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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...
2015
Berry Bowl, Occidental complicit in gentrification
Author: Kevin Liu From York Boulevard to the Marketplace, Berry Bowl is surfing the health food movement and taking the suddenly trendy neighborhood of Highland Park...
2013
Highland Park goes nuts for overpriced donuts
Author: Haley Gray Highland Parkers are chomping at the bit to get a gourmet donut from the new shop Donut Friend on the corner of Ave....
2014
Shift to Latino plurality calls for progressive policy changes
Author: Christian Morales
This month, Latinos will become the largest ethnic group in California. Making up 39 percent of the population, they will overtake...
2016
Famous Japanese noodle house comes to Pasadena
Author: Frida Gurewitz Like late night study sessions and going to class in pajamas, ramen is essential to the college experience. Unfortunately, the sad, salty Styrofoam-ed...
Local
Berry Bowl, Occidental complicit in gentrification
From York Boulevard to the Marketplace, Berry Bowl is surfing the health food movement and taking the suddenly trendy neighborhood of Highland Park by...
Arts & Entertainment
Eagle Rock Music Fest takes a beat to remember its local roots
Every October, autumn announces its presence in Eagle Rock not with falling leaves or jack-o'-lanterns, but with the arrival of the Eagle Rock Music...
Local
Local gym owners partner with Oxy Boxing Club
The Occidental website describes the Eagle Rock community as one filled with “critically acclaimed restaurants, cozy coffeehouses and vintage boutiques share the boulevards...
Arts & Entertainment
Block Party brings new, unusual brews to the boulevard
As of Aug. 28, students who frequent York Boulevard’s bar scene on Thursday nights have a new party to crash: Block Party. The new...
