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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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Behind Bars: Native Americans connect with their culture in prisons
Indigenous speakers representing the Tongva/Acjachemen, Hunkpapa, Oglala, Choctaw/Lakota and Itazipcho tribes came to Occidental to present a panel about Native Americans furthering their connection with their culture while in...
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MOCA’s “Open House” opens up on the role of museums
A smashed piano, a corner full of chocolate and two trenches in the desert make up the latest exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art...
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For Chai Chats hosts, home is where the tea is, and guests are invited to share a cup
Sisters Sumaya and Shada Abubaker shared tea, homemade cookies and memories of Yemen with 40 guests at their Chai Chat Oct. 8. The event was part...
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“Parasite” is unlike anything you’ve ever seen before
South Korean director Bong Joon-ho’s newest film “Parasite” became the first movie since 2013 to win this year’s Cannes Film Festival top prize May 21 with a unanimous vote....
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KOXY hosts first concert of the semester with bands Kuromi and Girlpool
Occidental students gathered in front of Thorne Hall, where Occidental’s student-run radio, KOXY, hosted its first concert of the semester Oct. 4. The show started just...
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Tarot cards and crystal healing: Methods of self-reflection
Crystal healing and tarot cards have been used for centuries as methods of healing and self-reflection. In Highland Park and on Occidental's campus, members...
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The philosophy of Jenny Hval
The promise behind practice is that mastery is possible with enough repetition and effort. Habits form one layer above the hard work it took...
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Prof. Hossain’s short film The Thin Orange Line gained new life at Beyond Fest after 15 years
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Media Arts & Culture (MAC) professor Aleem Hossain’s short film — the gritty, witty cop movie "The Thin Orange Line" — found new life...
