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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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Glee club winter tour spans genres and venues
Occidental College's Glee Club embarked on their annual winter tour this past January, connecting with audiences throughout Arizona. Under the direction of Director of...
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Professor Frank’s last trip to Italy marks the end of an era
Students from professor Eric Frank’s art history class “Michelangelo: Art and Biography" (ARTH 373) finished their semester-long coursework with a trip to Italy, according...
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2020 Grammys reduce music to pop product
The 62nd annual Grammy Awards came and went. A small handful of music’s most popular acts gathered at the Staples Center to be honored...
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KOXY ends 2019 with performances by ¡Azúcar!, Chulita Vinyl Club and Maluca
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Occidental's student-run radio station, KOXY, hosted its last event of 2019, Nov. 15 in front of Thorne Hall, featuring the school's very own Latinx dance...
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ASA and Oxypreneurship host Armenian Entrepreneurship Panel
Armenian Students Association (ASA) and Oxypreneurship hosted an Armenian Entrepreneurship Panel Nov. 14, bringing together four local entrepreneurs: Alissa Asmarian, Edward Pelenghian, Maria Girsagossian...
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Juto, from the garden section of a Walmart in Georgia to Camp Flog Gnaw
Rising singer-songwriter Juto had his breakout moment while sitting alone in his room in Gwinnett, Georgia. Brad Scoffern — formerly a manager for rapper Tyler...
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Home for the holidays: students reflect on travel traditions
Next week, Mayu Adomi (junior), Matthew Romo Nichols (sophomore) and Fiona Jordan (sophomore) will be Ubering to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to hop...
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“The Farewell” finds truth amidst the lie
Exploring the dichotomy between East and West, Lulu Wang composes a beautifully poignant and heartbreaking story rooted in complex family dynamics and rich tradition...
