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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
Culture
Star Wars take center stage in Thorne Hall
Last Friday, in a concert hall not very far away, a medley of Star Wars music blasted out of Thorne Hall. The program cover...
Community News
Colorful characters share rarities at book fair
Outside the Geffen Contemporary in Little Tokyo, LA’s most stylish and pop-cultured residents gather near several food trucks and a small stage before being...
Culture
'Hamilton' doesn't hesitate
As hard as it is to believe, one of most important and popular hip-hop albums of 2015 was a Broadway cast album about founding...
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'Vagina Monologues' celebrates female sexuality
The audience could see the silhouettes of ten people through the darkness of Thorne Hall. The spotlight shone on one as she yelled, “My vagina...
Culture
New Play Festival gives aspiring playwrights the opportunity to share their work
Theater Professor Laural Meade sits alone in the lamdas of Occidental’s Keck Theater, watching a cast of student actors rehearse the play “Tell Me...
Community News
Neon museum livens up South Glendale
From a catchy John Mayer song to an easy party theme, there’s no denying that neon is a versatile substance. Apart from lining the...
Culture
Killer Mike feels the Bern
Senator Bernie Sanders has a new best friend, and his name is Killer Mike. You might know Mike from his role as one half of...
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Local rapper Quez makes waves at Occidental
During homecoming weekend last semester, on top of a coffee table at an off-campus house, a rapper by the name of Quez introduced himself...
