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Making room for creativity: Adult art classes at Oxy Arts
As part of the course Community Engagement in Education, Occidental students create relationships with community partners and participate in a service learning project. For their...
Culture
Drummer Lily Pesikoff keeps her own tempo with Enny Owl and the Backroom Rumors
At 18 years old, drummer and singer Lily Pesikoff (first year) is not even old enough to get into the clubs she plays at....
Campus News
Campus takes unprecedented actions to power through heat wave
Southern California faced a record-breaking heat wave at the beginning of the school year, with temperatures as high as 108. With six out of 13 dorms not having...
Community News
NELA filmmakers spotlighted at eighth annual Highland Park Independent Film Festival
The eighth annual Highland Park Independent Film Festival took place Oct. 1–2 at the Highland Theatre. The festival featured 31 films by NELA filmmakers including “Brandi Finds...
Community News
A peek into York Blvd’s newest food hot spot: Bagel + Slice
Bagel + Slice, a new restaurant serving locally sourced pizza and bagels, will open next to Oxy Arts in a shared building on York...
Local
From College Hill to Fiji Hill: The history of a beloved Occidental landmark
With a view 300 feet above Eagle Rock, Fiji Hill offers an extraordinary panoramic view of Northeast Los Angeles (NELA) and beyond. With its barren landscape,...
Community News
LAUSD’s $350 million reopening prompts new vaccine mandate, weekly testing and contact tracing
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) re-opened their doors to students Aug. 15 with a $350 million effort to curb the spread of the virus in...
Community News
Famous Japanese noodle house comes to Pasadena
Like late night study sessions and going to class in pajamas, ramen is essential to the college experience. Unfortunately, the sad, salty Styrofoam-ed ramen...
2013
Eagle Rock Crime Rate Soars
Author: Noel Hemphill Recent statistics from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) report a 200 percent increase in rape, 170 percent increase in armed robberies and...
2013
Eagle Rock Music Festival returns, controversy over reduced size
Author: Malcolm MacLeod Next Saturday Oct. 5, the Eagle Rock Music Festival (ERMF) is coming back to town, albeit with significantly fewer performers. The festival has...
2014
Student artist unveils installation in local gastropub
Author: Nina Greenebaum The exposed brick walls and naked light bulbs hanging from high ceilings of The York give the Highland Park bar a modern, minimalist...
2013
Gentrified York breeds inequality
Author: Damian Mendieta Just a few blocks away from campus, Highland Park has been the home of a large Latina/o working-class community for over 50 years....
