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...
2014
L.A. artist fuses pop culture, politics in Weingart showcase
Author: Flora Adamian Students who enter Occidental's Weingart gallery encounter the unexpected combination of former First Lady Nancy Reagan in watercolor to their right and black-and-white...
2014
Eagle Rock Music Festival mixes big names, local bands
Author: Jeremy Childs|Jane Drinkard A family of five all dressed as Pikachu may seem out of the ordinary in any other context, but they fit in...
2014
Embrace adventure in daily life
Author: Will Westwater "Believe in the fiction." Professor John Bouchard says this at least 20 times every class period of his Acting II course. When my...
2015
Artists challenge traditional Islamic style, form
Author: Malcolm MacLeod Since the Charlie Hebdo massacre in January, the media has been saturated with discussions about Islam's representation in popular culture. With a new...
2015
Local opera company marries Star Trek, Mozart
Author: Brenna Reid While the word "opera" may bring to mind classical orchestral scores and Italian ballads, the Pacific Opera Project (POP) has reimagined one of...
Arts & Entertainment
Review: Professor’s new film candidly explores death
Author: Malcolm MacLeod Zenith Virago introduced herself as the local death walker when she met Art History and Visual Arts Chair Broderick Fox at the Byron...
2015
“Two Years” continues Rushdie’s fantastical tradition
Author: Hannah Fishbein While LA may not have the literary pedigree of New York City, a famed novelist's appearance nevertheless attracts bibliophiles in droves. Most recently,...
2015
With fall’s cool breeze, pumpkin spice lattes please
Author: Andrea Tuemmler The signs of autumn have finally arrived in Los Angeles. From the brisk chill of 80-degree nights to the crunch of brown lawns...
