Off campus
Culture
Outside Occidental: “Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure” exhibit
The bright colors of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s paintings harmonize with the lingering melodies of Nat King Cole and Jay Z in The Grand LA’s new...
Arts & Entertainment
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...
Abroad: A Storytelling Series
Faraway families: how international students stay connected to home
Students at Occidental come from 56 different countries outside of the United States, making up about 7 percent of the student body. Adam Elshamy (sophomore) lived in...
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....
2011
Student Organizations on Edge about Palestinian Bid for Statehood
Author: Clark Scally Occidental students watched closely as Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authority, submitted a bid for statehood to the United Nations last Friday....
Campus News
World News Issue 8
Author: William Stupp Dallas. An exhibition of paintings by former President George W. Bush opened on Saturday at the George W. Bush Presidential Museum and Library....
2013
World News- Week of November 4th
Author: William Stupp New Delhi. As people across India amass personal stocks of fireworks for the coming Hindu festival, Diwali, the government is preparing to launch...
2014
Mayor Garcetti takes the stage at Keck for interview
Author: Keegan McChesney A conversation with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and Los Angeles Times architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne took place last Thursday in Keck Theater....
2014
Spicy or smelly, Sriracha rules Irwindale
Author: Malcolm MacLeod As the group approached Irwindale, we rolled down our windows, inhaling deeply. The air smelled sour, with a hint of spiciness. We thought...
Arts & Entertainment
‘The Drop’ entertains, refreshes tired storylines
Author: Gregory Feiner Director Michaël R. Roskam's latest film, "The Drop," featuring James Gandolfini and Tom Hardy, may seem like the stereotypical Brooklyn mob crime thriller,...
2014
Joey Bada$$ show combines reverence, energy
Author: Michael Tonetti|Keegan McChesney Jo-Vaughn Virginie Scott, better known by his alias Joey Bada$$, had sweat dripping from the Echoplex walls last Friday night. Bada$$, along...
2014
#SaveATO: Football house unfairly scrutinized
Author: Taylor-Anne Esparza To many students, living off campus implies freedom from the rules and regulations of living at Occidental. But this is not the case...
