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Student band Barstool Deskjob is ‘bigger than a genre’
Since their first year at Occidental, students Ben Rashleigh Torres (junior), Liam Williams (junior), Cate Norton (junior) and Abby (junior) have been in a...
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“The Christians” recasts popular understandings of faith
Occidental's theater department will showcase its production of “The Christians” Nov. 5-8 in Keck Theater with free tickets for students. According to director Laural Meade, resident professor...
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Congo Week spotlights DRC, market interrupted by filming on campus
Throughout the week of Oct. 18-24, student organizations at Occidental collaborated to host events in recognition of Congo Week. The week culminated in a fundraising event:...
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Library mural will honor generations of Latinx activism
The Latina/o & Latin American Studies (LLAS) Department and the Mary Norton Clapp Library are collaborating on a mural project led by LA-based mixed-media artist Marlené...
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Art professors Linda Besemer and Linda Lyke retire, though ‘we will miss them very much’
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Art & art history professors Linda Lyke and Linda Besemer said they are stepping out of the classroom to focus more on their art....
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Through Zoom, heat and mosquitos, Glee Club comes together in harmony
Kathy Ou -
Bright red, green, purple and blue shirts dotted the choir stands. Besides the usual lined formation, the only source of visual uniformity was the...
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Kool-Aid colored fountain: Harmless high jinks or costly prank?
With the dusk of March comes the dawn of pranks. Associate Director of Facilities Chris Reyes said he awoke around 5 a.m. April 1...
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Oxy Arts hosts California Coalition for Women Prisoners: ‘Healing, passion, resistance’
Oxy Arts hosted the California Coalition for Women Prisoners (CCWP) for a watercolor workshop that highlighted the CCWP’s Writing Warriors program March 30. Writing Warriors connects incarcerated women...
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Work meets play at the theater senior comprehensive projects
Occidental's Theater and Performance Studies senior comprehensive project presentations largely focused on identity, isolation and community March 24–27. The pieces were the final projects...
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For Occidental student Britney Aboagye, nail business only scratches the surface
What was supposed to be a simple nail business had gotten out of hand. Britney Aboagye (senior), began applying acrylics as a favor to...
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Going with the Flo at SpringFest 2022
Occidental students flowed into the Upper Soccer Field March 19 for the annual SpringFest, headlined by rapper Flo Milli and opened by student performers...
