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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...
Culture
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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From trash to treasures: campus dumpsters get serious makeovers
Earlier this academic year, Jim Crowder, an Occidental groundskeeper, proposed an artistic solution to the mundane look of the many dumpsters on campus that...
Culture
“Country Music” captures regret, love and pain in four scenes
Occidental's theater department ran its production of Simon Stephens' "Country Music" in Keck Theater from Nov. 30 to Dec. 3. John Bouchard, department chair...
Culture
Creative writing club leaves no blank spaces for students with stories
Students seeking to engage in expressive forms of writing away from the stress of their ominous coursework now have an opportunity: the Creative Writing...
Culture
“Lady Bird” begins migratory journey towards Oscar nominations
Prior to entering the theater, I had no idea what "Lady Bird" was about. I had not seen a trailer, so my best guess,...
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“UnderExposed” highlights importance of properly photographing dark-skinned subjects
Juniors Laura Searles, Janeth Aparicio and Jack Schofield* hosted an art show and makeup workshop entitled "UnderExposed" in the Bengal Room Friday, Nov. 17. The...
Culture
À bloc blends baristas and bicycles on York Boulevard
À bloc, the newest addition to the constantly-evolving York Boulevard, is a coffee shop, café, cycling store and community meeting place. The café held its grand opening...
Culture
Comedian and writer Kristina Wong on humor, activism and race
Performance artist, comedian and writer Kristina Wong performed her solo theater show "The Wong Street Journal" as part of the Bootleg Theater's first Solo Queens Fest, a solo performance festival...
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Amidst growing national tensions, POC Formal fights bigotry with beats
On the night of Nov. 11, 400 students danced together at the second People of Color (POC) Formal at the Avalon Bardot. According to POC Formal...
