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....
2015
Students travel to Nicaragua, volunteer with safe house and elementary school
Author: Daphne Auza A team of 10 students spent their spring break in Managua, Nicaragua, doing construction work at a safe house for young girls and...
2015
Block Party brings new, unusual brews to the boulevard
Author: Emma Lodes As of Aug. 28, students who frequent York Boulevard’s bar scene on Thursday nights have a new party to crash: Block Party. The...
2015
Oxy Arts to move into former Oxcy Mart property
Author: Charlotte Umanoff Following a selection process that took place over the summer, the building that previously housed Oxcy Mart on the corner of Armadale Avenue...
2015
College prepares for El Niño
Author: Andrea Tuemmler Occidental began the process of re-roofing Nov. 16 in preparation for the rainy season. The renovations are ongoing. Facilities is renovating and repairing the...
2016
Step by step: Learning to appreciate Southern California’s wilderness
Author: Malcolm MacLeod As a first year, I was part of the Nature Writing Cultural Studies Program (CSP) taught by professor Keith Naylor of the religious...
2016
Homogeneity in Hollywood hinders intercultural dialogue
Author: Gregory Feiner The American entertainment industry is not diverse, inclusive or representative, behind or in front of the camera. But according to a recent report...
2016
Skid Row exhibit highlights LAPD mission
Author: Hannah Fishbein While Los Angeles is home to numerous art galleries and theater groups, few successfully merge theater, art and social activism like the Armory...
2011
YCCA Strives To Live Up To Occidental’s Radical Rating
Author: Annie Wolfstone Occidental College is one of the nine most radical colleges in the country, according to a July 8 ranking in "The Huffington Post."...
