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...

Q&A with 2016 SpringFest headliner Dom Kennedy

Los Angeles-based rapper Dom Kennedy performed in a crowded Rush Gymnasium Saturday for this year’s SpringFest concert. Kennedy is an independent artist who has...

Cuteness abounds at Corgi Beach Day

What do dogs dream about? Chasing squirrels? Raiding the pantry? Nobody knows, but it's a good guess that the So Cal Corgi Beach Day...

Hyper electrifies the Cooler for ‘Body Language’ show

The air was electric with anticipation for the fifth annual Hyper Xpressions showcase "Body Language" Thursday at the Cooler. The theme for this...

Skid Row exhibit highlights LAPD mission

While Los Angeles is home to numerous art galleries and theater groups, few successfully merge theater, art and social activism like the Armory Center...

A less than powerful Puff delight

Looking back on my childhood, it seems like my entire life was colored pink, blue and green. I grew up watching “The Powerpuff Girls"...

Dom Kennedy pumps up the crowd at SpringFest

Dom Kennedy dusted off his mic Saturday in Rush Gym to headline Occidental's SpringFest, his first live performance since the end of his By...

SASA premieres playing Holi at 2016 festival

Complete with brightly colored body parts, smiles stained blue and orange by biodegradable colored powder and pounding bass rhythms from a mixture of contemporary...

Geek culture thrives at LA WonderCon

Flurries of cosplayers meandered through the Los Angeles Convention Center with teased hair, multicolored wigs, homemade props and costumes of cartoon and comic book...