Culture

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...

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...

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...

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...

Occidental’s Wanlass artist in residence embodies art

Rafa Esparza stood on a hilltop in Elysian Park in a white suit with a sequined bullseye on the back. For 14 hours, he...

MorYork: A surreal journey into the mind of Eagle Rock artist Clare Graham

As viewers drift between sculptures of bird bones, towers of buttons and pyramids composed of old wooden rulers, reality in MorYork seems to be made of...

Hospital reborn as an art exhibit explores what it means to be human

A forgotten hospital in West Adams has been repurposed as an art gallery. With so many trendy art shows popping up around Los Angeles,...

FOX’s rendition of the beloved “Rocky Horror Picture Show” was a bust

FOX premiered their remake of the classic cult musical "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," starring Laverne Cox, Victoria Justice, Adam Lambert and Christina Milian,...

Dessert Week LA makes its debut

Oversized wooden doughnuts with colorful sprinkles framed a wall pegged with Dunkin Donuts’s confections, complete with a range of pink, white, brown and orange...

Ms. Lauryn Hill returns to the stage after her long-term hiatus

It is Thursday night and Los Angeles’s Greek Theatre is abuzz. Concertgoers munch on fries and nurse glasses of wine in their outdoor seats,...

Racial justice panel discusses accountability in art

Art is more than a purely aesthetic practice for six Los Angeles-based performance artists, it is a platform for social change. Oct. 18, Oxy...

KOXY kicks off another year of music with DJ Peanut Butter Wolf

Sycamore Glen beamed with colorful lights, creating a club-like atmosphere that had everyone dancing. On stage, DJ Peanut Butter Wolf performed, accompanied by mixed...