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Falling ‘Head Over Heels’ in love with the spring musical
Occidental College’s theater department is bringing to the stage “Head Over Heels,” a musical comedy consisting of songs by the 1980s female rock band,...
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Occidental’s student diversity shines during graduation celebrations
The week prior to Commencement, graduates have the opportunity to take part in cultural graduation ceremonies, according to the 2026 Celebration Schedule on the Intercultural Community...
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A spotlight for storytellers: Occidental Children’s Theater takes center stage
The Occidental Children’s Theater is a theater troupe in its 31st year of performing fairytale-inspired shows and hosting camps for local kids. The cast is made...
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Joey Valence & Brae and student openers bring high-energy to SpringFest
Occidental’s annual SpringFest concert featured headliner Joey Valence & Brae, with student openers Aitan Milman (sophomore) and Hannah Fortvne (senior), April 4 at Remsen Bird Hillside Theater. The event...
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Black History Month culminates in Apollo Night
Black History Month at Occidental College was brought to a triumphant close Feb. 22 as students from across the campus celebrated at Black Student...
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Art finds a home in “Cold War”
In his new film, "Cold War," director Pawel Pawlikowski takes a major step forward from the emotionally blank film "Ida." The latter portrays Ida, a...
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Alum Kenturah Davis debuts “Blur in the Interest of Precision” at Hollywood art gallery
Kenturah Davis '02 displayed her solo collection “Blur in the Interest of Precision” at the opening of the Matthew Brown Gallery Los Angeles in Hollywood Jan....
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An interview with Phern
Sophia Brown (junior), also known by her stage name, Phern, is a singer, actress, comedian and theater major minoring in public health from Oakland,...
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Student art project “Ad(dressing) the Self” embellishes the academic commons
Sam Peck-Sanders (junior), Kendrick Shoji (junior) and Julian Strauss Biro (sophomore) collaborated through the Oxy Arts Initiate! program to create an exhibit titled “Ad(dressing)...
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Sandy Nguyen makes professional debut in East West Player’s “Man of God”
Sandy Nguyen (sophomore) made her professional debut starring in the East West Players production "Man of God" running Jan. 31–Feb. 24. “Man of God,”...
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein speaks on physics, social justice
Professor Chanda Prescod-Weinstein from the University of New Hampshire gave a lecture on cosmology (the study of the cosmos and physics) from her perspective...
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Lunar New Year Gala connects Chinese community
Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA) and Chinese Culture Club (CCC) hosted a Lunar New Year Gala Feb. 9 in celebration of the Chinese...
