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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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Bike Share’s spokespeople talk cycling
Every Friday and Monday afternoon, Bike Share members can be found set up on Occidental's Academic Quad as music blares and tools lie scattered on the...
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Roy Choi and panelists ignite food for thought
Chef Roy Choi, owner of Kogi; Olympia Auset, entrepreneur and SÜPRMARKT owner; and Duane Earle, owner of Earle’s on Crenshaw, sat with their friends...
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Polo G pops out at The Novo
20-year-old rapper Polo G concluded his “Die a Legend” tour at The Novo Sept. 24. The Chicago native spent the last month traveling across...
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At “Protecting Ibasho” talk, professor discusses nuances of gentrification in Little Tokyo
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Jonathan Jae-an Crisman, assistant professor of Public & Applied Humanities at the University of Arizona, spoke about the historical progression of cultural gentrification and...
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Ghosts pop off at Bitter Party Performance
Bitter Party, an LA-based ghost-pop band, performed music and read excerpts from their book, “Ghost Pop,” in collaboration with food artist Genevieve Erin O'Brien...
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An Enlightenmint: yerba mate’s new form as a campus energy drink
At any given time of day, yellow cans and bottles of Yerba Mate accompany Occidental students to and from their daily activities. Its bright colors...
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Oxy Arts hosts Afro-Brazilian drumming, dance and culinary workshop
Students from Occidental and residents from the surrounding area gathered at the Oxy Arts building on York Boulevard to enjoy an Afro-Brazilian Drumming, Dance...
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From farm to classroom: Occidental offers new food studies minor
While looking through course counts deciding which classes to take this semester, students may have noticed a new minor: food studies. The creation of the...
