Fantasy” exhibit
Multimedia artist André Heller’s 1987 “Luna Luna” exhibit in Hamburg, Germany Park, featuring a combination of artistic movements from Dadaism to Neo-expressionism, has been reborn in Los...
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From love stories to cosmic cataclysms: The Occidental Symphony Orchestra’s musical landscape
The Occidental Symphony Orchestra held its first concert of the year Nov. 11 in Thorne Hall, capturing the audience's attention and crafting a musical...
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Campus Dining’s special meals are a taste of home
As the Marketplace filled with its usual lunchtime rush, something looked a little different. The Sauté station was serving chile rellenos, Homestyle had a line...
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Oxyhedron fractalizes barriers in math
Waves of students and community members joined in constructing a towering, 17-foot-tall Sierpinski octahedron dubbed the “Oxyhedron” between Fowler Hall and Johnson Hall Nov....
