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...
2015
Echo Park bar/arcade mixes pinball and beer
Author: Hannah Fishbein There are moments of semi-adulthood in college, like lying awake until 3 a.m. worrying about student loans, that invoke a longing to remain...
2016
Neon museum livens up South Glendale
Author: Griff Wynne From a catchy John Mayer song to an easy party theme, there’s no denying that neon is a versatile substance. Apart from lining...
2016
‘Mattress Girl’ explores fame and persona
Author: Wellesley Daniels On a side street in Chinatown reserved for pedestrians, nestled between a few unassuming galleries and a parking lot, stand two identical purple-pigtailed...
2016
Dom Kennedy pumps up the crowd at SpringFest
Author: Benj Salkind Dom Kennedy dusted off his mic Saturday in Rush Gym to headline Occidental's SpringFest, his first live performance since the end of his...
2012
Start Fresh at Organix
Author: Danielle Christopher|Danielle Christopher|Danielle Christopher Behind a modest facade, aisles of colorful products and a rainbow of vegetables decorate the interior of Eagle Rock's newest grocery...
2012
Pseudonymous Bosch reveals identity
Author: Benjamin DeLuca Visiting professor and current teacher of ECLS 380 "Fiction for young readers" Raphael Simon does not wear a magician's hat, nor does he...
2012
Occidental students Spice up their Saturday night
Author: Taylor-Anne Esparza The sound of Spanish music could be heard booming and the sounds of students cheering along to some of their favorite songs at Oxy...
2013
Vagina Monologues address violence and other issues
Author: Lucy Feickert Fluctuating between laughter and tears, the Vagina Monologues ran students through a full spectrum of emotions in Thorne Hall last Friday. Throughout the...
