Culture

TSU smoothes transition for transfer students

Paul Diamond (senior) said he and Steven Garcia (senior), co-presidents of the Transfer Student Union (TSU), were roommates living in a transfer suite in Norris...

Friezer photography showcases NELA history

The Joe and Henk Friezer Photography Negatives came to Occidental’s Special Collections in 2015. “One Step Beyond,” an exhibit which opened Sept. 10 in the...

Collaboration fuels innovative Marketplace menu

Asuzena Bravo, Marketplace sous chef, supervises the cooks and develops the five-week menu rotation. Bravo said she has been working with Campus Dining at Occidental...

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,...

UEPI Native Garden incorporates alternative landscaping and native plant restoration

The Urban and Environmental Policy Institute (UEPI) located at 1541 Campus Road recently replaced its grass lawn with a new garden holding plants native to...

Editorial: A musical guide to surviving your first year

Maybe you just escaped from the most excruciating exam you’ve ever taken at Oxy and you need to cleanse your soul. Or maybe your...

Lencia Kebede ’16 ‘defies gravity’ as she flies from Keck Theater to Broadway

Lencia Kebede '16 began her historic Broadway debut as the first Black woman to play Elphaba in “Wicked" full time on Broadway at the...

‘Feels like you’re on Project Runway’: Occidental students host second annual fashion show

Models sporting jewelry and garments designed and constructed by current and former Occidental students strutted around the Gilman Fountain April 5 as part of...

Armenian artists and writers discuss diaspora perspectives during ‘The Politics and Poetics of Memory’

OXY ARTS hosted a conversation titled “The Politics and Poetics of Memory” April 1 co-presented by the Occidental College Armenian Students Association. According to OXY...

The Eagle Rock Historical Society preserves the rich history of the Eagle Rock community

Around 1:00 p.m. every day, a cracked boulder in the San Rafael Hills casts a shadow of an eagle on the ground. It is...

Project SAFE creates open conversations about harm prevention at Consent Carnival

Consent Carnival was held March 20 by Project SAFE to promote campus-wide harm reduction. Several campus and student organizations also participated in the event, including Residential Education...