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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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All eyes on Inga Copeland
The cover for Inga Copeland’s sophomore record, "The Smoke," is astutely modern. It looks like it was captured by accident on a moving iPhone. The landscape...
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Look what she made them do: Taylor Swift boosts voter registration
Singer Taylor Swift published an Instagram post Oct. 7 endorsing Democratic Tennessee senatorial and congressional candidates Phil Bredesen and Jim Cooper in anticipation of...
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All eyes on Yves Tumor
Sean Bowie grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee. As a young adult, he set course for Los Angeles to work and learn alongside eccentric experimental artist Mikki Blanco. During...
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Free passes bring Occidental students to inaugural Adult Swim Music Festival
Adult Swim's first ever music festival kicked off Friday, Oct. 5 at the ROW DTLA in downtown Los Angeles. The festival included performances from T-Pain, Metro Boomin, Trippie...
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No Lost Generation Oxy gives students refugee perspectives
No Lost Generation Oxy (NLGO) is an Occidental College chapter of NLG, a broader network that promotes awareness and understanding of current refugee and migrant crises in...
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Eagle Rock Music Festival puts the “rock” in Eagle Rock with the support of Oxy Arts
The 19th Annual Eagle Rock Music Festival transformed Colorado Boulevard into a hub of music, food, local art and vintage clothing Oct. 6. The...
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Oxy Arts welcomes new director Meldia Yesayan
Occidental hired Meldia Yesayan as the new Oxy Arts director August 2018. According to former Oxy Arts Director Deena Selenow, the college originally hired Yesayan...
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LeBron James and Ryan Coogler team up for “Space Jam 2”
There isn’t anything quite like the 1996 film "Space Jam." The film features basketball star Michael Jordan, who teams up with the Looney Tunes cartoon...
