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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....
2013
Pecan, apple and guava oh my! The best of local pie
Author: Keegan McChesney As autumn dawns on California and the weather chills, pie season has officially begun. Eateries around L.A. are preparing for Thanksgiving by baking...
2014
Faculty, students attend hearing, rally support for Esparza case
Author: Cordelia Kenney Nine Occidental students and politics professor and Department Chair Caroline Heldman attended Dr. Patricia Esparza’s probable cause hearing last Wednesday to express support...
2014
Artisan cheese shop serves up in-season excellence
Author: Stephen Nemeth No longer do residents of Eagle Rock have to go to villages in the Swiss Alps, the plains of the Netherlands or the...
Campus News
World News Issue 3
Author: Ximena Santiago Brazil. Researchers in Rio de Janeiro set thousands of mosquitos free on Thursday in an attempt to fight dengue fever. The researchers claim...
Arts & Entertainment
‘Lit Crawl: L.A.’ lifts words from the page
Author: Henry Dickmeyer Tucked away in the Antaeus Company Library in the North Hollywood (NoHo) Arts District, Los Angeles's bundled-up literati listened to the theater company's...
Campus News
World News 1.0
Author: Ximena Santiago North Korea. The South Korean Defense Ministry reported Feb. 8 that North Korea launched five short-range missiles off its eastern coast. The missiles...
Arts & Entertainment
Food trucks, vendors roll into bowling alley parking lot
Author: Lena Smith Pedestrians walking along Eagle Rock Boulevard Monday night likely noticed the smell of frying oil, warm cheese and curry wafting from the parking...
2015
Taco the town: a taste of Eagle Rock and Highland Park’s taco truck fleet
Author: Hoku Krueger|Kevin Liu Nothing speaks to Los Angeles food culture like the taco truck. Mobile restaurants that fully comply with California Health and Safety codes,...
