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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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Echo Park Film Center examines Japanese incarceration through archived films
The Echo Park Film Center (EPFC), a non-profit organization dedicated to broadening community access to cinema, opened its doors for the fourth screening of the “Race...
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Rising Star “Nao” descends on LA with a triumphant performance
Twenty-nine-year-old British musician Neo Jessica Joshua, known by her stage name “Nao,” is making her mark as a leader of the new age of funk....
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Professor presents new book “Scienceblind,” warns against intuitive follies
Millions of people believe that dinosaurs coexisted with humans, that the continents are stagnant and that the sun rotates around the earth, according to...
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Azmari x Kikuyu: a visual and sonic exploration of resistance, love and revolution
Olani Ewunnet (senior) and Waruguru Waithira (sophomore) curated "Azmari x Kikuyu," a visual and sonic exploration of East African resistance, love and revolution, as...
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Students and staff sizzle at the stove during Iron Chef competition
The aromas of garlic potatoes and roasted sesame seeds wafted through the JSC Quad Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. as six teams —...
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Cast of spring musical “A Little Night Music” waltz throughout Keck Theater
The Occidental theater department brought audience members back in time to 1900s Sweden with the opening of the musical “A Little Night Music” by Stephen Sondheim...
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Reimagined or déjà Vu — Occidental commemorates MLK’s “The Future of Integration”
During a time when racial discrimination and segregation were common practices in the U.S., civil rights activist the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood...
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“Inside Out Writers” (IOW) discuss resilience, recidivism and writing process
Just off the corner of Lexington and Vermont Ave in Pasadena, CA, stands a white and brown two-story building. On its upper-right corner, a large, rectangular sign...
