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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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“Never Again” reveals Occidental’s role in Japanese internment, highlights personal stories
When Julie Kimiko Santos, associate director at the International Programs Office (IPO), travelled to northern California last summer to visit the Japanese internment camp...
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Multi attends fourth annual Critical Mixed Race Studies Conference
For the first time, Multi, Occidental’s cultural club for multiracial and multicultural students, sent a group of eight members and nonmembers to the 2017 Critical...
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Students explore Intersections of Racism and Islamophobia at “Being Black and Muslim”
The Muslim Students Association (MSA) organized “Being Black and Muslim,” a roundtable discussion in Lower Herrick Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. with social activists Margari Aziza...
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Poetry steals the show at Apollo Night
Future’s latest release, “Mask Off," blared through Thorne Hall’s speakers as the two emcees, Austin Wilson (sophomore) and Ashley Rivera (sophomore), kodak bopped in...
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Once Italian grocer now eclectic soda consortium “Galcos,” quenches Highland Park’s bubbly cravings
Situated across the street from a body shop and down the street from a McDonald's drive-through, Galco’s Old World Grocery may seem inconspicuous to passerby. However,...
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“Blackness and Nature” discusses intersection of black identity and the environment as part of the Literary Conference at Occidental
Local community members, students and faculty gathered Feb. 24, in Morrison Lounge to listen to a panel of speakers discuss the intersection of blackness,...
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New play festival gives life to student plays with professional collaboration
The Occidental community usually arrives at Keck Theater expecting to see a finished play. The New Play Festival, however, provides audiences the opportunity to attend...
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During United Nations Week, refugee art fuels dialogue over human rights
Feb. 13 to Feb. 18, Occidental hosted United Nations (UN) Week. During the six days, Diplomacy and World Affairs (DWA) Professor Sherry Simpson Dean and...
