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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...
Culture
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...
Culture
UEPÂ 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...
Culture
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...
Arts & Entertainment
‘Out at Sea’: Taylor Pool goes cannibalistic
A swimsuit, flip-flops and a towel are not the typical theater-going attire, but last weekend, children, community members and students alike floated on brightly...
Arts & Entertainment
Springfest will showcase greater variety of performers
Los Angeles-based rapper Dom Kennedy will perform at Rush Gymnasium for this year’s highly-anticipated Springfest concert April 9. Occidental student John Drumright (junior) will...
Culture
Kanye debuts evolving album
Last week, my iPhone automatically updated to the newest iOS. Last night, my laptop updated to the latest version of Windows 10. And today,...
Arts & Entertainment
Alumna brings history to life at the Petterson Museum
Rachel Wilson's peers would be unsurprised to learn that less than a year after graduating from Occidental in 2015, the charismatic, nearly six-foot tall...
Arts & Entertainment
Menstruation destigmatized at period party
After a week of tampon selfies and ovulation education for fraternity members, co-presidents of Planned Parenthood Club Alexis Morse (sophomore) and Chase McCain (junior)...
Arts & Entertainment
LA's finest museums are cheap and within reach
On a tight college budget, it seems impossible to spend time off campus without breaking the bank. While restaurants, retail stores and movie theaters...
Culture
InsideOut Writers share experiences at open mic
10,000 minors are locked up in adult prisons and jails on any given day, according to The Atlantic. Numerous barriers to re-entry, such as...
Culture
Misogyny a barrier for female geeks
As a female geek, I have sadly encountered my fair share of misogynistic comments. A year ago, Ain't It Cool News published an article...
