Culture
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...
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
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...
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...
2013
Hip hop, Spoken Word Club encourage student creativity, self-expression
Author: Haley Gray "Always keep your shoulders poppin'." That’s the one thing Ben Toney (junior) wanted Occidental students to take away from last Thursday’s hip-hop workshop....
2013
‘In a World’ breaks indie ingenue clichés
Author: Ella Fornari The film, "In a World," examines the behind-the-scenes world of Hollywood voiceover actors. Lake Bell (Children's Hospital) makes her feature directorial and screenwriting...
2013
Inside the Artist’s Studio: Exploring the work of studio art major Abbey Williams
Author: Lauren Rewers On the bottom floor of Weingart Center for the Liberal Arts, the printmaking studio is humming with activity. Colorful samples of art projects...
2013
A ‘Knitting Nation’ emerges at Occidental
Author: Lena Smith A performance installation arrives on campus today, bringing students and local artists together to knit on the front steps of Occidental College. The...
2013
National Geographic exhibit explores magazine’s rich photographic history
Author: Ella Fornari National Geographic Magazine was first published in 1888 as a 13-page pamphlet on worldly exploration with no photos or images. One-hundred and twenty-five...
2014
Student talent flourishes at New Play Festival
Author: Wellesley Daniels Student writers and audience members packed the house of Keck Theatre for the sixteenth annual New Play Festival. "This year, with student and...
Arts & Entertainment
New BBQ joint provides good meat with a side of family values
Author: Nina Greenebaum Just three blocks from Occidental, wedged next to Yellow Liquor on the corner of Eagle Rock Boulevard and Ridgeview Avenue, is Max...
Arts & Entertainment
Passover brings students together
Author: Leah Nomkin The first of the Four Questions, "But why is this night different from all other nights?" echoed through the discussions held by Occidental...
