Culture

Book Club reads outside an ‘academic context’

According to Book Club president Sage Dezerin (senior), around 20 dedicated members attend the club each week and around 50 more students signed up...

Anahid Yahjian tells a story of hybridity through MAC residency

Occidental’s Media Arts & Culture (MAC) department welcomed this year’s Artist-in-Residence, filmmaker Anahid Yahjian ‘11, Sept. 8-11. The residency included three events: a film screening...

UEP course ‘demystifies the chicken’

Fostering chickens is essential coursework for "Urban Sustainability: Raising Animals as a Part of Regenerative Agriculture," an Urban & Environmental Policy (UEP) course. According...

RAINS affirms Indigenous and Native identities on campus

For Indigenous students at Occidental, Resilient Alliance of Indigenous and Native Students (RAINS) is working to create a dedicated space to explore cultural identity and foster...

Letter from my childhood bedroom

As part of The Occidental’s COVID-19 coverage, we are running a series titled “Letters from” written by staff writers, editors and Occidental students. These...

Letter from the Coachella Valley

As part of The Occidental’s COVID-19 coverage, we are running a series titled “Letters from” written by staff writers, editors and Occidental students. These...

Letter from the Bay Area

As part of The Occidental’s COVID-19 coverage, we are running a series titled “Letters from” written by staff writers, editors and Occidental students. These...

Letter from Farmington Falls, Maine

As part of The Occidental’s COVID-19 coverage, we are running a series titled “Letters from” written by staff writers, editors and Occidental students. These...

Letter from the city that never sleeps

As part of The Occidental’s COVID-19 coverage, we will be running a series titled “Letters from” written by staff writers, editors and Occidental students....

Letter from Los Angeles

As part of The Occidental’s COVID-19 coverage, we will be running a series titled “Letters from” written by staff writers, editors and Occidental students....

“Statute 21.06: Homosexual Conduct” transitions to audio performance

"Statute 21.06: Homosexual Conduct" is a new play written and co-directed by assistant professor of theater Sarah Kozinn that was originally scheduled to run...

Amid COVID-19, students find calm through crafting

With stay-at-home orders in place across the country and in-person classes at Occidental canceled, some students, such as Alison Hwang (first year), Lennon Kuzniar...