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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Letter from the Marketplace
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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....
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“The Invisible Man” reveals the horror of hidden enemies
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What you can’t see can hurt you. The movie catchphrase from Blumhouse’s recent hit “The Invisible Man,” directed by Leigh Whannell, seems coincidentally relevant...
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What we’re watching in coronavirus lockdown
From beloved baking shows, to exotic tigers, to zombie contagion, our editors have joined viewers around the world in turning to TV for solace...
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Teams compete and celebrate at Black Culture Bowl
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Cheers and cries burst from Choi Auditorium’s audience as teams competed against each other on stage, playing games such as Jeopardy and Taboo. Hosted...
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Lil Baby raps through the motions on “My Turn”
In the opening months of 2020, the digital rap market has seen a flood of first-quarter albums, mixtapes and data dumps. To find worthwhile...
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Professor Hossain’s film wins Best Feature Film at Sci-Fi London
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Media Arts & Culture (MAC) professor Aleem Hossain's independent, $30,000 budget sci-fi film "After We Leave"premiered and won the Best Feature Film award at...
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Sophia “Phern” Brown debuts her senior comps project
Students and staff gathered at Oxy Arts on York Boulevard Feb. 28th and 29th to view Sophia “Phern” Brown’s (senior) senior comprehensive project. Brown...
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Late night Chair Stacker remains a mystery
It’s 10:45 p.m. on a Tuesday night, and the "Chair Stacker"* is visibly in motion. In late January, chairs stacked up on top of each...
